Nine Emperor Gods Festival Lights Up Southeast Asia with Fire and Incense

The Nine Emperor Gods Festival has been held in many localities across Southeast Asia, drawing large numbers of devotees to its traditional rites.

According to observations, the main activities include walking barefoot over glowing embers, offering vegetarian feasts and burning large incense sticks. These customs are tied to worship of the Nine Emperor Gods, a practice that is widespread among Chinese communities in the region.

This year's festival has again been staged on a broad scale, reflecting the vitality of traditional spiritual rites in community life across Southeast Asia.