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Latest News: Tram to Penang Hill to stop for 7 months

• 4WDs start plying Penang Hill 05-03-2010
• Penang Hill’s funicular train to stop for 7 months 20Feb-2010

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Chinese New Year in Penang

HAPPY YEAR OF THE TIGER!!
The year of the tiger begins on 14 January 2010 and ends on 2nd February 2011.
Penang is a great place to spend the New Year and enjoy great Chinese / Nyonya food.
Checkout some great New Year recipes and what to do this new year:

• Enjoy some great New Year cookies during this period. Some great New Year recipes to try at ...... http://food.mymalaysiabooks.com/ - kueh kapit kuih, ribbon cookies, kueh bahulu, etc.
• Where to eat in Penang at: myPenang
• Where to go in Penang, Malaysia or at myPenang
• Where to stay in Malaysia

What's in store for the Year of the Tiger:

The Year 2010 is the Year of the Metal Tiger, which begins on February 14, 2010 and ends on February 2, 2011. In Chinese feng shui, Metal is the destroyer of wood and so they are on the destructive cycle and have conflict relationship. It means that the year 2010 may not be peaceful and more international conflicts are expected. .................

..... more at Chinese Celebrations HERE

Preparing for Chinese New Year

If you are looking for some typical hone-made Chinese New Year Cookie Recipes, check out at http://food.mymalaysiabooks.com.

Kueh Kapit / Kuih Kapit or Love Letters

Kuah Bangkit / Kuih Bangkit

Kuih Bunga /Kuih Bunga

Ribbon Biscuits - Ribbon Cookies

About Penang in myPenang.my

Check out this new website (still new) on Penang .. a collection of local knowledge on Penang, such as, history of Penang, where to go, where to eat.....

Where to eat Char Koay Teow / Char Kway Teow

• -- 82, Lorong Selamat and Other coffee shop along Lorong Selamat, George Town
• -- Ah Leng Char Koay Teow, Jalan Datuk Keramat, opposite former Federal Theater , George Town
• Ping Hooi coffee shop, Lebuh Carnavon and Lebuh Melayu junction, George Town
• BB restaurant, opposite Hawker centre, (Sunshine Square area), Persiaran Mayangpasir 2, Bayan Baru
• ....more at http://www.mypenang.my/

Month of September and October 2009

The Month of September is a month of celebrations and festivals in Penang

3rd September - Hungry Gost Festival

The festival, which started on Aug 20 and ends this Friday, is celebrated by Chinese the world over. In Malaysia, the Chinese, notably those from the Hokkien community, celebrate this festival in a big way. The 14th day of the seventh lunar month (which this year fell on Sept 2) is especially important as it is widely believed that the gates of hell are opened and the dead are allowed to roam the earth on this day......read more at the star : Hell-bent on pleasing the dead

(more about other Chinese Festivals and Celebrations)

20-21 September - Hari Raya Adilfitri

This is the first day of the month following Ramadan (a month of fasting and abstinence for Muslims). The celebration begins after sunset on the 29th day of Ramadan when Muslims break their daily fast. If the crescent appears, the next day is declared Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

17 October - Deepavali

Deepavali (or Diwali) is the Festival of Lights which celebrated during the 7th month of the Hindu calendar (usually October or November). Hindus adorn their homes with dozens of lights or oil lamps, called vikku, to signify the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. It is celebrated as the day the evil Narakasura was slain by Lord Krishna.

more about Religious Observations in Malaysia HERE