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Photographed in front of the ancestral grave of Ng Hon Ko Tso
Photographed in front of the ancestral grave of Ng Hon Ko Tso
Part of Ng Hon Ko Tso clansmen has resided in Lamma Island for 5 to 6 generations, they returns to their own clan through every year ancestral offering. Photographed in 2011.-Provided by Ng Fat Chuen
Photographed in front of the ancestral grave of Ng Hon Ko Tso
Part of Ng Hon Ko Tso clansmen has resided in Lamma Island for 5 to 6 generations, they returns to their own clan through every year ancestral offering. Photographed in 2011.-Provided by Ng Fat Chuen
Offsprings of Yau Pang Tsai headed back to Nga Tsin Wai from Lamma Island in search of their ancestral root
The Ng Clan of Nga Tsin Wai had branched off to many villages. Clansmen from everywhere gathered in festivities like Jiao Festival in order to sustain ancestral awareness. Some of Ng Hon Ko Tso clansmen lived in Tai Peng Village, Lamma Island. The earliest family member to go there was from the 22nd generation, and he was called a “Yau Pang Tsai” (i.e. when a widow remarried, the son from her previous marriage would be called “Yau Pang Tsai” by her new husband’s family). His mother remarried into Tai Peng Village and brought him along, but still she brought him back Nga Tsin Wai so that her son could recognise his own ancestors and maintain his identity as a clan member. The Jiao Festival took place in Nga Tsin Wai once every 10 years. During the festival, people used to cook in the ancestral hall. Clan members from Lamma Island would bring firewood to the village on a boat, making contribution to the festival as a token of respect for their ancestors. Today, there are only three households left in the Lamma Island branch.