@article{MAKHILLTSS201813124577, title = {Getting Good Fortune: The Case of a Tangki Ceremony in a Chinese Temple in Kelantan}, journal = {The Social Sciences}, volume = {13}, number = {1}, pages = {127-130}, year = {2018}, issn = {1818-5800}, doi = {sscience.2018.127.130}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1818-5800&doi=sscience.2018.127.130}, author = {Alexander,Chin Siao,Yohan,See Soo and}, keywords = {Festival of the Nine Emperor Gods,Tangki-rite de passage,from ill-fortune,good-fortune,passage,better destiny}, abstract = {The bridge crossing ceremony during the festival of the Nine Emperor Gods is a well-known event in the temple of Ling Ying Dian, Kota Bharu. The people go there in order to change their current situation with the intention to purify themselves and achieve a better destiny. Actually, this is similar to a rite the passage in which the situation from the person changes in this case from ill-fortune to good-fortune.} }