Saturday 12 February was another New Year Celebration, stretching over much of the World Heritage centre of Penang, with multiple stages offering varying types of entertainmant and amplifying the Chinese values of good fortune, emolument and career, longevity, happiness and morality. During the day the Gods and rabbits were mixing with the crowds. The God of Prosperity on the right handing out sweeties. Earplugs were de rigeur anywhere near the main stage, where excellent juggling, mask changing dance and martial arts displays were performed. There were also lion dances on stilts, chingay (flag juggling) and dragon dances. Unfortunately rain put a slight dampener on proceedings in the evening, we had a grandstand view from the top of a tressle table.
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