Archive for the ‘Festivals in Penang’ Category
Friday, September 21st, 2007
This is the latest happening in Penang.
Bring along your kids and I am sure they will like it.
It is located in mainland, JURU - Auto City.
About 15 minutes drive after Penang Bridge exit.
It will be one of the stop along North-South Highway.
More photos in the next posting...
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Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Today marks the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai which usually fall in Jan or Feb. Pusam means the star is at its highest point during the festival. This day, the Indian community of the Hindu faith celebrates the birthday of Lord Murugan with a test of faith.
Usually, ...
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
The 9th day of the New Year in the Chinese Lunar calendar marks the day where the Chinese Hokkien sect will offer their prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
This day also heralded as the New Year of the Chinese Hokkien sect. At about midnight of the eighth day of ...
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Monday, December 25th, 2006
It's that day of the year where sleigh bells ring ... snow is glistening ... Ooopps!! Forgotten there is no snow in Malaysia. Well, it's Christmas Day today and I would like to wish all our Christian brothers, sisters and friends a Merry Christmas.
We went to church last night for ...
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Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
This 9 days long celebration of the Festival of the Nine Emperor Gods is an annual event that fall on the 9th month of the Lunar Calendar. Celebrated mostly by devotees of the Jiu Wang Yeh sect, the usually quiet temple on Burma Road, Penang is a hive of activity.
Prior ...
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