Flames foretell calm year ahead


Spectacular display: A snake puppet hovering above the crowd in a variation of the traditional dragon dance at the Hock Hin Keong (Ban Ka Lan Snake Temple) in Bayan Lepas. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Penang will see a relatively moderate year ahead, with peace anticipated in its social landscape.

This was the prediction of the Cheng Chooi Chor Soo Kong deity during the annual Chneah Hoay, or flame-watching ceremony, at the 175-year-old Hock Hin Keong (Ban Ka Lan Snake Temple) in Bayan Lepas.

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