Editing Lamma Island (section)

==Traditional festivals==
[[File:HK YungShueWan TinHauTemple.JPG|thumb|Tin Hau Temple in Yung Shue Wan.]]

[[Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong|Tin Hau temples]] are typical places of worship in Hong Kong's coastal communities because [[Mazu (goddess)|Tin Hau]] is believed to be the goddess of the sea and of fishermen, protecting them and ensuring full nets. There are three Tin Hau temples on Lamma, located in Yung Shue Wan,<ref>[http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/index.php?action=sight&did=8&sid=61&lang=en Exploring Islands – Tin Hau Temple, Yung Shue Wan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813004155/http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/index.php?action=sight&did=8&sid=61&lang=en |date=13 August 2010 }}</ref> Sok Kwu Wan,<ref>[http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/index.php?action=sight&did=9 Exploring Islands – Tin Hau Temple, Sok Kwu Wan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610202255/http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/index.php?action=sight&did=9 |date=10 June 2011 }}</ref> and [[Luk Chau Village]].<ref>[http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/index.php?action=sight&did=9&sid=66&lang=en Exploring Islands – Luk Chau Tin Hau Temple] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610202356/http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/index.php?action=sight&did=9&sid=66&lang=en |date=10 June 2011 }}</ref>

The Tin Hau Festival (twenty-third of the third month of the [[Lunar Calendar]]) is widely celebrated by the fishermen's communities in Lamma. [[Cantonese opera]] and floral paper offerings known as ''Fa Pau'' at both Sok Kwu Wan and Yung Shue Wan are the highlights of the celebration.

Lamma Island is also one of the few remaining places in Hong Kong where traditional [[Chinese New Year]] celebrations still take place: at the stroke of midnight, fireworks will be set off by the main families of the villages to frighten away the evil spirits, sending off a deafening thunder that can last up to 30 minutes.