Chingay comes to Butterworth in all its splendour

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It was a spectacle of talent and culture as the Seberang Prai Chingay Festival where tradition meets modern, took place in Butterworth, Penang on Saturday (Dec 23).  Read more at http://tinyurl.com/2p9pzruk  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 The balancing act of a giant flagpole that ranges from 7.6 to 9.8 meters in height and

00:09 weighing about 27 kilograms is a feat to witness.

00:14 Cinggih is just that and more, with the annual festival becoming a cherished tradition in

00:19 Penang, embodying the rich tapestry of its multicultural heritage.

00:26 At the 13th Sebrang Pride Cinggih Festival Saturday night, multiple local Cinggih teams

00:31 from various associations put their best foot and chin forward as they balanced the flags.

00:39 To add to the festivities, various multicultural performances complemented the celebration

00:45 with dragon dance, silam patam, silat, aerobics, a choir performance and other dances and performances

00:54 by school bands.

00:56 State Tourism and Creative Economy Committee Chairman Wong Hon Wei said the Butterworth

01:02 Edition parade starting from Dewan Tatok Haji Ahmad Berdawi in Bagan Lua and ending in the

01:08 Toh Pukong Temple in Jalan Raja Uda was a spectacle for all to witness.

01:15 Chief Minister Chow Kwan Yew officiated the festival before the procession made its way

01:21 to the temple.

01:23 The name Cinggih is derived from the term for the art of costume and masquerade in Hokkien.

01:30 It was reported that the Chinese in Penang first performed Cinggih in 1919 in celebration

01:37 of the birthday of the Goddess of Mercy, organized by market traders and other Chinese communities

01:43 in the city.

01:45 They carried the idol of the Goddess and 12-meter flags around Georgetown to eliminate the disease

01:52 plaguing the area then.

01:54 The procession has since transformed from its original purpose to the promotion of tourism

02:00 and was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the National Heritage Department

02:06 in 2012.

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