When I was small, my parents used to drag me to all kinds of kenduri (feasts) by relatives, family friends and neighbours. My siblings and I often attended loads of ceremonies celebrating significant life events like weddings and the birth of a newborn.
Back then, we (my siblings and I) did not have the option of not going. We were expected to follow our parents wherever they took us. No questions asked. When I was under eight, all I did during the feasts was play with my cousins, eat, and play some more. I did not have a role.