In Malaysia, every year is a year of festivals
By Louise Goss-Custard
November 2015 FEATURE
Timing is everything, and for local writer Keith Hockton to have released his book, Festivals of Malaysia, this year, well, one might have thought he had insider knowledge.Hockton’s book is a meticulously researched, 300-page, comprehensive catalogue of religious and secular festivals. This is a book most people will not read cover-to-cover, but rather will dip into when their curiosity is piqued on seeing a parade in the streets or hearing a particularly boisterous temple celebration. Others may use it to...
Louise Goss-Custard
is editor of the Penang Free Sheet (www.penangfreesheet.my), co-organiser of Open Studios Penang, and a keen flautist who plays with Penang’s best Irish band, the DramBand (www.facebook. com/DramBandPenang) and several local orchestras.
