【Penang Event】The 6th Malaysia Twa Peh Kong Festival | Floats Parade

7th International Fu De Cultural Festival

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Twa Peh Kong is a common deity among the Chinese folks. His duty is similar to Datuk Kong, which is a guardian for a certain area. Malaysia has it's first Twa Peh Kong festival on 2009 and the festivals were all held at East Malaysia previously. This year, for the very first time, Twa Peh Kong festival was held at West Malaysia, specifically Penang state. This festival was not only the 6th Malaysia Twa Peh Kong Festival but it was also the 7th International Fu De Cultral Festival as well.

【槟城活动】第六届马来西亚大伯公节 | 花车游行

第七届国际福德文化节

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大伯公是华人民间信仰中普遍崇拜的神明之一，其性质与哪督公相似，是个地方守护神。始于2009年的大伯公节向来都在东马举办，今年乃首次从东马西渡，于槟城举行。这次的庆典除了是第六届马来西亚大伯公节，同时也是第七届国际福德文化节，亦创下了首个同步举行马来西亚大伯公节及国际福德文化节这两大文化盛会的记录。

【Penang Event】 Penang Chinese New Year Cultural And Heritage Celebration 2014 | Beach Street + Bishop Street + Church Street + King Street + Penang Street.

2014 Chinese New Year Cultural And Heritage Celebration

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Every year during the Chinese New Year, there will be a Chinese New Year Cultural and Heritage Celebration being held in Georgetown. This year, the celebration falls on the third day of the Chinese New Year. The locations for this year celebration is at Beach Street, Bishop Street, Church Street, King Street and Penang Street.

【槟城活动】2014槟城《骏马腾飞》文化庙会 | 土库街 + 漆木街 + 义兴街 + 大伯公街 + 唐人街

2014槟城《骏马腾飞》文化庙会

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每年的农历新年乔治市都会举办文化庙会贺新年。今年的文化庙会主题为《骏马腾飞》，就在昨天，农历甲午年正月初三圆满落幕了。这次的庙会座落于土库街，漆木街，义兴街，大伯公街和唐人街。

【Penang Event】The Burning Ritual Of The Biggest God Of Hades Statue | Hungry Ghost Festival

Hungry Ghost Festival at Bukit Mertajam

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At the beginning of the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, the urn masters will bring the urns to the celebrated location and then a ritual will be performed to invite the God of Hades to that place. And during the end of the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, the God of Hades will be sent back to where he came from. This is done by burning the paper statue of the God of Hades. In some case where there are no paper statue of God of Hades, they will just simply burn the joss papers.

迟来的祝福：中秋节快乐！

祭拜月亮妈

说到中秋节，在现代人的脑海里都是浮现出月饼，灯笼和嫦娥。可是，少数的人还是知道其实今天是月娘妈的生日。

再见了大士爷，我们明年见！

可爱顽皮的小弟弟

七月廿九，也就是今年盂兰盛会的最后一天。就在今天，所有的大士爷将会被送走。据当地居民所说，由于今年没有七月三十，所以大士爷必须在八月初一来临前给火化掉，要不然鬼门就要关了。因此，今天的大士爷将会比以往的大士爷来得更早火化。

七月廿八的夜晚

大雨过后的汕头街

不知不觉中，已经是农历七月廿八了。明天就要关鬼门了，而我也足足陪伴了大士爷一个月。这段期间，因工作的缘故我得到了很多关于盂兰盛会的知识，而这一切都多亏了我有一位好老师。

【槟城活动】火化大山脚埠众盂兰胜会大士爷 | 鬼节

大山脚埠众盂兰胜会

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在盂兰胜会开始的时候，炉主们将会把炉请到盂兰盛会的地点然后为大士爷点眼开光。大士爷被开光后就意味着大士爷已被请到普渡的场地了。当然，在盂兰盛会结束时，大士爷将会通过火化大士爷纸扎金身被送回地府。没有纸扎金身的盂兰盛会则将会以焚烧金银纸欢送大士爷。

【Penang Event】Penang Bon Odori 2013 | Esplanade

Penang Bon Odori 2013

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The Penang yearly event, Bon Odori is back again. This has been the 17th year. Same as always, it is celebrated at the esplanade Penang. The Bon Orodi festival for this year falls on the 20th of July, which is one day earlier than last year.

大山脚埠众盂兰胜会

大山脚埠众盂兰胜会大士爷金身

农历七月的到来意味着盂兰胜会（鬼节）的开始。相傳陰司地府在七月初一大開鬼門關，直到七月三十日才再次關閉。在槟城，多数区域都会在农历七月里选上几天进行普渡。

【Penang Event】George Town Heritage Celebrations 2013 | 7th July

Georgetown Heritage Celebrations 2013

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Today is the second day of the Heritage Celebration, and it marks the end of the Georgetown Festival 2013. The celebration for today has a variety of traditional performances from many races, and the audiences has increase drastically comparing yesterday.

【Penang Event】George Town Heritage Celebrations 2013 | 6th July

George Town Heritage Celebrations 2013

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The yearly heritage celebration is back to Georgetown again. This two days event take place right in the streets of the inner city and is a tribute to the warmth and vibrancy of the George Town communities. On the 6th of July, the activities are more focus on two zones, the junction of Armenian Street and Pitt Street and the Khoo Kongsi at Cannon Square.

【槟城活动】2013槟城日本盆舞节 | 旧关仔角

Penang Bon Odori 2013

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一年一度的槟城日本盆舞节（日本鬼节）又回来了。今年已经是第17年了，同样地也是在槟城旧关仔角举行。今年在7月20日举行，比去年早了一天。

【槟城活动】2013乔治市入遗庆典 | 7月7日

2013乔治市入遗庆典

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今天是乔治市入遗庆典的第二天，这也意味着Georgetown Festival 2013已来到了尾声。今天的庆典包含了多元传统文化，人潮也比昨天多了很多。

【槟城活动】2013乔治市入遗庆典 | 7月6日

2013乔治市入遗庆典

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一年一度的乔治市入遗庆典又回来了。这长达两天的庆典将在古迹区的街道上举行，体现着乔治市社区的热情与活力。7月6日当天的主要活动都聚集在主要两个区域，打铜仔街与椰脚街路交叉路口和大铳巷内的龙山堂邱公司。

穿衣服的大树

走着走着，咦？怎么会有一棵大树穿着衣服呢？好奇之下就把它拍下来了。这棵大树就在Masjid Kapitan Keling的旁边，只要沿着Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling走到Lebuh Armenian就会看到了。