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Geographér Café
Geographér Café is conveniently located in a conspicuous corner pre-war shophouse right in the heart of Chinatown, Old Malacca. This eatery with its warm ambience reflects the gracious old charm of the seasoned traveller and truly maintains the tradition in a place where East meets West.
Visitors are provided a window with a "Living Museum" as they keep an exciting look-out for the bustling activities that pulse through the many narrow streets nearby, which are lined with shops, houses and buildings, centuries old.
Within walking distance from Geographer Cafe, history is alive in abundance from Geographer Cafe. The oldest Chinese Temple and Muslim Mosque are located on harmony street, a short stroll away. This beautiful old architecture respond to cultural and spiritual expectations from the glorious past till the present day.
The charm of Malacca is spell-binding and timeless. Its proximity to the riverfront made it the location for settlement and development.
The Baba Nyonya House situated at Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock or formerly known as Heeren Street, is one of the most exquisite, displaying a blend of Dutch and Chinese influences. The Babas were called the Straits Chinese or Peranakans. Their culture is derived from Traditional Chinese with Malay influence. They belong to their own unique community and Malacca is the original birthplace of this clan. Their beautiful homes which contains their heritage structure are located a short distance from Geographer Cafe.
Join us at Geographer Cafe, a city of many historical cultures and delicious local cuisines.
Geographér Café
83, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Malacca, Malaysia
Tel: +60 6 281 6813 Fax: +60 6 2816613
https://geographer.com.my/
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RM5 entry fee for cars into Portuguese settlement to ease traffic congestion
RM5 entry fee for cars into Portuguese settlement to ease traffic congestion
The decision to collect a RM5 entry fee for every car that enters the Portuguese settlement during this Yuletide season is aimed at controlling traffic congestion, says a spokesman for the community.
Portuguese Settlement and Kampung Attap joint-Christmas organising committee spokesman Martin Theseira said the vehicles parking outside the perimeter of the core zone of the settlement need not pay the fee.
"This is part of two strategies that we outlined this year to manage the heavy volume of traffic in the Settlement.
"One was to fully impose a ban on party spray cans that had triggered disputes between residents and revellers in previous years,' he said when asked to respond to outcry from certain residents that the organising committee had no right to collect fees.
"Furthermore, the traffic wardens commissioned by the committee are from Rela, and we need to pay them," he said.
Theseira said permission had been obtained from the authorities before the collection was started.
"Anyway, we are open to ideas and welcome any suggestions to prevent vehicles from clogging up the settlement during the Yuletide season," he said.
He added that the organising committee had also received a complaint from an eatery owner over the fee collections.
"However, nine eatery owners and many residents supported the move as it helps to control the bottleneck at the narrow lane leading to the eateries," he added.
~News courtesy of The Star~
The decision to collect a RM5 entry fee for every car that enters the Portuguese settlement during this Yuletide season is aimed at controlling traffic congestion, says a spokesman for the community.
Portuguese Settlement and Kampung Attap joint-Christmas organising committee spokesman Martin Theseira said the vehicles parking outside the perimeter of the core zone of the settlement need not pay the fee.
"This is part of two strategies that we outlined this year to manage the heavy volume of traffic in the Settlement.
"One was to fully impose a ban on party spray cans that had triggered disputes between residents and revellers in previous years,' he said when asked to respond to outcry from certain residents that the organising committee had no right to collect fees.
"Furthermore, the traffic wardens commissioned by the committee are from Rela, and we need to pay them," he said.
Theseira said permission had been obtained from the authorities before the collection was started.
"Anyway, we are open to ideas and welcome any suggestions to prevent vehicles from clogging up the settlement during the Yuletide season," he said.
He added that the organising committee had also received a complaint from an eatery owner over the fee collections.
"However, nine eatery owners and many residents supported the move as it helps to control the bottleneck at the narrow lane leading to the eateries," he added.
