Bakar Tongkang Ceremony in Bagansiapiapi, Riau

3/15/08

In the date 16 months 5 calendars imlek, in Bagansiapiapi , Riau each year was carried out by the traditional ceremony the descendants's community Tiong Hoa that was mentioned Five Ge Lak, or that was usual in knew in the Malay social circle with the ceremony burnt Tongkang.
This Bakar Tongkang ceremony was the worship ceremony against the god of sea or the god Kie Ong Ya that controlled the ocean.
Where each date 16 months 5 calendars imlek was to be the birthday of the god Kie Ong Ya, so as the ceremony was mentioned with Five Ge Cap Lak.