The burning of the Tai Su Yah paper made statue

Well ! Burning of paper statue of the Tai Su Yah (King of Hades and believes that, this is the tallest in Malaysia) in the Bukit Mertajam had been completed in the day before. Many local people with camera had been witness this great event.

The road infront of the old market had been closed for this purpose in the evening. Many devotees gathered in the area of erected of Tai Su Yah. The devotees prayed with grandly.

Then the Tai Su Yah had been carried by the devotees and reach the area of burning. They threw all the gold and silver paper towards the Tai Su Yah with happily and devotely. They started the fire then with a minimum times, the paper idol of Tai Su Yah had been burnt until became ashes only.

The local people believes that, if the Tai Su Yah paper idol fell to the direction of the Northern side of the road, then the business will be good at that area for that year.

The ashes will be cleaned after the paper was fully burnt for the next day. Of course the fire brigade will be always standby during the ceremony of burning.