~News courtesy of The Star~
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Wangkang festival - National Heritage event
Wangkang festival listed as a National Heritage event by Federal Government
The Wangkang festival, a rare and unique event designed to get rid the “world of evil” has been recognised as a National Heritage by the Federal government.
The recognition has brought cheers to 2012 festival organising committee chairman Lai Poon Ken who strived hard to have the unique event, listed as part of Malaysia’s legacy.
It was the greatest news for the committee and devotees of the Yong Chuan Tian temple in Jalan Parameswara, he said.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and State MCA chief Datuk Gan Tian Loo also visited the temple following the recognition by the National Heritage Department.
Wangkang Festival was organised to collect wandering souls, evil spirits and other negative elements on the streets of Malacca.
These evil spirits are thought to be responsible for the epidemic scourges and chaos that plague the world.
The spirits are then sent into the unknown by way of a barge that is burned on the last day of the festival where devotees hope it will bring health, peace, prosperity and happiness to the world and to Malacca in particular.
The grand and costly religious procession was introduced to Malacca by Hokkien emigrants from Fujian province, China.
Every year since, the temple members have collected the wandering souls, but only when the medium at the Yong Chuan Tian Temple gets the command from the heavens can they organise the elaborate Wangkang procession.
The message is delivered via a small chair, where through the chair the deity directs the temple committee to organise the Wangkang.
Then the main attraction of the festival, the Royal Barge measuring six metres long and two metres high with a six-metre-high mast is pulled by a rope around the city by devotees before setting on fire at the end of the procession.
As recorded in the Malacca Guardian newspaper (Nov 26, 1933), Wangkangs have been organised during troubled times such as in 1905 (the Russian-Japanese war and the Chinese boycott of American goods) and 1919 (when a global flu epidemic broke out after World War I).
In Malacca, the festival was first held in 1845, and then took place every five or eight years.
It stopped in 1880 but revived in 1891 during an outbreak of virulent cholera.
The festival was dormant for 68 years before it was revived in 2001 during the height of the SARS epidemic which jeopardised tourism in Malacca.
The Wangkang customs were brought to Malacca by Hokkien migrants who were fleeing persecution during the Qing or Manchu Dynasty (1644 to1911) in China.
In the Chiang Chew and Chuan Chew districts of Fujian province, China, five deities or Ong Yahs with the surnames Choo, Hoon, Tee, Lee and Pek (in order of seniority) were worshipped.
When the Hokkiens brought their deities to Malacca, the locals came to regard them as their patron saints.
～News courtesy of The Star～
The Wangkang festival, a rare and unique event designed to get rid the “world of evil” has been recognised as a National Heritage by the Federal government.
The recognition has brought cheers to 2012 festival organising committee chairman Lai Poon Ken who strived hard to have the unique event, listed as part of Malaysia’s legacy.
It was the greatest news for the committee and devotees of the Yong Chuan Tian temple in Jalan Parameswara, he said.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and State MCA chief Datuk Gan Tian Loo also visited the temple following the recognition by the National Heritage Department.
Wangkang Festival was organised to collect wandering souls, evil spirits and other negative elements on the streets of Malacca.
These evil spirits are thought to be responsible for the epidemic scourges and chaos that plague the world.
The spirits are then sent into the unknown by way of a barge that is burned on the last day of the festival where devotees hope it will bring health, peace, prosperity and happiness to the world and to Malacca in particular.
The grand and costly religious procession was introduced to Malacca by Hokkien emigrants from Fujian province, China.
Every year since, the temple members have collected the wandering souls, but only when the medium at the Yong Chuan Tian Temple gets the command from the heavens can they organise the elaborate Wangkang procession.
The message is delivered via a small chair, where through the chair the deity directs the temple committee to organise the Wangkang.
Then the main attraction of the festival, the Royal Barge measuring six metres long and two metres high with a six-metre-high mast is pulled by a rope around the city by devotees before setting on fire at the end of the procession.
As recorded in the Malacca Guardian newspaper (Nov 26, 1933), Wangkangs have been organised during troubled times such as in 1905 (the Russian-Japanese war and the Chinese boycott of American goods) and 1919 (when a global flu epidemic broke out after World War I).
