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Then, a few cultural shows were performed by a group of students. They came up on

a platform built in the middle of the stadium and danced traditional dances like

zapin and inang gracefully. Another group of students also came up and sang

some traditional songs like ghazal and lagu asli sweetly.The song was followed

by a poem of patriotic theme. A skit was performed on the fake house which also

acted as a stage. It was a short funny drama which was usually played as a prelude

of a boria show and was presented by the three major races: Malay, Chinese and

Indian. Then, the boria show started with every dancer present as the backup

singers. Instead of a uniform costume, this time, they were wearing multi-colour

clothing which represents various ethnics of Malaysia. Mr Shamsul Azrul and her

friend, Madam Khairuzah Ahmad was very pleased and happy with their pupils

performances. According to them it was a very difficult time for them finding pupils

that really interested with our traditional dance. But against all odds, they manage to

set up a group of young, dedicated and talented traditional dances. Both of them

graduated from the University Kebangsaan Malaysia in tradional art; are very

experienced in this field.

The next event was the National Parade. Ninety six organizations participated in the

National Day parade. School brass bands, the armed forces, government offices,NGOs and private corporations sent their representatives. They marched past the

grand stand, very smart in their uniforms. For most teams, normally, a pretty girl led

the way, bearing the wooden banner, followed by a leader and bearers of flags. The

Royal Malay Army band led the procession and in between there were at least ten

other bands performed by school children. The rest of the bands played upbeat

tunes that added more spirit of Merdeka during the National Day parade. As for the

other teams, the uniforms they wear vary, from national costumes, official uniforms

to simple t-shirts and caps. Among the contingents that attracted the attention were

the army, they marched with frightening battle camouflage on their faces. The

parade was completed in about an hour. It was concluded by various vehicles. The

northern high powered motorcycle club and the Harley Davidson club zoomed at a

sedate pace for a change. Later, the emergency vehicles used by the Fire

Department and also the ambulance slowly closed the National Day parade to an

end.

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The celebration ended with rhythmic gymnastics. Our schools gymnasts put up

some of their gymnastic acts accompanied by classical and modern music. They

used colourful ribbons and hoops. It was fascinating. The National Day Celebration

would not be forgotten for many years to come.

Reported by,Shafinaz bt Saad(Secretary of History Club)