Chap Goh Mei sees single ladies gather to toss mandarin oranges at the Esplanade in Penang


Friends from United Kingdom, Khadija Abasheikh, 26, (wearing scarf) and Lauren Kwan, 25, (in black dress) with others throwing their oranges into the sea during the state's annual Chap Goh Meh celebration celebration along the Esplanade in George Town, Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: Toss a mandarin orange into the sea on Chap Goh Meh and you might have a suitor by the next year.

At least that was what we were told and upholding that tradition is the state with its annual festivities on Saturday night (Feb 24) at the Esplanade which included mandarin orange-tossing.

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