In Malacca, the festival was first held in 1845, and then took place every five or eight years.
It stopped in 1880 but revived in 1891 during an outbreak of virulent cholera.
The festival was dormant for 68 years before it was revived in 2001 during the height of the SARS epidemic which jeopardised tourism in Malacca.
The Wangkang customs were brought to Malacca by Hokkien migrants who were fleeing persecution during the Qing or Manchu Dynasty (1644 to1911) in China.
In the Chiang Chew and Chuan Chew districts of Fujian province, China, five deities or Ong Yahs with the surnames Choo, Hoon, Tee, Lee and Pek (in order of seniority) were worshipped.
When the Hokkiens brought their deities to Malacca, the locals came to regard them as their patron saints.
～News courtesy of The Star～
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Songket adds prestige to historical state
Songket Melaka adds prestige to historical state
MALACCA: Traditionally, the songket, the luxurious textile hand-woven in silk or cotton and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads, is an exclusive artwork from Kelantan and Terengganu.
Now, Melaka, a state in the west coast, aims to be part of the songket’s legacy with its own unique brand of songket bunga kesidang.
The songket is the brainchild of Yang Dipertua Negeri Melaka Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob, who wanted to ensure that Melaka had a songket of its own. In fact, the songket is already most commonly associated with the state.
The motif chosen for the songket was based on the bunga kesidang (Vallaris Glabara), the bread flower, which is also the state’s official flower.
Unique: Malacca is set to become a songket hub with its unique brand of songket bunga kesidang.
In 2004, the Institut Seni Malaysia Melaka (ISMMA) was tasked with designing the songket using the bunga kesidang motif and ensuring that it qualified as the Songket Melaka.
The institute was also entrusted with ensuring that Songket Melaka was on par with the songkets from Kelantan and Terengganu.
ISMMA’s manager, Noor Azlina Yunus, told Bernama that the institute started designing the songket about six years ago using the expertise of two cultural icons, Malaysia’s Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Tapa and Bapak Tenas Effendy from Indonesia.
She noted that the songket basically has four parts: a body, head, kapit and legs. Both experts, she said, decided on the most suitable design for each part.
Rich in tradition: Each part of the songket has its own motif and reason for why it is there.
“Each part of the songket has its own motif and reason for why it is there,” she explained.
Azlina revealed that the work of designing the patterns on the songket took about a year before a ‘prototype’ was made for the approval of Mohd Khalil.
After getting the nod from Mohd Khalil, ISMMA searched for the best weaver to ensure that Melaka entered the world of songket-making in style.
ISMMA compared the work quality of weavers from Terengganu, Indonesia and Selangor. After a thorough scrutiny of woven work from the three states, a company in Selangor was awarded the task of weaving the songket.
“It is not that ISMMA did not want to weave the songket itself; rather, it was done to ensure the highest weaving quality and we wanted the skills of an expert weaver before taking on the task ourselves,” she said.
ISMMA is currently learning the art of songket weaving to create high quality songket bunga kesidang.
In pursuit of this goal, ISMMA has sent some of its staffers on an exchange programme to a weaving handicraft agency in Indonesia.
“We always send young staffers on such exchange programmes. We want to expose them to the art of songket weaving, as well as ensure that this art form is handed down to future generations,” she explained.
So far, two types of songket bunga kesidang are available, namely the samping (short sarong worn over the trousers) for men and the textile set, and sash for women.
The hand-woven songket made of silk can sell for RM 2,500, while the one made of polyester material fetches RM650. However, a machine-made songket is much cheaper at RM250.
A hand-woven songket made of silk, in the form of sarongs and sashes, can sell for RM3,000.
Since 2009, ISMMA has been promoting the songket bunga kesidang locally, starting with official state government functions.
“Currently, members of the public are encouraged to wear the Songket Melaka at official state events, like the investiture ceremony,” he said.
