Chinese New Year in West Kalimantan: Ritual Theatre and Political Circus

Chinese New Year in West Kalimantan: Ritual Theatre and Political Circus

Since 2002, when Chinese New Year became a national holiday in Indonesia, spirit medium parades on the fifteen day of the New Year (called Cap Go Meh) have been growing in size in certain West Kalimantan towns, especially Singkawang. This parade in particular has become a major tourist draw-card. Re...

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Main Author: CHAN, Margaret
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
Subjects:
Indonesia
Chinese New Year
social customs
rituals
parades
ethnic relations
Asian Studies
Race and Ethnicity
Religion
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/708
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1707/viewcontent/Chinese_New_Year_in_West_Kalimantan_Ritual_Theatre_and_Political_Circus_CSDS_2009.pdf
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