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Tua Pek Kong - When is thy birthday?

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There are many Tua Pek Kong temples in Sarawak; the most famous one is Tua Pek Kong Temple in Kuching. The Tua Pek Kong temple in Limbang is called Hock Teck Tsyr, and in Serian it is called Tai Pak Kung. The generic name Tua Pek Kong temple here refers to temples with Lord Tua Pek Kong as the Host Deity. Many Tua Pek Kong temples in Sarawak were found at least fifty years ago. Many dialects differences, geographical barrier, communication hindrance and the like in the past, had given rise to the different names of the temples, with the same host deity. There is no surprise that Lord Tua Pek Kong also has 'many' birthdays, with more or less the same reasons. Eng Ann Teng, Sibu The Eng Ann Teng in Sibu celebrates the birthday on 29th day of 3rd month of the lunar calendar. Others state differently, such as a notice of a Shrine near Tian Hou Temple in Carpenter Street/ Wayang Street, Kuching, indicates 1st day of 2nd month as the birthday. As such, the com