The celebration of “Chap Go Mei”(Hokkien dialet) also known as the 15th day of the Chinese lunar new year marks the end of the festive celebration. A celebration at a small town in Siniawan, Bau, Sarawak, where people from all works of life , young and old will gather around to witness the closure of this festive celebration.
Here, the many faces of the dragons, lions and boxed head wooden lions are used to depict different dialects within the cultural tribes. Loud “Gongs” and firecrackers are paraded along the unique old lanes of the town as to chase away bad demons as believed. Babies, children and young adult are encourage to participate in this meaningful event as the pandemic has hit hard throughout the whole world and most festive celebration has been put on hold for the past 2 years.
However, as Covid-19 pandemic has subside, people starts to have new sense of hope and are willing to start a fresh. The young ones are advised to touch on the lions head as a symbol of luck for them and family for whole new year.
