Cap Go Meh

E229839

Cap Go Meh is a vibrant Chinese-Indonesian festival marking the 15th and final day of Lunar New Year celebrations, renowned in Singkawang for its elaborate processions and Tatung (spirit medium) rituals.

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Cap Go Meh canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese-Indonesian festival
Lunar New Year festival
festival
celebrates 15th day of Lunar New Year
featuresActivity dragon dance
lion dance
offerings at temples
parades of decorated vehicles
street processions
traditional dance
traditional music
featuresRitual Tatung
spirit possession
trance rituals
follows Chinese New Year day
hasAlternativeName Cap Go Meh Festival
Lantern Festival
surface form: Chap Goh Meh
hasAudience domestic tourists
international tourists
local residents
hasCulturalContext Chinese Indonesian culture
Chinese diaspora culture
hasEthnicAssociation Chinese Indonesians
Hakka
surface form: Hakka Chinese
hasFunction closing of Lunar New Year festivities
community purification
expressing gratitude to deities
seeking protection from spirits
hasGovernmentRecognition regional cultural event in Indonesia
hasKeySymbol incense
lanterns
traditional costumes
hasMajorLocation Indonesia
Singkawang
West Kalimantan
hasNotableCity Singkawang
hasPerformanceElement martial arts demonstrations
self-mortification displays by Tatung
hasReligiousAspect Buddhist elements
Chinese folk religion
Taoist practices
hasTemporalClassification annual event
hasTourismAspect cultural tourism attraction
heritage tourism event
isPartOf Lunar New Year period
isRenownedFor Tatung rituals
elaborate processions
spirit medium performances
marks final day of Lunar New Year celebrations
occursOn 15th day of the first lunar month

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Singkawang hasFestival Cap Go Meh