Keeping tradition alight

Centrepiece: Mahli placing the giant oil lamp in front of his house in Kuching as part of Raya decorations. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak’s Malay community is keeping alive the tradition of bertuntung which involves putting up oil lamps and festive lights for Hari Raya around their houses and villages.

At Kampung No.5 here, Mahli Udin has decorated the front of his house with a combination of colourful neon lights and traditional oil lamps known as pelita.