Chinese community in Labuan F.T. celebrated Chap Goh Meh festival this year on the 28th February. It was celebrated in big scale with devotees visiting four stations mainly in Rancha-Rancha area.
Public member seen here walking towards the temple underneath the lights coming from the lantern.
An old man offering prayers in front of devotees carrying 'God' on the dais.Chap Goh Meh or Tzap Goh Mei (Chinese: 十五暝; pinyin: shí wǔ míng; literally “fifteen night”) represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and refers to the fifteenth day of the first month, which is the occasion of the first full moon of the New Year.
Text lifted from Wikipedia.
*Pictures were intentionally converted to black & white.
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