Cross On Shells

Rare crab re-appears in Malacca

Saint Francis Xavier was buried in St. Paul's church in Malacca in 1553.

Before Saint Francis Xavier reached the shores in Malacca, there was a ragging storm and he dipped his crucifix into the sea and prayed to God to calm the storm. The crucifix slipped from his grip and fell into the sea and he prayed that it could be returned to him.

On arrival at the shores of Malacca, he saw the crucifix in between the claws of the crabs. He retrieved the crucifix and a sign of the Cross appeared on the crab's shell after he blessed it.

These crabs re-surfaced again in Malacca after half a century.

MELAKA: ST. PAUL'S CHURCH

St. Paul's Church


This church was originally a small chapel built by Portuguese captain called Duarto Coelho in 1521 A.D. and called "Nosa Senhora - Our Lady of the Hill".

The chapel was handed over to the "Society of Jesus" in 1548 and enlarged in 1556 with the addition of a second storey and renamed "Annunciation". A tower was added in 1950.


When the Dutch took over Malacca from the Portuguese, they changed its name to St. Paul's Church and used it for 112 years until their own church, the Christ Church was completed in 1753.

St. Paul's Church lost its tower when the British took over but had one new feature added to it - the lighthouse at the front of the church.

The British however did not use the church for worship but used it for the storage of gunpowder. They also erected a tall flagpole and renamed the hill on which the church is sited to Flagstaff Hill (Bukit Bendera).

The name however did not last. The flagpole was later taken down and the church abandoned. Old tombstones found inside the ruins bear silent testimony to the final resting place of several Dutch and Portuguese nationals.

The reowned Spanish-born Jesuit missionary, St. Francis Xavier was a regular visitor to this church from 1545 to 1552 and when he died, his body was interred here for nine months before being exhumed and taken to his final resting place in Goa, India.

A statue of St. Francis was built in 1952 to commerate his passing and internment here. The St. Paul's Church ruins were gazetted as an old monument and historical site under the Antiquities Act No 168/1976 on 12th May 1977.

MELAKA: THE ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH AND ITS VICINITIES

St Xavier Church, Malacca - This picture shows you how the church and its vicinity looks like a very long time ago, how time changes its vicinities and how the place looks like now.

It was built in 1856. The feast of St. Francis Xavier falls on 3rd December each year.

MELAKA: BUTTERFLY PARK

Malacca Butterfly Park

The butterflies and moths form one of the largest orders of insects numbering 100,000 species or more. The scientific name of the group is Lepidoptera. It comes from two Greek words meaning "scale" and "wing".

Crown Prince Naruhito (Kōtaishi Naruhito Shinnō), born 23 February 1960, had once visited the Malacca Butterfly Park.

 

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MELAKA: BREEDING CHICKEN USING THE OLD METHOD

In neighboring developed countries like Singapore, Hong Kong or Tokyo, many childrens may not see for themselves how the breeding of chickens is done. Even if they do, they would have seen the breeding of chickens in a high-tech farm, probably using a mechanically activated feeding process linked to a computer system.

One sure look of the chickens, is the look on frozen chickens in their kitchen refrigerators, the common sights of chicken drumsticks, chicken wings and chicken breast.

Are children today experiencing feeding the chickens themselves with some corns or maize with their palms, in the yards of the homes of their parents ? Are they observing how chicken is slaughtered ? And how are the feathers removed ? Do they know that in old times, unfinished meals do not find their ways into the bins and there was no concept like Reduce, Reuse and Recycle ? Do they now still play shuttercocks made from feathers of the chickens ? Fun like these are getting rare.

On holidaying in Melaka the next time, allocate some days of stay to create the time opportunity to walk in the old and secluded areas of Old Melaka and discover the prevailing old ways.

Your children will love it ! Surprise your spouse ! Let kids get some real knowledge !

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There are tales on Promising & Swearing which involved chickens.

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ABOVE IS AN IMAGE OF A CAGE TO HOUSE CHICKENS IN OLD WAYS. COME AND EXPLORE BEYOND THIS.

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Hang Li Poh's Well, MELAKA

King's Well or the Perigi Raja is also known as the Hang Li Poh Well. The Hang Li Poh Well was dug by an order of the Sultan Mansor Shah of Melaka during the period 1458 AD to 1477 AD. The Hang Li Poh Well is constructed specially for his wife, Hang Li Poh, a princess of an emperor in China. Melaka's relationship with China is very close since Admiral Zheng He voyages.

The water from this well was used for the daily needs of the Princess and has never gone dry even during long periods of drought.

Legend has it that if one were to drink the water of Hang Li Poh's well, then he or she will surely return to Melaka again. To return to Melaka again is a great fortune.

 

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Melaka - All Night Chanting at Seck Kia Eenh

A small group of Straits-Born Chinese in Melaka humbly emulate the teachings of the Lord Buddha in 1920.

In two different Chinese temples for 19 years and for another 16 years in a small wooden bungalow, Full Moon prayers, New Moon prayers and marriages ceremonies were performed.

Seck Kia Eenh means Lord Buddha's Monastery.

The late Tan Sri V.T. Sambanthan (then the Minister of Post, Works and Telecommunication) and Ungku Mohsein Bin Abdul Kadir (then Assistant Minister of Youths, Culture and Sports) witnessed the Wesak Blossoms in 1967.

Today, Seck Kia Eenh is performing the All Night Chanting from this evening 3th. September, 2011 till next morning 4th. September, 2011.

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Seck Kia Eenh Buddhist, Temple 57, Gajah Berang Road, 75200 Malacca.

 

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Hang Kasturi Melaka

Hang Kasturi is one of the five great warrior brothers namely Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Lekir and Hang Lekiu.

The five brothers were great warrior during the reign of the Malacca Sultanate especially during the regime Sultan Mansur Shah (1456-1477).

The courage and the strength of the five great warrior plus the wisdom of the Bendahara Tun Perak to back up and help the Malacca Sultanate to expand the Malacca Empire up as far as the Malay Archipelago and thus Malacca Empire maintained the respect of friends and foes.

In the Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu), Hang Kasturi was set up to be the traitor for killing his brother Hang Tuah without proper investigation. Hang Tuah, was hiddened by the Prime Minister in Ulu Melaka took revenge by killing Hang Kasturi in such a big battle for being a traitor to the Sultanate.

However, based on another story known by many people, Hang Jebat was the real traitor who finally died in the arms of Hang Tuah. The structure of the tomb of Hang Kasturi was much influenced by the art and architectural from India where by there are spaces to put light around the tomb.

The tomb is staggered and it has medium site unlike other tombs that are long and considered to be holly. The tomb has been gazetted as a historic site.

 

Hang Kasturi's Mausoleum, 120 Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200 Malacca, Melaka, Malaysia

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