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24-02-2015, 11:40 PM
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Well, read that Chinggay is this Saturday and decided to google the origins.
Looks like it is a Buddhist/Taoist festival according to wiki.
Quote:
The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Malaysia and Singapore in celebration with the birthdays of the Chinese deities or the procession of the Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin) as part of the Chinese New Year festivities.
The term Chingay itself originated from the Chinese communities of Southeast Asia, which is a phonetic equivalent of both the Chinese words "真艺" (zhēnyì) which means "true art" in the Penang version, and "妆艺," (zhuāngyì) which means "a decorated miniature stage" or float in the Singapore version. PAYM (People's Association Youth Movement) has been an active contributor to chingay in Singapore.
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Well, read that Chinggay is this Saturday and decided to google the origins.
Looks like it is a Buddhist/Taoist festival according to wiki.
Quote:
The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Malaysia and Singapore in celebration with the birthdays of the Chinese deities or the procession of the Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin) as part of the Chinese New Year festivities.
The term Chingay itself originated from the Chinese communities of Southeast Asia, which is a phonetic equivalent of both the Chinese words "真艺" (zhēnyì) which means "true art" in the Penang version, and "妆艺," (zhuāngyì) which means "a decorated miniature stage" or float in the Singapore version. PAYM (People's Association Youth Movement) has been an active contributor to chingay in Singapore.
Your views?
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?201356-What-is-Chinggay&goto=newpost).