Posts Tagged ‘festival’

Eid Al-Fitr 2011

September 3, 2011

Lemang sellers cooks at his stall on the eve of Eid Al-Fitr in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 August 2011. Lemang is a traditional Malay food made of glutinous rice and coconut milk and cooked in a hollowed bamboo stick. This dish is popularly served during the Eid al-Fitr celebration. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr, to mark the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.

Malaysian rush out to their home town for Eid Al-Fitr holidays at Kuala Lumpur Sentral in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 August 2011. Malaysian will celebrate the Eid Fitr on the 30th and will follow by the Independence Day which falls on the 31 August.

Hungry Ghost

August 28, 2011

An Ethnic Chinese lights a candle during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Kajang, outside Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9/8/2011.  According to Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is called the ghost month, in which ghosts and spirits are believed to come out from hell to visit earth.

Ethnic Chinese carry a 39 foot tall paper made statue of Chinese deity ‘Da Shi Ye’ known as Guardian God of Ghosts to the burning site during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Kajang, outside Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9/8/2011.   According to Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is called the ghost month, in which ghosts and spirits are believed to come out from hell to visit earth.

Ethnic Chinese throws joss paper and hell’s bank note in front of a 39 foot tall paper made statue of Chinese deity ‘Da Shi Ye’ known as Guardian God of Ghosts, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Kajang, outside Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 10/8/2011.  According to Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is called the ghost month, in which ghosts and spirits are believed to come out from hell to visit earth.

Ethnic Chinese set fire to a 39 foot tall paper made statue of Chinese deity ‘Da Shi Ye’ known as Guardian God of Ghosts, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Kajang, outside Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 10/8/2011.  According to Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is called the ghost month, in which ghosts and spirits are believed to come out from hell to visit earth.

Chinese movies plays using video player in front of empty seats during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 13/8/2011. The first rows of seats are always empty as this is where the ghosts sit.  According to Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is called the ghost month, in which ghosts and spirits are believed to come out from hell to visit earth.

An Ethnic Chinese gets his makeup done as she prepares for an opera performance, basing on popular Chinese myths and legends at the Hungry Ghost Festival in Kajang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25/8/2011.  According to Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is called the ghost month, in which ghosts and spirits are believed to come out from hell to visit earth.

An Ethnic Chinese gets his makeup done as she prepares for an opera performance, basing on popular Chinese myths and legends at the Hungry Ghost Festival in Kajang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25/8/2011.  According to Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is called the ghost month, in which ghosts and spirits are believed to come out from hell to visit earth.

An Ethnic Chinese is pictured during an opera performance, basing on popular Chinese myths and legends at the Hungry Ghost Festival in Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 25/8/2011.  According to Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is called the ghost month, in which ghosts and spirits are believed to come out from hell to visit earth.

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1Malaysia Dance

December 5, 2010

Thousands of participants dance during the Cuti- Cuti 1Malaysia Dance Tourism Carnival in Kuala Lumpur. 05/12/2010

A tourist dance with other participants during the Cuti- Cuti 1Malaysia Dance Tourism Carnival in Kuala Lumpur. 05/12/2010

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  • azhar a rahim
    Terima kasih fitri..
  • fitri adenan
    best gambar2 ni..simple but nice..like..hehe

‘Korban’

November 17, 2010

Malaysian Muslim today celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Muslim ” “Festival of Sacrifice” in village of Gombak.  17/11/2010.   Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha by slaughtering camels, sheep, goats and cows to commemorate God’s gift of a ram to substitute for Abraham’s son, distributing the meat amongst family, friends and the poor.

Malaysian Muslim villagers prepare a cow for slaughtering during Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, in village of Gombak.  17/11/2010

A cow head lies on the ground, slaughtered for the celebrations of Eid al-Adha in village of Gombak.  17/11/2010

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Grave-Sweeping Day

April 5, 2010

Chinese women visit the graves of their relatives during Qing Ming festival or Grave-Sweeping Day at the Chinese cemetary in Nilai outside Kuala Lumpur. O5/04/2010.

The Qing Ming Festival is an important date in the Chinese calendar. On the day, Chinese families visit the graves of relatives to clean tombstones and burn offerings aimed at appeasing the dead in the afterlife.

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