Annually, we have this Chingay procession in JB and it consists of lion dance, dragon dance, big head dolls, gods parade, people on stilts, waving big flags, bands, fan dance and some other stuff. The Chingay is divided into a 3 day procession. There is a belief that it will rain the day before the gods exit from the old temple because the rain is suppose to clean the streets before their appearance.
The 1st day of the procession starts from 11am whereby gods are brought out from the old temple. The parade usually lasts for 2 hours and ends with gods resting in another temple, waiting for the night parade on the 2nd day. The parade on 2nd day begins in the evening at 7pm and it lasts little longer than the 1st day procession. There are more things to see, eg. floats and people dressed in Chinese fairy tale costumes. The gods will then return to the old temple on the 3rd day and the whole parade ends for the year.
The 1st day of the procession starts from 11am whereby gods are brought out from the old temple. The parade usually lasts for 2 hours and ends with gods resting in another temple, waiting for the night parade on the 2nd day. The parade on 2nd day begins in the evening at 7pm and it lasts little longer than the 1st day procession. There are more things to see, eg. floats and people dressed in Chinese fairy tale costumes. The gods will then return to the old temple on the 3rd day and the whole parade ends for the year.
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