Festivals in Penang 8-Dancer

November 19th 2011
Hello, Today I’ll tell you about 2 festivals I saw in Penang. The 1st one was Loy Krathong, also called festival of lights. This is a Thai festival but it is celebrated here too, as it is so close to Thailand. “Loy” means “to float” and Krathong is the receptacle in shape of lotus that people put on the water. The festival is celebrated on the full moon on the 12th month of the lunar c ... read more

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more

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Hi everybody, My name is Melissa. I'm French, but I lived in England for 3 years, and I loved it, so in my head, I'm a bit English too! I want to travel since I'm a kid, and now that I'm 30, I decided that it was going to be now or never, so it will be now! So I'm on my way to the south east Asia and maybe more. I don't really have a plan, so I will let the wind decide to where I go! I love taking pictures (I would love live from that, but I'm not sure I'm good enough yet, but I'm practicing!), so there wi... full info

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