ISMMA has plans to market the songket overseas. In addition, the Malay Islamic World Secretariat (DMDI) has been identified as the agency with the capability to market the songket on the international stage.
On 6 Dec, 2008, Bollywood star Datuk Shah Rukh Khan wore the samping Songket Melaka sponsored by ISMMA when he received the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) award. The award gives official recognition to songkets unique to the state.
~News courtesy of The Star~
MALACCA: Traditionally, the songket, the luxurious textile hand-woven in silk or cotton and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads, is an exclusive artwork from Kelantan and Terengganu.
Now, Melaka, a state in the west coast, aims to be part of the songket’s legacy with its own unique brand of songket bunga kesidang.
The songket is the brainchild of Yang Dipertua Negeri Melaka Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob, who wanted to ensure that Melaka had a songket of its own. In fact, the songket is already most commonly associated with the state.
The motif chosen for the songket was based on the bunga kesidang (Vallaris Glabara), the bread flower, which is also the state’s official flower.
Unique: Malacca is set to become a songket hub with its unique brand of songket bunga kesidang.In 2004, the Institut Seni Malaysia Melaka (ISMMA) was tasked with designing the songket using the bunga kesidang motif and ensuring that it qualified as the Songket Melaka.
The institute was also entrusted with ensuring that Songket Melaka was on par with the songkets from Kelantan and Terengganu.
ISMMA’s manager, Noor Azlina Yunus, told Bernama that the institute started designing the songket about six years ago using the expertise of two cultural icons, Malaysia’s Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Tapa and Bapak Tenas Effendy from Indonesia.
She noted that the songket basically has four parts: a body, head, kapit and legs. Both experts, she said, decided on the most suitable design for each part.
Rich in tradition: Each part of the songket has its own motif and reason for why it is there.
“Each part of the songket has its own motif and reason for why it is there,” she explained.
Azlina revealed that the work of designing the patterns on the songket took about a year before a ‘prototype’ was made for the approval of Mohd Khalil.
After getting the nod from Mohd Khalil, ISMMA searched for the best weaver to ensure that Melaka entered the world of songket-making in style.
ISMMA compared the work quality of weavers from Terengganu, Indonesia and Selangor. After a thorough scrutiny of woven work from the three states, a company in Selangor was awarded the task of weaving the songket.
“It is not that ISMMA did not want to weave the songket itself; rather, it was done to ensure the highest weaving quality and we wanted the skills of an expert weaver before taking on the task ourselves,” she said.
ISMMA is currently learning the art of songket weaving to create high quality songket bunga kesidang.
In pursuit of this goal, ISMMA has sent some of its staffers on an exchange programme to a weaving handicraft agency in Indonesia.
“We always send young staffers on such exchange programmes. We want to expose them to the art of songket weaving, as well as ensure that this art form is handed down to future generations,” she explained.
So far, two types of songket bunga kesidang are available, namely the samping (short sarong worn over the trousers) for men and the textile set, and sash for women.
The hand-woven songket made of silk can sell for RM 2,500, while the one made of polyester material fetches RM650. However, a machine-made songket is much cheaper at RM250.
A hand-woven songket made of silk, in the form of sarongs and sashes, can sell for RM3,000.
Since 2009, ISMMA has been promoting the songket bunga kesidang locally, starting with official state government functions.
“Currently, members of the public are encouraged to wear the Songket Melaka at official state events, like the investiture ceremony,” he said.
ISMMA has plans to market the songket overseas. In addition, the Malay Islamic World Secretariat (DMDI) has been identified as the agency with the capability to market the songket on the international stage.
On 6 Dec, 2008, Bollywood star Datuk Shah Rukh Khan wore the samping Songket Melaka sponsored by ISMMA when he received the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) award. The award gives official recognition to songkets unique to the state.
~News courtesy of The Star~
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Holy week in St Peter’s
Holy week in St Peter’s
For over four and a half centuries, a group of Portuguese male community members known as Irmaos de Igreja (Brothers of the Church in Papia Cristang, an old Portuguese dialect still spoken at the Portuguese Settlement) have been promoting and undertaking religious rituals and solemn processions in Malacca to commemorate Holy Week - the final seven days of the Roman Catholic season of Lent.
