Perlis mufti moots name change for Bon Odori

Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin has proposed that the Bon Odori events in Malaysia be renamed.

Asri said doing so will avoid any confusion about the event's traditional origin which contained elements of syirik (idolatry) and khurafat (superstition).

"If possible, the event should be...