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| Check this out! The St Anne Church is getting ready to play host for over 100,000 pilgrims in the nine-day annual St Anne's Feast celebrations this year. Look huge right? You will be overwhelm when see for yourself, hundreds of thousand of people bathed in a sparkling sea of light, took part in a candlelight procession to celebrate St Anne's Feast. |
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| Pilgrims comprising Catholics and non-Christians from all around the country as well as abroad gathered at the 188 year old church praying for health and blessings from St Anne, the grandmother of Jesus Christ. Many who came here fulfilled their vows by lighting candles, offering flowers and attending mass and novenas. They came from not only from Malaysia but from Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, New Zealand and even from as far away as Europe. This marks the important day for pilgrims to the thank her for countless prayers answered and petitions granted. It is such a wonderful event filled with excitement and joy that showcase the unity of people from every part of the world. |
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| Most of the road near the church will be closed and police personnel will be mobilize to divert the traffic during this period. My advice to you is that, try to come with transport that has been prearranged for you (eg. buses) as traffic will be chaos and the parking fees is very expensive. There will be no problem finding the church once you reach the town of Bukit Mertajam. Just follow where the crowd goes and I guaranteed that you can't go wrong. One thing to note is that, if you bring small children with you, make sure that they are within your reach to prevent any untoward incident as the crowd at that time are really huge. You do not need to bring any candles or flowers with you when visiting St. Anne as plenty will be on sale here. Temporary stall at the church compound are set up to sell flowers, candles, T-shirt and many others memorable. Some of the stall performs magic show as well as art exhibition. Normally the St Anne Church celebration is organized on the last weeks of July every year (20th ~ 31st). Remember to return back to this website to find out what is the actual date for the St. Anne celebration. And if you like to book in advance, your hotels or transportation, you can always do it here! |
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