Ah Heng, a gifted spirit medium in Singapore, trancing the Underworld enforcer Tua Ya Pek 大爷伯 at Zheng Long Gong Xuan Jiang Dian 正龙宫玄江殿. This was a part of the Chinese New Year celebration and involved tossing the Yu Sheng, i.e., flinging noodles mixed with raw fish into the air for good luck. Tua Ya Pek also made some accurate predictions for the coming year.
"Drawing inspiration from the rojak sold by hawkers and the salad served in Western restaurants, the Fab Four turned the traditional Cantonese dish into what is today - a must-have during Chinese New Year: Yu sheng, or raw fish salad.
Yu sheng is wildly popular because its Cantonese pronunciation sounds like "rising abundance" or prosperity. The tradition of "lo hei", or tossing the salad high into the air while shouting auspicious greetings, also symbolises good luck". (TODAY online News Alert for January 29, 2011)
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