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Aside from mischievous mayhem on the first, April is
otherwise unbearably ordinary for many of us. However,
South East Asia is a region whose cultural tapestries are
richlyandcolourfully interwovenwithancient religionsand
traditions.
Jamilah Lim
explores four SEA countries that
celebrate their Traditional NewYears in April. Fromsuper-
soakermayhemtosereneandsedate rituals, eachculture
has its own uniqueway of celebrating!
Traditional New Years: South East
Asian Style
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STORY
Not Another New Year!
Years are constructs of time and its
passage marked in a calendar by the
movement of the Earth around the Sun.
Whilst the rest of the world may partake
in a common New Year (Jan 1), different
cultures and religions have their own
calendars and hence, different NewYears.