Q: I see a lot of yellow lanterns being used, as well as items coloured yellow. I thought Chinese love red stuff?
A: Whilst red is an auspicious colour, yellow is the colour of the Emperor, a royal colour so to speak. Hence the use of yellow for everything Nine Emperor Gods.
Q: OMG, why do they have such bizarre piercings? I mean things like bicycles, ceiling fans and samurai swords???
A: Ahhh, you must have seen those Thai spirit mediums. They do the piercings with such bravado and theatrics that makes Thai Nine Emperor Gods Festival (particularly Phuket) attract so many people who come to see the spectacle with their own eyes. Some temples over here do invite them over, and towards the northern parts of Peninsular Malaysia, they are more common, the bizarre piercings and body cutting.
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