DCM performs eye-dotting ceremony
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian graced the eye-dotting ceremony of the lion dance troupe in the Padungan constituency. Dr Sim, who is also Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government, briefly performed the symbolic ‘life-giving’ ritual on the lion which is believed […]
The everlasting appeal of Lion Dancing
A symbol of good luck As little children, our parents would carry us on their shoulders within a crowd to watch lion dancing. How delighted we were then and today, the joy and excitement of performances never goes away regardless of how many one has seen. When did this iconic cultural practice begin? Legend has […]
Lion dance troupes make history
KUCHING: The Hakka Malaysia Cultural Association Sarawak made history by earning themselves a place in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR). Yesterday, the group achieved the feat of fielding 71 lion dance troupes to perform the Hakka lion dance at a leading mall here and rewarded for their efforts by their induction into the record […]
