People make New Year wishes at Hong Kong temple
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(4 Feb 2019) Large crowds jostled to be the first to light incense at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong for Chinese New Year celebrations.
Hundreds of people queued for hours to make wishes and offer prayers for the coming year - the Year of the Pig.
Taoism, a Chinese traditional religion, considers 11pm on the eve of the Lunar New Year as the ideal time to place incense sticks and make wishes.
Actress Lana Wong wore a pig costume to mark the occasion and said she has high hopes for the coming Year of the Pig.
"My first wish is for world peace. Everyone has food to eat, employment, and houses to live in. The elderly also hopes that the government will take better care of the them," Wong said.
This year's ritual was more tame than previous years because the temple has refined its crowd control measures to stop people from shoving and pushing.
Tuesday marks the first day of the Year of the Pig, celebrations will take place all over the city.
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