Cantonese comeback


Festive frills: Perak Nam Hoi Association secretary Mak Chen Choong (left) and Ng holding pinwheels used during a Yuan Xiao festival procession. – RONNIE CHIN/The Star

THE Cantonese from China who came to Ipoh in the 1880s brought with them community-specific practices and traditions.

While some of these are still practised, however, many have faded away.

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