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Chap Goh
Mei Procession (Siniawan)
The Chinese in the Siniawan
town managed to keep the tradition alive over the decades
despite modernisation and Western influence. One of the example is the Chap Goh
Mei Procession, a religious procession held in the town to mark the end of the
Chinese New Year Celebration. Held in the morning on the 15th day of the First
Moon of Chinese Calendar. Participated by lion dance, dragon dance troupes,
Chinese musical bands, fancy dress teams.
Before the procession started, the medium performed a ritual in
the Shui
Nyuk Kung temple
and then went in trance after 'inviting' the deity
Shui Nyuk Kung to enter his body to give him the mighty power to protect him
from been hurt by the sharp knife blades. The procession passes through the
major streets in the town to enable the medium to bless the twon and to wade off
evil spirits and bring good luck and peace to the town.
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