Cap Go Meh festival in Singkawang

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The Cap Go Meh festival in Singkawang is a renowned Chinese-Indonesian celebration marked by elaborate temple rituals, vibrant street parades, and dramatic Tatung spirit-medium performances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese-Indonesian festival ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
religious celebration ⓘ
associatedWith Dayak community ⓘ
linked to: Dayak peoples

Hakka Chinese community ⓘ
Tatung Dayak-Chinese culture ⓘ
audience domestic tourists ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
local residents ⓘ
calendarSystem Chinese lunar calendar ⓘ
celebrates Cap Go Meh ⓘ
Lantern Festival ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
culturalSignificance important event in Singkawang city calendar ⓘ
major tourism attraction in Singkawang ⓘ
symbol of Chinese-Indonesian identity in West Kalimantan ⓘ
ethnicContext Chinese Indonesian community ⓘ
features Chinese lanterns ⓘ
Tatung ⓘ
barongsai performances ⓘ
dragon dance ⓘ
lion dance ⓘ
offerings at temples ⓘ
parade of decorated vehicles ⓘ
street-side altars ⓘ
traditional Chinese music ⓘ
locatedIn Borneo ⓘ
Kalimantan ⓘ
Singkawang ⓘ
West Kalimantan ⓘ
mainVenue Chinese temples in Singkawang ⓘ
city streets of Singkawang ⓘ
marks 15th day of the first lunar month ⓘ
end of Chinese New Year period ⓘ
notableFor Tatung spirit-medium performances ⓘ
elaborate temple rituals ⓘ
processions of spirit mediums ⓘ
vibrant street parades ⓘ
religiousContext Buddhism ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
riskElement body piercing acts by Tatung ⓘ
walking on sharp objects ⓘ
ritualElement offerings to gods and ancestors ⓘ
procession of deities’ palanquins ⓘ
spirit possession ⓘ
trance rituals ⓘ
timeOfYear January or February ⓘ
tourismCategory cultural tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ

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Kota Seribu Kelenteng → associatedWithEvent → Cap Go Meh festival in Singkawang ⓘ