The Boria Laughs at the Powerful, the Greedy, the Lecherous, the Losers – and at Each of Us
By Julia Tan
June 2019 FEATURE
Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations are about kinship, strengthening ties – and food! Three childhood friends relate how they each celebrate Hari Raya – both at home and abroad.(Clockwise from top left) Boria Ria skit at the Botanic Gardens, 1970 – a rare scene when it was once performed in an open environment; Boria Padang Tambun, 1850; boria skit, Sungai Pinang, 1974; and Boria Highlanders, Hutton Road, 1920.“The Boria groups here can speak Hokkien. Most of them do because they were...
Julia Tan
is a former editor of Penang Monthly. She remembers her time with the magazine with great fondness.
