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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Chingay 2010 Floats

There are innumerable religious festivals of purely regional interest in Malaysia. But in 1880, one celebration in Penang to "welcome the Spring" during the New Year season, went round George Town . This procession captured the fascination of a European missionary and was vividly recorded. Penang became famous at the turn of the century with this "Giant Flags Procession".













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