would some one plz explain about CNY ceremony in malaysia?

Question

i will be in malaysia since 28th feb . for 4 days ... is the ceremony still continued .at the time iam in KL.. is it localized in any special place,street ....what are open houses....are they open round the clock or they have special beging and ending time ... where can i see dragon and lions dance (place-time)are they played in streets or special saloons???????plz help me to understand... this is my first time i had this chance to see it....

Answer 1

Chinese New Year celebration will only be at its merriest on the 1st and 2nd day of the Chinese Lunar calendar as well as the 15th day of the Chinese Lunar calendar (CNY officially ends on the 15th day for our chinese community). By the time you arrive on the 28th which in our chinese lunar calendar is the 11th day, everything would have mellow down and things have pretty much revert back to normal with most local citizens having gone back to work. Dragon dance are a little rare here but lion dance are abundant and are the more favoured here. Big corporate businesses are the only ones who normally hire a team of lion dance performers to perform at their premises to usher in luck and wealth to the business. Individuals usually will not be able to pay the fees as it is not cheap to get a team of lion dance performers who are attached with various associations and clubs. Open houses means the hosts of the house 'open' his house to the public for free food, drinks and entertainment usually for the occasion of festivals, weddings and other special occasions. Open house culture are more common with the Malays but less common with the Chinese and other minority communities. And no, they do not open 24 hours...only from morning till evening. It is unfortunate that you will be here only 4 days because normally lion dances will be abundant on the 15th day of the Chinese lunar calendar because on that day is also called the Chinese Valentine's Day (Chap Goh Mei) and since it is the last day of our Chinese New Year celebration, many corporations will ask these lion dance associations to perform lion dance (day time). At night, young girls will buy lots and lots of mandarin oranges to throw into lakes or ponds to be picked up by boys. This is also one of our chinese cultures: on the last day of CNY, young single girls throwing mandarin oranges into the lake for boys to pick up (on the oranges are written a girl's name and contact number and whichever boy who gets the orange are believed to be that girl's destiny). We don't really believe that now but it is one way to have fun and get to know new friends.

Answer 2

I have been in KL for the past month, and I honestly have no idea what a CNY ceremony is. Can you tell us what CNY stands for? Open houses are more of a rural occurence but you should only arrive if invited or receive some kind of official notice that one is being held. They aren't as common as most people think they are. You can see dragon and lion dances at BB Plaza and at Petaling Street and Bukit Bintang, basically anywhere where there is a large population of Chineese businesses or markets. No special times or places, they just seem to happen spontaneously when the crowds are there and the weather is nice. Just get out and walk the crowds and you're bound to see interesting things regardless of where you are in KL. Have fun!

Answer 3

in the course of festive season like chinese New 365 days, it isn't recommended to pass to the conventional touristy places and those places will be particularly crowded. no longer in elementary words probably each and every of the accomodations have already been completely booked yet you ought to queue everywhere you pass eg. eating position, toilets etc. because you're Malaysian, if in case you've visited lots of the places the position generally vacationer pass, so that you delivers them a omit. attempt to stay in KL as KL will be "abandoned" in this era and also you'd be suprised how relaxing to mission into KL in this time. Take this chance to visit a number of your chinese acquaintances / kin on lately. As 3 days are not that lengthy, you probably do no longer have time to pass the places that are further like Penang, Kuantan. possibly you may also take a ferry experience to Pulau Ketam to appreciate the sea breeze and to work out for your self how human beings in this island celebrate chinese New 365 days or stay in one day at "sea chalet" on the prawn rearing farm close by. i recognize this position is might want to be "ulu" for some human beings even though it really is a awesome position to unwind and relax.

Answer 4

Yvonne, your answer is great. Thank you!