KOTA KINABALU: No dipping in the sea for New Year’s Eve? No problem.
Since the beaches in Tanjung Aru and Tanjung Lipat are off limits for now due to the rainy season, locals who swear by the age-old tradition of taking a plunge into the sea to ward off bad luck are finding other ways to usher in 2023.“Normally, if I am back in my village of Paitan, we would always jump into the river at the stroke of midnight.
“I have never kept track of whether the river dipping really brought me good luck, but it certainly made me feel better in starting a new year. It felt like being ‘reborn’,” she added.“It’s just something I have been practising for quite some time now; not that it holds any particular meaning,” said Sheila, 64.“According to some of the things that I read, it could be a way to stay young . And it could also be a way to not bring the year’s bad luck into the next year,” she added.
She and her family would instead have a barbeque and indulge in karaoke singing to welcome the new year.It is learnt that they would be present there and at other public parks until 6am today.
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