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Ethnic Chinese devotees prepare a Wangkang ship during night culminating in a send-off ceremony where the barge was set aflame so that the collected spirits can symbolically sail into another realm during Wangkang or “royal ship” festival in Malacca, Malaysia, Thursday, January 11, 2024. The Wangkang festival was brought to Malacca by Hokkien traders from China and first took place in 1854. Processions have been held in 1919, 1933, 2001, 2012 and 2021. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)
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