This year, Holy Week traditions introduced by the Portuguese during their time here from 1511-1641 will take place between April 17-23 where the 300-year-old Church of St. Peter will be the principal venue.
Like in past years, these religious proceedings attract thousands of pilgrims and devotees both Catholics and non-Christians as well as tourists from all over Malaysia and Singapore and overseas visitors for Palm Sunday,
Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services will be conducted at the church and open compound.
With proceedings laced with Hispanic traits, heritage and traditions decked by procedures, vestments, devotional prayers and hymns of a bygone era still intact, they are unique and a one-of-a-kind affair in the country.
To this day, the week-long religious commemorations are undertaken by the present day Irmaos de Igreja comprising young and older male members of the local Portuguese-Eurasian community. With membership strength around 33, the Irmaos de Igreja is described as the oldest surviving church based organisation in the region.
The original grouping was founded in 1549 by a Dominican priest Fr. Gaspar da Cruz in efforts to unite local Catholics particularly from the Portuguese community. Then, the age-old practices and processions were initiated at the now ruined St. Lawrence church in Jalan Bunga Raya adjacent to the lower reaches of the Malacca River. The ruins are located nearby Church of St. Peter along upper Jalan Pengkalan Rama.
St. Peter’s Church noted as Malaysia’s oldest surviving Catholic edifice celebrated its third centenary with much pomp and fanfare last year.
However, the ruins of St. Lawrence church and subsequently the site of the Holy Rosary Chapel located well off the main road does not offer much view and attraction despite being steeped in history.
In late 2006, following the crumbling of several of the old edifice’s columns, the Ministry of Culture, Arts and and Heritage after numerous complaints by local conservationists allocated a budget to undertake restoration works.
However, only a low stone compound edging, the clearing up of undergrowth and rubbish and putting up an official signage noting its history were undertaken. According to Micheal Banerji, the vice president of the Malacca Heritage Trust, the issue of the site’s subsequent neglect and further stone column crumblings was raised in Parliament in 2009.
Besides waiting for the site to be declared a national heritage, Banerji said the site neededfurther restoration and conservation plans to make the ruins a tourist attraction and to make it a fitting tribute memorial for the founder and pioneers of the Irmaos de Igreja.
-News courtesy of The Star-
For over four and a half centuries, a group of Portuguese male community members known as Irmaos de Igreja (Brothers of the Church in Papia Cristang, an old Portuguese dialect still spoken at the Portuguese Settlement) have been promoting and undertaking religious rituals and solemn processions in Malacca to commemorate Holy Week - the final seven days of the Roman Catholic season of Lent.
This year, Holy Week traditions introduced by the Portuguese during their time here from 1511-1641 will take place between April 17-23 where the 300-year-old Church of St. Peter will be the principal venue.
Like in past years, these religious proceedings attract thousands of pilgrims and devotees both Catholics and non-Christians as well as tourists from all over Malaysia and Singapore and overseas visitors for Palm Sunday,
Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services will be conducted at the church and open compound.
With proceedings laced with Hispanic traits, heritage and traditions decked by procedures, vestments, devotional prayers and hymns of a bygone era still intact, they are unique and a one-of-a-kind affair in the country.
To this day, the week-long religious commemorations are undertaken by the present day Irmaos de Igreja comprising young and older male members of the local Portuguese-Eurasian community. With membership strength around 33, the Irmaos de Igreja is described as the oldest surviving church based organisation in the region.
The original grouping was founded in 1549 by a Dominican priest Fr. Gaspar da Cruz in efforts to unite local Catholics particularly from the Portuguese community. Then, the age-old practices and processions were initiated at the now ruined St. Lawrence church in Jalan Bunga Raya adjacent to the lower reaches of the Malacca River. The ruins are located nearby Church of St. Peter along upper Jalan Pengkalan Rama.
