MCA Kelana Jaya and shopping centre to showcase lantern fest

By FAZLEENA AZIZ
fazleena@thestar.com.my

A unique lantern festival celebration called Raya Tanglung 1Malaysia will be held at the LG2 Blue Entrance in Sunway Pyramid shopping centre, Petaling Jaya, on Sept 18 at 7pm.

The event is organised by the MCA Kelana Jaya parliament liaison office and MCA Kelana Jaya in collaboration with Sunway Pyramid.

Kelana Jaya parliamentary liaison officer Ong Chong Swen said they wanted the festival to be assimilated into Malaysian culture.

A team: Ong (fifth from left) and Phang (sixth from left) with members from MCA Kelana Jaya and Sunway Pyramid.

She said it would be good for all races to come together and celebrate the lantern festival.

“About 1,200 lanterns will be distributed and the parade will be led by a dragon into the mall.

“Children from homes and kindergartens will be taking part in the event,” she said, adding that 140 goodie bags will be given out to the children.

Ong urged all community leaders and the public to attend the celebration.

She added that the Mid-Autumn Festival was not only celebrated in this country but also in Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.

Sunway IFM Sdn Bhd (retail division) director of marketing Phang Sau Lian said 5,000 flyers on the programme would be distributed.

She said this was the second time the mall had collaborated with MCA.

“About 20% of our mall patrons are tourists and this will be a great experience for them.

“The celebration is important and we always support community festival programmes,” she added.

For more information, call 03-7494 3100 or visit www.sunwaypyramid.com