Lee Foo
Lee Foo
Retired village head recollecting his fond memories of the past
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Organising the 1986 Jiao Festival
Organising the 1986 Jiao Festival
Lee Foo was the main organiser of the 1986 Nga Tsin Wai Jiao Festival and was given the honour of holding the paper pavilion and following the Taoist priests performing rituals at the gatehouse-Provided by Ng Chi Wing
Organising the 1986 Jiao Festival
Lee Foo was the main organiser of the 1986 Nga Tsin Wai Jiao Festival and was given the honour of holding the paper pavilion and following the Taoist priests performing rituals at the gatehouse-Provided by Ng Chi Wing
The Lee Foo couple’s wedding photo 
The Lee Foo couple’s wedding photo 
Lee Foo married in 1955 and had three sons, continuing to live in Nga Tsin Wai until he and his family moved away in 1967 -Provided by Lee Foo
The Lee Foo couple’s wedding photo 
Lee Foo married in 1955 and had three sons, continuing to live in Nga Tsin Wai until he and his family moved away in 1967 -Provided by Lee Foo
High spirits during a pre-war Jiao Festival parade
The Jiao Festival in the League of Nine of pre-war Nga Tsin Wai lasted for several days and nights. Villagers would submit their registrations and donations upon the posting of a notice in the League of Nine. League of Nine referred to the nine villages led by Nga Tsin Wai Villages, including Sha Po, Yuen Ling, Kak Hang, Shek Ku Lung and Ta Kwu Leng. The villages would parade the statue of Tin Hau around the villages for several days in a row. The parade team was formed of Nga Tsin Wai’s villagers. Elders who were over 60 years old could have the privilege of sitting on sedan chairs. Taoist priests walked among the parade to performance Taoist rituals. Some curious young boys and girls would join the team for fun. Due to the conservative culture before WWII, women who passed by other houses too often would be ridiculed and denounced as “bitches”. Therefore girls who were above 16 years old normally did not participate in the parade. When the parade team arrived at a village, the elders of that village would arrange a reception at the village entrance, serving sugar cane, bread, large Chinese white sugar cakes, fried dumplings, soft drinks, lemonade, etc. The children walking in the parade enjoyed the food and were in high spirit. They would play a game called “Biting the cane’s core” .