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Malacca wants CNY carnival to be listed as national heritage

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 09:18

MALACCA: The state wants its annual month-long Chinese New Year carnival to be listed as an intangible national heritage.

State exco member Datuk Gan Tian Loo said the celebra- tions had come a long way since 1990 and become iconic in Ma- lacca.

“The annual carnival has developed into a brand for the state and is recognised by all levels of society. I think it has what it takes to be listed, just like the Johor Baru chingay procession,” he said here yesterday.

Gan, who is also Malacca Chinese New Year Carnival Committee chairman, said the carnival invol-ved more than 400 Chinese asso- ciations putting up lighting and decorations along 30 streets and at 17 new villages, 15 residential areas, 65 Chinese primary schools and 65 Chinese temples.

“For this Year of the Dragon, we have put up some 200,000 lanterns, 50,000 streamers, 20 decorated arches and two giant dragons throughout the state. A series of cultural activities and performances have also been lined up.

“This is exclusive to Malacca and cannot be seen in other states. We are confident that the Federal Government will recognise this one day,” he added.

Gan said it was sad that no local Chinese culture from Malacca had been gazetted as a national heritage.

“We will form a special work committee to proceed with the gazette application,” he said, adding that it would also continue its efforts to preserve Chinese heritage in the state.

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