Johor Bahru Chingay Parade 2012

"Every year in the first lunar month of 20-23rd , the Annual Chinngay event is organizes by the Chinese Commence Chamber Of Johor Bahru and its known as the Parade of Deities of Johor Old Temple. (Chinese: 古廟游神).
The Chingay parade lasts for four days. The climax of the parade is on the night of the 3rd day when the Deities parade around the Johor Bahru Town Centre or in Chinese known as 圣駕巡游.
The annual Chingay has attracted more than 300,000 people to march around the major roads of Johor Bahru together with the 5 Deities being worshiped in the Old Temple." Source from Wiki.

This year is considered I attended the JB Chingay Parade for the First time! Because I watched the whole stretch of parade from start till end...
The Parade started from Jalan Yahya Awal (N1.47913 E103.74769), passed through Jalan Ibrahim in front of the JB Post Office and go into the Jalan Wong Ah Fook...follow by Jalan Tun Abdul Razak and back to Jalan Yahya Awal with the total of 7.5km. All the effected road were closed during the parade session.

Partially of the crowd that evening...

We were standing at the junction between Inner Ring road and Jalan Yahya Awal. During that time (1745hrs), the area was packed with peoples!

Let me share some photos of the Chingay Parade of Johor Bahru to you...I was walking opposite direction against the Parade...(total of 59 photos, please be patient for the loading...)

Senior devotee...

Trams from Danga Bay Johor Bahru (above & below)

The God Of Fortune and the bunch of clowns...

Group from one of the Deity...

One of the Deity

The Red Drummers

The Red Drummers

Wondering why her face looks one kind...?

Decorated truck...

Follow by another Deity of the night...

Another Deity of the night...

Everyone pray for wealth and prosperity! Huat ah!

Dragon dance...

Traditional dance performing by a group of women...

Dragons on the truck...

Everyone like to touch the Dragon, they believe it will bring luck and prosperity!

Dragon dance...

I like this Lanterns very much!

Here come the Bubbles factory! :)

Once this truck pass-by, the sky was Full of bubbles!

One of the Dragon on the evening...

The Bicycle Dragon! One of the Special Dragon of the night!

Everyone was happy to ride on the dragon...

The Dragon from SP Setia group...

Dragon in motion! I like the slow shuttle effect!

There were many peoples giving sweets, biscuits and tissue pack...some even given U mobile Prepaid Card Free!

One of the Decoration truck...

Big head dolls...(direct translate)

Many dragons on the truck waiting to perform...

Another senior women performance...

The Drummer...

Another Deity of the night...

SMART for 2 also participated...

The young drummers...

Dancing Phoenix...

Here come the Diabolo team. Their performance was Great!

Diabolo performance...

Diabolo performance...

The Sky was Full of Diabolo! (above & below)

The Dragon truck...

The Balloon Dragon! As I saw the longest dragon of the night!

Take a break!

Yeee-Haaa!!

Decorated truck...

Another Deity and also the last of the evening...

Big group of devotees follow at the end of the Parade...

I heard the devotees shouted : "Huat ah!" along the whole stretch of the Parade! That means Prosperity! There were more than 100 dragons that night and I couldn't snap all! I might join the Parade again next year if time allow....:)