A Grand Procession

April 6th: Feeling famished, we (LadyJenn) though we might as well go have some pork gruel at the Open Air Market. It was around 8:30pm when we got ourselves entangled in the procession which took more than 2 hours to complete.

So I parked our car by the side of the road and witnessed the mile-long parade with colorful costumes and galore. There were lion & dragon dances, even a giant flag on a long pole were displayed.

The “deities” were riding behind trucks, enjoying their ride …. Some of the crowd was seen offering incense as they passed by. There was plenty of light moment that night.
The kids must have enjoyed it as much as for the adult ones.

I even shook hands with the DAP (Democratic Action Party) YB Violet as she passed by us.
(I was wondering where were the other parties’ representatives that night, no BN, no SUPP or PKR were visible that night)

This event is held once a year and it attracted many participants representing associations and companies. Even the Indian community sent their Temple members and it as a delight watching their ‘different’ dressings.

I dare say it’s a mixed variety of Malaysians that night. There were Dayaks as well as Malays joining the procession.

I can’t tell where their starting point and where it all ended as we left the scene soon after the last act.

But it was truly a 1-Malaysian affair of sorts.