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In the old days, watching the flying kites was a special kind of meditation, they were launched to scare off evil forces, to ensure good harvest and health, and by the change the tone of «musical» kites people judged the change of winds that promised the arrival of the rainy season. They were also used for military purposes. For example, with the help of kites, the distance between enemy armies or the walls of an enemy castle was measured. Today in Malaysia, festivals are held every year, where thousands of different models of these light paper masterpieces are demonstrated in flight. The launching of a kite is far from being a child’s play, the real kites are made and competed in the launching by grown-ups. Modern Malay kites are real works of art. They are especially loved by the inhabitants of the states of Kelantan and Trengganu on the East coast of the Malacca Peninsula.

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