Last CNY we went to Portuguese Settlement to participate in the Festa Intrudu or the Water Festival. The Festa started a day before with feast given by our Portuguese friends. The stage were playing branyo songs (like joget) and there were constantly people dancing there. The next day, the dowsing ritual started at 8am. Nobody was spared. Even passers by were drenched with water, cold water, ice water and some even throw coca cola and liquor - but of course they are mindful of who they throw it to.
The water throwing finished at 12noon and then most people went to the stage to dance branyo. Lunch was served at the back of the stage and I ate devil curry chicken and bread.
At about 2pm, a group of youngsters hop on a truck and went from house to house collecting men wearing woman's dresses. They went over to a field and have a football match there.
Branyo continues that night at 8pm and the celebration carried out until the wee hours of the morning.
