CHINGAY...

What is Chingay about? What is Chingay for? Who celebrate Chingay?

These are the questions we normally ask when we talk about Chingay.

*In a formal voice*

Now I'm going to talk to you about Chingay and answer all your question.

Chingay was part of the Chinese New year festivities.The word Chingay itself is originated from shoutheast asia which means a decorated miniature stage or float. The date of the Chingay was held with the birthday of Chinese dieties or procession

of the Goddess of Mercy or as the chinese say,Guanyin.Chingay is originated from China.It is a street art

where the performer balances a giant flag which is about 25ft to 32ft and about 60 pounds in weigh.

Today,in Malaysia and Singapore,Chingay is no longer performed by only Chinese but Malays and Indians as well.Chingay traces its origins to a float decorating competition held in Penang 1905.This practice of float decoration spread to the rest of Malaya by the 1960s,and eventually became associated with the Chinese New Year.On 4 Febuary 1973, the first Singapore Chingay parade was held in partly as a result of the ban of firecrackers a year earlier in 1972 as a result of fire hazards.This ban was viewed unfravourably despite the safety issues involved.

To be continued...

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