Johor city centre a hive of activity as Chingay Festival enters third day


JOHOR BARU: The city centre was a flurry of activities as devotees and spectators gathered from as early as 8am Monday (Feb 17) to watch the rituals and festivities that are part of the annual Johor Baru Chingay Festival.

The festival, into its third day on Monday (Feb 17), saw the five deities on palanquins - representing the Hainan, Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew dialects, respectively - being brought out of the Johor Ancient Temple in Jalan Trus here by large groups of devotees.

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