Chap Goh Meh merriment
THE Chinese New Year period in Penang is set to end with a bang on Chap Goh Meh on Feb 24 at the Esplanade.
The state government will hold a Chap Goh Meh open house there from 6pm to 11pm. A 10-minute fireworks display will light up the sky at 11pm.
State Tourism Development and Culture Committee chairman Danny Law said there would be the customary tossing of mandarin oranges and a decorated bus ferrying a dondang sayang troupe.
“Guest can enjoy performances by four lion dance troupes on stilts and a Baba Nyonya group from Singapore.
“Last year’s celebration recorded a participation of about 15,000 people.
“We expect more than 20,000 people to attend this year’s open house,” he told a press conference in Komtar.
Law said there would also be chingay, dragon dance and cultural performances.
Besides free food which will be served from 8pm to 9.30pm, he said there would be more than 20 food stalls selling popular Penang haw-ker fare throughout the duration of the event.
He said the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce was sponsoring the fireworks display.
~News courtesy of The Star~
THE Chinese New Year period in Penang is set to end with a bang on Chap Goh Meh on Feb 24 at the Esplanade.
The state government will hold a Chap Goh Meh open house there from 6pm to 11pm. A 10-minute fireworks display will light up the sky at 11pm.
State Tourism Development and Culture Committee chairman Danny Law said there would be the customary tossing of mandarin oranges and a decorated bus ferrying a dondang sayang troupe.
“Guest can enjoy performances by four lion dance troupes on stilts and a Baba Nyonya group from Singapore.
“Last year’s celebration recorded a participation of about 15,000 people.
“We expect more than 20,000 people to attend this year’s open house,” he told a press conference in Komtar.
Law said there would also be chingay, dragon dance and cultural performances.
Besides free food which will be served from 8pm to 9.30pm, he said there would be more than 20 food stalls selling popular Penang haw-ker fare throughout the duration of the event.
He said the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce was sponsoring the fireworks display.
~News courtesy of The Star~
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