ayam dont really get it with all this easy influence mindset. What is wrong with celebrating together.... just stay aside when they're doing the religious stuffs but join in for the feast... free food pun tak mau ka??

Back in the past all race and religion prepares feast and invites each other. There are non Christians preparing Christmas dinners with muslim guests and do the gift exchange ..... or non muslim going to Hari Raya open house to makan and give wishes...

back then even SJKC will throw Hari Raya party for their muslim students and staff despite the small head count (i believe they still do) .. but SK are now banning every other celebration step by step? We are suppose to progress but instead we went backwards and encouraging everyone not to celebrate with each other... respect and perpaduan my ass.

actually it's the same to the nons also as there are lines where we do not cross.... even it is not right for an atheist to join in prayers because it feels like interrupting.

we should change our mindset that our non-involvement in other's prayers is about respecting other's practices... but not really about it going against our own faiths and beliefs... but all religion now just wanna plotek plotek.... Frankly, they wouldn't want to involve outsiders in their prayers as well. (maybe this doesnt apply to Christians )

But other than that.. no harm getting involved la.... break coconut during thaipussam or share gifts during Christmas for the fun of it eventhough these action has religion significance... but it's not really praying. Afterall the actual prayers are usually always done in closed doors anyways so why worry.

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Jan 15 2020, 09:51 AM

I know right... what has Malaysia become now.... giving a big voice to extremist on all sides... and what's worse is these unqualified bunch spreading misinformation about cultures..

one most bodoh one is the recent CNY tanglung thing.... They should've known that China is Atheist.. how can it be religious :x

That's 15th day prayers only by the taoists from specifically the hokkien dialect will do and it's lighting candles burn incense hang tebu or pineapple etc... that prayer is done at night so obviously have to light a lantern what.... but modern days, use normal ceiling light enough.

and this 15th day prayers also so happens to coincide with the lanterns. So just dont join that one if you feel offended... and flying lanterns are dangerous, dont participate better. And if you did not know, there's alot of events going on the 15th day as well... like Chinese valentines aka throw orange. The reason why there's so many different celebrations happening on the 15th day of CNY for the Chinese because it's the first full moon... so go figure.

but tanglung is tanglung which is lit way before the first day of CNY... if it's religious, China wouldve long banned it...

also the 15th day prayers don't happen in communist china and is also not practiced by various other dialect group.

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Jan 15 2020, 10:34 AM

hnghhhh can see so many misinformed ppl out there lol...

I can give yall the biggest tip for Chinese celebrations... as long as it involves a jostick and burning paper money, it's religious. Other than that... it's not and it's safe to participate

yep.. deswai if you dont join in to light a jostick and burn paper money then it will not be religious.... because there's just too many different things happening altogether and each dialect group have their own... for example some taoist especially hokkiens again will pray every 1st and 15th of the lunar month which is a date that quite alot of other chinese celebrations will clash.

ah right the 8th day.. but 15th also got some prayers... i really dunno all these prayers lol. I just watch ppl do it...

especially my relatives who married to hokkiens... they macam alot of prayers going on every month. (luckily im not hokkien)