Hong Kong Lunar New year kau cim tradition

Hong Kong Lunar New year kau cim tradition is a divination

Divination

Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic standardized process or ritual...

process where a Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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citizen represents the city in a ritual called kau cim. The event takes place in Che Kung temple

Che Kung Miu

Che Kung Miu , also called Che Kung Temple, are the temples for Che Kung , who was a general during the Southern Song Dynasty in ancient China. He is believed by some worshipers to have been involved in the attempt to keep the Song state alive by bringing Prince Ping and his brother to the South...

, Sha Tin

Sha Tin

Sha Tin, also spelled Shatin, is an area around the Shing Mun River in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District.-Geography:...

where a fortune stick is drawn. The luck of the city for that upcoming Lunar year will be decided by the fate of the message on that fortune stick. The message is written in Traditional Chinese and then interpreted by Feng shui

Feng shui

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sifu

Sifu

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and fortune tellers.

Tradition

Usually one stick is drawn for the fortune of the city by a main representative person. Other sticks maybe drawn for smaller community divinations. The stick fortunes usually vary from good (上), mid (中) or bad (下). Each level also has a varying degree within. For example stick #27 is unlucky. It relates to the story of Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang

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, first emperor of Qin dynasty

Qin Dynasty

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who built the Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China

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and sparked widespread opposition among his people.

Results

Year of the	Time frame	Stick drawer	Stick number	Result
Sheep Sheep (zodiac) The Goat is the eighth sign of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Goat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 未.- Years and the Five Elements :...	15 Feb 1991 3 Feb 1992
Monkey Monkey (zodiac) The Monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Monkey is associated with the earthly branch symbol 申.-Years and the five elements:...	4 Feb 1992 22 Jan 1993		27	Bad
Rooster Rooster (zodiac) The Rooster is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rooster is represented by the earthly branch character 酉.- Years and associated Five Elements :...	23 Jan 1993 9 Feb 1994
Dog Dog (zodiac) The Dog is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the earthly branch symbol 戌...	10 Feb 1994 30 Jan 1995
Pig Pig (zodiac) The Pig , is the last of the 12 animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Pig is associated with the earthly branch Hai .In Chinese culture, the pig is associated with fertility and virility...	31 Jan 1995 18 Feb 1996
Rat Rat (zodiac) The Rat is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Rat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 子...	19 Feb 1996 6 Feb 1997
Ox Ox (zodiac) The Ox is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Ox is denoted by the earthly branch character 丑...	7 Feb 1997 27 Jan 1998
Tiger Tiger (zodiac) The Tiger , is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Tiger is associated with the earthly branch symbol 寅.- Years and the Five Elements :...	28 Jan 1998 15 Feb 1999
Rabbit Rabbit (zodiac) The Chinese Year of the Rabbit is actually the Chinese Year of the Hare, as China has seven native species of hares and no native species of rabbits. The Chinese applied their word for hare to the first rabbits to be taken to China, and the word is now erroneously back-translated into English as...	16 Feb 1999 4 Feb 2000
Dragon Dragon (zodiac) The Dragon , is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, and the only animal that is legendary...	5 Feb 2000 23 Jan 2001
Snake Snake (zodiac) The Snake is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Snake is associated with the earthly branch symbol 巳.-Years and the Five Elements:...	24 Jan 2001 11 Feb 2002	Patrick Ho-Chi ping Patrick Ho Dr Patrick Ho Chi-ping JP is an ophthalmologist, and Hong Kong's former Secretary for Home Affairs. From 1988-2000, he was Professor of Surgery at the Chinese University of Hong Kong....
Horse Horse (zodiac) The Horse is the seventh of the 12 animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Horse is associated with the earthly branch symbol 午.- Years and the Five Elements :...	12 Feb 2002 31 Jan 2003	Patrick Ho-Chi ping Patrick Ho Dr Patrick Ho Chi-ping JP is an ophthalmologist, and Hong Kong's former Secretary for Home Affairs. From 1988-2000, he was Professor of Surgery at the Chinese University of Hong Kong....
Sheep Sheep (zodiac) The Goat is the eighth sign of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Goat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 未.- Years and the Five Elements :...	1 Feb 2003 21 Jan 2004	Patrick Ho-Chi ping Patrick Ho Dr Patrick Ho Chi-ping JP is an ophthalmologist, and Hong Kong's former Secretary for Home Affairs. From 1988-2000, he was Professor of Surgery at the Chinese University of Hong Kong....	83	Worst
Monkey Monkey (zodiac) The Monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Monkey is associated with the earthly branch symbol 申.-Years and the five elements:...	22 Jan 2004 8 Feb 2005	Lau Wong-fat	76	Mid
Rooster Rooster (zodiac) The Rooster is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rooster is represented by the earthly branch character 酉.- Years and associated Five Elements :...	9 Feb 2005 28 Jan 2006	Lau Wong-fat	??	Mid
Dog Dog (zodiac) The Dog is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the earthly branch symbol 戌...	29 Jan 2006 17 Feb 2007	Lau Wong-fat	75	Good
Pig Pig (zodiac) The Pig , is the last of the 12 animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Pig is associated with the earthly branch Hai .In Chinese culture, the pig is associated with fertility and virility...	18 Feb 2007 6 Feb 2008	Lau Wong-fat	37	Good
Rat Rat (zodiac) The Rat is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Rat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 子...	7 Feb 2008 25 Jan 2009	Lau Wong-fat	60	Good
Ox Ox (zodiac) The Ox is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Ox is denoted by the earthly branch character 丑...	26 Jan 2009 13 Feb 2010	Lau Wong-fat	27	Bad
Tiger Tiger (zodiac) The Tiger , is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Tiger is associated with the earthly branch symbol 寅.- Years and the Five Elements :...	14 Feb 2010 2 Feb 2011	Lau Wong-fat	53	Mid
Rabbit Rabbit (zodiac) The Chinese Year of the Rabbit is actually the Chinese Year of the Hare, as China has seven native species of hares and no native species of rabbits. The Chinese applied their word for hare to the first rabbits to be taken to China, and the word is now erroneously back-translated into English as...	3 Feb 2011 22 January 2012	Lau Wong-fat	11	Mid

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