The Gods of Chaoshan | Jiemian
Zeng Ge—Jiemian
Fashion photographer Zeng Ge returned to his family’s region of Chaoshan (Teochew) in southern China, where observance of traditional festivals is particularly vibrant. Zeng’s color-soaked images survey the God Pageant Ceremony of Chaoshan during the first month of the lunar year. With opera, parades, pig sacrifice, and firecracker displays, the series of ceremonies encompasses ritual remembrance of ancestors and prayers for a good year.
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Fashion photographer Zeng Ge returned to his family’s region of Chaoshan (Teochew) in southern China, where observance of traditional festivals is particularly vibrant. Zeng’s color-soaked images survey the God Pageant Ceremony of Chaoshan during the first month of the lunar year. With opera, parades, pig sacrifice, and firecracker displays, the series of ceremonies encompasses ritual remembrance of ancestors and prayers for a good year.