St. Peter’s Church noted as Malaysia’s oldest surviving Catholic edifice celebrated its third centenary with much pomp and fanfare last year.
However, the ruins of St. Lawrence church and subsequently the site of the Holy Rosary Chapel located well off the main road does not offer much view and attraction despite being steeped in history.
In late 2006, following the crumbling of several of the old edifice’s columns, the Ministry of Culture, Arts and and Heritage after numerous complaints by local conservationists allocated a budget to undertake restoration works.
However, only a low stone compound edging, the clearing up of undergrowth and rubbish and putting up an official signage noting its history were undertaken. According to Micheal Banerji, the vice president of the Malacca Heritage Trust, the issue of the site’s subsequent neglect and further stone column crumblings was raised in Parliament in 2009.
Besides waiting for the site to be declared a national heritage, Banerji said the site neededfurther restoration and conservation plans to make the ruins a tourist attraction and to make it a fitting tribute memorial for the founder and pioneers of the Irmaos de Igreja.
-News courtesy of The Star-
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Portuguese settlement folk gear up for national Xmas do
Portuguese settlement folk gear up for national Xmas do
It’s brisk business for shops selling Christmas decorations ahead of the national Christmas celebration at the Portuguese Settlement here on Sunday.
Residents have been snapping up decorative pieces and lights to deck their homes in preparation for the weekend festivity in their village.
Wholesaler Abby Gan Siew Bee said sales of Christmas accessories and lights were up between 20% and 30% over the past month, compared with the corresponding period last year.
“Many residents from the settlement come to my shop to buy lighting and other Christmas frills for their homes.
“They want to make their homes impressive with colourful trimmings to welcome the grand celebration,” she said yesterday.
Gan, whose family has been in the decor business for 20 years at Jalan Bunga Raya, said their shop stocked up a large variety of items to ensure their regular customers were able to find what they needed for the Yuletide season.
“We offer more than 200 varieties of Christmas-themed decorations.
“Sales have been good despite customers being more thrifty,” she said, adding that Christmas tree decorations, lighting and soft toys were among the hot items.
Tan Kia Boon, 33, who runs a shop, also in Jalan Bunga Raya, said his business picked up about a week ago with shoppers making final preparations for the celebration.
Meanwhile, village Regedor (headman) Peter Thomas Gomes said the 1,200-strong community in Ujong Pasir were all excited to welcome the grand celebration on Sunday.
He also said the village development and security committee spent some RM20,000 to deck the village for the celebrations, adding that Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam presented RM10,000 from the state government for the festive preparations.
Gomes said that more than 20,000 visitors, including foreign tourists, had come to the village to view the Christmas decorations and lighting.
-News courtesy of The Star-
It’s brisk business for shops selling Christmas decorations ahead of the national Christmas celebration at the Portuguese Settlement here on Sunday.
Residents have been snapping up decorative pieces and lights to deck their homes in preparation for the weekend festivity in their village.
Wholesaler Abby Gan Siew Bee said sales of Christmas accessories and lights were up between 20% and 30% over the past month, compared with the corresponding period last year.
“Many residents from the settlement come to my shop to buy lighting and other Christmas frills for their homes.
“They want to make their homes impressive with colourful trimmings to welcome the grand celebration,” she said yesterday.
Gan, whose family has been in the decor business for 20 years at Jalan Bunga Raya, said their shop stocked up a large variety of items to ensure their regular customers were able to find what they needed for the Yuletide season.
“We offer more than 200 varieties of Christmas-themed decorations.
“Sales have been good despite customers being more thrifty,” she said, adding that Christmas tree decorations, lighting and soft toys were among the hot items.
Tan Kia Boon, 33, who runs a shop, also in Jalan Bunga Raya, said his business picked up about a week ago with shoppers making final preparations for the celebration.
Meanwhile, village Regedor (headman) Peter Thomas Gomes said the 1,200-strong community in Ujong Pasir were all excited to welcome the grand celebration on Sunday.
