An altar set up by Baba Cedric Tan for ancestral worship.
Come learn more about Cheng Beng (Qing Ming) or the Chinese Tomb Sweeping Festival that will be observed in April this year.
Traditionally, Cheng Beng is a time when Peranakan families remember their ancestors, visit and clean their tombs and honour them with prayers and other offerings.
In this talk, Baba Cedric Tan will discuss the contemporary rites of ancestral worship practised by Peranakan families during Cheng Beng. This is a rare opportunity to learn first hand about semayang abu (prayers for ancestors) and see how an altar is elaborately set up for ancestral worship in a Peranakan home.
Ancestral worship originates from ancient Chinese rituals dating to before 100 B.C. The practice emphasises family unity, filial piety and honouring the deceased.
Date: Saturday, 13 April 2019
Venue: NUS Baba House, 157 Neil Road, Singapore 088883
Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm
(If you would like to explore the Baba House, please arrive just before 4pm.)
Registrations strictly for TPAS MEMBERS ONLY.
Places are LIMITED. To register, please email Gwen Ong at: events@peranakan.org.sg
About the Speaker – Baba Cedric Tan
Baba Cedric Tan is a sixth generation Peranakan who hails from Melaka. He has been the president of the Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Peranakan Baba Nyonya Association since 2014, and is also a regular contributor to The Peranakan magazine, a publication of The Peranakan Association Singapore.
Co-organised with the NUS Baba House.