Johor Chingay 2017

        As a Johorian， most of us will know about Chingay. Many people will ask what is Chingay?  Chingay  is an annual Chinese New Year’s festival thus shining and colorful parades are being held in the city.  JB Chingay is a special Chinese New Year’s Celebration as the festivities in Johor Bahru don’t simply end with the 15^th day of the first lunar month but rather continue for another week which is 21^th day of the first lunar month. It is the oldest procession in Malaysia running over a century and originated as a celebration of the harvesting season.

        It starts at Xing Gong and goes through the main road of the city and back to Xing Gong.

They will stop at Grand Stand along the street Jalan Wong Ah Fook. Members of the Royal Family and other VIP’s are set up on a stage and greet the deities, floats and worshippers. Almost every time they stop at the main points, gods are being rocked and the lion and dragon dancers usually do a dance performance.

This is the "big flat", the performer will perform sometime because this is very heavy and 10-15minutes will change another person to carry it.