He also said the village development and security committee spent some RM20,000 to deck the village for the celebrations, adding that Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam presented RM10,000 from the state government for the festive preparations.
Gomes said that more than 20,000 visitors, including foreign tourists, had come to the village to view the Christmas decorations and lighting.
-News courtesy of The Star-
Friday, August 6, 2010
Merry time in Malacca
Merry time in Malacca
MALACCA: Malacca’s month-long celebration to mark its second anniversary inscription as a Unesco World Heritage Site culminated in a colourful grand finale at Kampung Morten here on Saturday evening.
The nostalgic event at the traditional Malay village was graced by Governor Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob.
The evening got off to a rousing start with both villagers and tourists alike participating in a host of activities including savouring the traditional cuisines offered to guests.
Mohd Khalil who arrived at 9pm, was accompanied by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and other state leaders who went for a walkabout to visit the homes and greet villagers.
Aimed at capturing the experience of a traditional village life, the nightly celebration featured several local games such as Batu Sembat, Congkak, Dam Haji, Dam Besar, Sepak Takraw and Capteh, including cultural dances, musical performances and food preparation demonstrations and tasting.
A joint effort by the Malacca government, the Historic City Council, Heritage Department and the local communities, the festival attracted more than 1,000 visitors.
British tourist Mike Grey, 28, said he was impressed with the way leaders and villagers enjoyed themselves and the festival was an eye-opener towards Malacca’s living heritage.
Japanese tourist Miya Tanaka, who was there with her Australian partner Russell Anderson, 34, said they felt lucky to be in Malacca at a time when many events were taking place in conjunction with the celebration.
“We came across the festival by chance when we were strolling and taking pictures along the Malacca River pedestrian walk. The atmosphere is great with everyone celebrating,” said Tanaka, 29, adding they enjoyed nasi lemak the most especially the spicy sambal.
Located along the Malacca River, Kampung Morten was established in the late 1890s and is home to about 100 homes belonging to Javanese descendants who settled in Malacca during the 1400s.
Kampung Morten was declared a heritage village under the state’s Preservation and Conservation Enactment in 1998 with the famous well-preserved Villa Sentosa as one of its main attractions.
-News courtesy of The Star-
MALACCA: Malacca’s month-long celebration to mark its second anniversary inscription as a Unesco World Heritage Site culminated in a colourful grand finale at Kampung Morten here on Saturday evening.
The nostalgic event at the traditional Malay village was graced by Governor Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob.
The evening got off to a rousing start with both villagers and tourists alike participating in a host of activities including savouring the traditional cuisines offered to guests.
Mohd Khalil who arrived at 9pm, was accompanied by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and other state leaders who went for a walkabout to visit the homes and greet villagers.
Aimed at capturing the experience of a traditional village life, the nightly celebration featured several local games such as Batu Sembat, Congkak, Dam Haji, Dam Besar, Sepak Takraw and Capteh, including cultural dances, musical performances and food preparation demonstrations and tasting.
A joint effort by the Malacca government, the Historic City Council, Heritage Department and the local communities, the festival attracted more than 1,000 visitors.
British tourist Mike Grey, 28, said he was impressed with the way leaders and villagers enjoyed themselves and the festival was an eye-opener towards Malacca’s living heritage.
Japanese tourist Miya Tanaka, who was there with her Australian partner Russell Anderson, 34, said they felt lucky to be in Malacca at a time when many events were taking place in conjunction with the celebration.
“We came across the festival by chance when we were strolling and taking pictures along the Malacca River pedestrian walk. The atmosphere is great with everyone celebrating,” said Tanaka, 29, adding they enjoyed nasi lemak the most especially the spicy sambal.
Located along the Malacca River, Kampung Morten was established in the late 1890s and is home to about 100 homes belonging to Javanese descendants who settled in Malacca during the 1400s.
Kampung Morten was declared a heritage village under the state’s Preservation and Conservation Enactment in 1998 with the famous well-preserved Villa Sentosa as one of its main attractions.
-News courtesy of The Star-
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