THE crowd cheered loudly when the ‘bride’ and ‘groom’ bowed to each other in a re-enactment of a Peranakan wedding ceremony.
The ‘couple’, dressed in traditional Peranakan wedding costumes, also had the tea serving ceremony, a tradition deemed important in respecting their elderly.
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The ‘wedding couple’ posing for a group photo.
Members of Kadazandusun Cultural Association Penang performing a traditional dance.
State Chinese (Penang) Association members taking part in a Nyonya Kebaya fashion show.
Association members performing a traditional dance.
Performers re-enacting the Peranakan wedding ceremony with the ‘bride’ and ‘groom’ serving tea to elders represented by Yeoh (seated right) and Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry Penang office director Jonathan Freddy P. Bagang (seated left) during the Peranakan Cina Festival at Kompleks Bukit Jambul in Bayan Lepas. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star
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