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Festivals: thaipusam in batu caves
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  • the kavadis going up the steps to the cave.. - Kuala Lumpur
    the kavadis going up the steps
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    once a year, hindus from all over the country will congrgate to make their their pilgrimage to batu caves for the consecration to the hindu deity, lord murugan, also known as lord subramaniam.. on this day batu caves will see the colourful possession of kavadi going up the 272 steps to the entrance of the great cave and deposited at the feet of the deity..

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    Festivals: Chinese New Year festivities
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  • During the Chinese New Year season, lots of merry making is seen. It is usually around Late January to February month. Chinese love decking in red, eat mandarin oranges, have lion dances, and go out to have grand banquets. Many Chinese restaurants may have firecrackers, lion dances to offer..check out the time. We celeberate for 15 days, and we have this unique dish called Yee Sang (Raw Fish) - it is salad-y type of food. Yee means endless wealth and sang means life. And we would furiously mix the ingredients served in a platter and shout lou hei - symbolises prosperity and longevity

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    Festivals: Religious festivals
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  • Religious festivals . Travelling to KL during the week of main religious festivals such as Hari Raya Puasa and Chinese New Year -- you will find that many shops, shopping centres are closed and deserted streets. Like many big cities in Europe, KL city dwellers mostly arrived from smaller towns and other states to work in big cities. And they normally celebrate religious festivals with their family back home. Hotels are aplenty during this period, but getting taxis can be lil difficult and so are hawker foods.. Prior your visit, check the calendar if you want to avoid visiting during this period. . A famous local cartoonist 'Lat' sketched a carricature of KL roads whereby people could sleep in the middle of the road when city dwellers 'balik kampong' during Hari Raya festival .. hehe . This is a 'scanned' picture of the 'songket'. Handloomed songket is woven with gold, siver and cotton thread to produce intricate designs and a rich cloth fit for royalty

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    Festivals: Additional FT Holidays - Kuala Lumpur
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  • The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur was carved out from the State of Selangor. Note that KL does not follow the state holidays of Selangor. This year Thaipusam has been added for the first time as a KL public holiday. 23 January 2008 Wednesday Thaipusam 1 February 2008 Friday Federal Territory Day (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Labuan only)


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    Festivals: Thaipusam festival - Batu Caves
    Hindu festival helds every year at Batu Caves

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