' s ▁Church ▁anni versary ▁in ▁B uk it ▁M ert aj am , ▁Pen ang . ▁The ▁decor ated ▁float ▁process ion ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Es pl ana de ▁and ▁at ▁Pad ang ▁K ota ▁Bar u ▁[ field ▁between ▁D ato ▁Ker am at ▁Road ▁and ▁An son ▁Road ] ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁passing ▁through ▁main ▁streets ▁of ▁Ge or get own . ▁Stat ues ▁of ▁this ▁god dess ▁were ▁par aded ▁along ▁streets ▁decor ated ▁with ▁colour ful ▁lights ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁Sunday ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁night . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁call ▁for ▁Buddh ist ▁dev ote es ▁from ▁the ▁Chinese ▁eth nic ▁group ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁event ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁held ▁only ▁once ▁every ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁calendar ▁( a ▁once - in - a - l if etime ▁occasion ) ▁and ▁this ▁fest ivity ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁bring ▁prosper ity ▁because ▁K wan ▁Y in ▁means ▁' G od dess ▁of ▁Gener os ity '. ▁Tour ists ▁from ▁Singapore , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Taiwan ▁also ▁came ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁St . ▁Anne ' s ▁Church ▁in ▁B uk it ▁M ert aj am ▁was ▁also ▁holding ▁a ▁large ▁festival ▁for ▁its ▁anni versary . ▁Many ▁Christian ▁eth nic ▁Chinese ▁wor sh ipped ▁at ▁this ▁church ▁on ▁Sunday ▁morning ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Pen ang ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁to ▁visit ▁and ▁observe ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Pack ed ▁bridge ▁The