In Semarang, on the Indonesian island of Java, traditional shadow puppet shows called 'wayang kulit' act out ancient Hindu stories behind a lit-up screen. In which state in northern Malaysia, where the style is more like Thai shadow puppets than Javanese ones, is the tradition strongest?

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Kelantan. Malaysia's government put some rules on Kelantan's shadow puppet shows in the 1990s. In 2019 a group called Fusion Wayang Kulit brought the art back to life with shadow puppets of Star Wars characters. In Semarang on Indonesia's island of Java, wayang kulit shadow plays still dramatize ancient Hindu stories behind a lit-up screen.