Thursday, 19 November 2015
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
MALAYSIAN CULTURED HISTORY
Hey guys and readers, have you ever wondered how on earth did Malaysia been mixed with so many cultured, heritages and ethnics? We have Dayak, Iban, Malay, Chinese, Indian and so many more. Where did they all came from and how on earth did these group get along together in one country?
Malay
Malaysia is one of the developed country and it was also known as Malay kingdom. According to history once there were indigenous tribes who live in there such as Proto-Malay and then came the Malays from the mainland Asia.
The Batek Tribes
A lot of those tribes started to follow the Malays that came to their land. That was happened in the ancient times and according to history there are still some of those tribes remained in Malaysia until now. They has their own cultured, language and of course religious.
The Indian and Chinese in Malaysia
Then the time passed by and Malay Kingdom becoming one of the biggest trading port in Asia in the 18th century. Many of the traders around the world came just to do their selling and trading. There are merchant from Arabic, Persian, Chinese, Indian and also from British.
The Dayak Tribes
The Dayak Lady
Malaysia consist of two distinct geographic regions Peninsular Malaysia which is where the Kadazan, Bajau, Murut, Iban, Bidayuh, Melanau and Orang Ulu lived and East Malaysia which is where the majority of Malay, Indian, Chinese and Orang asli lived. Around 19th the federation of Malaysia merged with the North Borneo which is including Sarawak and Sabah. Now Malaysia had almost more than 100 ethnics and Malay language is been used to united all of them together as 1 Malaysia.
PREPARED BY,
SITI NUR AISYAH BINTI ROSLI
151420131
MALAYSIAN FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
Guys have you ever wondered what type of celebration does the Malaysian had since they were so many
ethnic and cultured? Well I am about to share to you guys a few awesome celebration that been held in
Malaysia from many different cultured and ethnic.. and I am sure that you will be interested in it too….
Ok as you all known Malay usually celebrate Hari Raya Puasa ( the eid-ul-adh Festival) and Hari Raya Qurban it was part of their religious celebration. It is the day that they gathered together to
celebrate Muslims winning day. Before they could celebrate those they need to do some sacrifices such as
fasting in the daylight for a month during the fasting month and did some Qurban by sacrificing their best livestock
The Eid-ul-adh Festival
Indian.. they celebrate many type of celebration. The most common celebration is Deepavali which is known as The Light Celebration. During that day they will light up as many latern as they could infront of their
houses and it was believed to help fight the evils. On that day they will went to their temple and did some of
their ritual. They also celebrate the Thaipusam day. They believed that all of their past sins will be forgiven
on that day. There are also other celebration that they celebrate such as Thaiponggol day and Wesak day.
The Lantern Festival
Chinese they celebrate Chinese New Year every year. It is the day that all of them gathered having big feast and exchange “Angpau” to those who already married. For the closing ceremony for the Chinese New Year was the Chap Goh Mei. During that day all young ladies will be wearing beautiful cloth and gathered at the
temple. That was the day if they wanted to find a soulmate. There will also be the Dragon dance and people will be marching with lantern in their hand. Chinese also celebrate the moon cake festival as a victory celebration for Yuan Dynasty that has defeated the Monggol army. Moon cake is been use to carry the message as signal to attack.
The Hola Mohalla Festival
The Gawai Festival 
Beside of that, there are also other uniqe festival such as Gawai day that been celebrated by the Iban
and Bidayuh, Kaamatan festival by the Kadazan, Hola Mohalla by the Sikh and many more. These
celebration is making Malaysia as unique country in the world until now .
NUR AMALINA BINTI AHMAD TARMIZI
151420087
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
TRADITIONAL GAMES
Assalammualaikum to all..
In Malaysia culture, there are a few types of traditional games thatare very popular. These types of traditional games are different to their culture to play the games.These games is usually play during time free. From I know about this traditional games, it is not difficult to play but we must know the step if we want to play that games.
Malay traditional game
Congkak or congklak is a mancala game of Malay origin play in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand, and some parts of Sumatra and Borneo. Congkak is a Malay traditional game, which often a game for girls, has rules that allow the boards to have different numbersof hole. The word congkak is believed to originate from old Malay “congkak”, meaning “mental calculation” which is mainly practiced in the game. Congkak board usually made of wood like merbau wood, keruing, and so on. Board also made from rambutan wood, jackfruit according to the ability the repairman maker it. Way to play congkakmust have two players to sit facing the board before start play. However, to play congkak, have to know the step of congkak. Before the game start, the houses are filled with seven congkak seed each while the storehouse are left empty. Both players begin the congkak by scooking up all the shells in any house on their side. A player drops a shell into storehouse each time passes it but does not deposit any into his opponent. How the game continues, depens on where the last shell of each scoop is deposit. The first round ends when a player has no more shell on his side. Play resumes in the second round with players redistributing shells from their own storehouse to their own house. The loser gets to start the second round. Play continues until one player loses all house or concedes defeat. Any way to play congkak not realy difficult, wish you have time to play this game, have a fun.
India traditional game
Kabaddi is a game that formed in the traditional game in India. Kabaddi is known by various names viz. chedugudu or Hu-Tu-Tu in southern parts of India, Hadudu (men), and Chu-Kit-Kit(women) in Eastern India, and kabaddiin in Northern India. In India, kabaddi isrecognised in three form such as surjeevani, gamine, and amar. It isa game of the people in Bangladesh play. The game is very popular in South Africa and is widespread in South Asia, Japan, and Iran. Not much people know about the origin of this game. In one game, two team are formed, which consists of seven players. The two team fight for higher scores. The person, whom the raider touches will then be out. However, this game is based on age and weight. So before play kabaddi, we must know the rules. Kabaddi can see like rugby which need us to compete to get score. So this game is very fun for us to play cause we can let go our angry form this game.
Chinese traditional game
Mahjong is a game for people who come from China. Mahjong involves skill, strategy, and calculation cause sometimes mahjong can say as a gambling game that make to get money. The game is invariably play by four players. The object of the game is to build a complete set or a combination usually in three of either 13 or 16 pieces. However, in Hong Kong, Macau and other places, mahjong always popular especially among Cantonese speakers. Traditional Chinese Mahjong is play with 144 tiles (including 8 flower/season tiles) and some variants incorporate just 136 tiles (without flower/season tiles which are optional tiles used to apply bonuses). Mahjong develops cognitive skills and establishes social relationship. It is an ideal family activity and suitable for people from all walks of life.
Prepared by ,
ZALEHA BINTI MOHD YUSOFF
151420149
151420149
MALAYSIA TRADITIONAL OUTFITS
MALAYSIA TRADITIONAL OUTFITS
Since Malaysia have variety of culture, there are
variety of traditional outfits for every culture in Malaysia. Malaysia have
three major cultures such as Malay, Chinese and Indian. The traditional
clothing of each culture can be used in any formal and informal events.
Moreover, all of the traditional outfits is really suitable with weather in
Malaysia. Each of cultural clothing have a different outfits for male and
female.
MALAY
TRADITIONAL OUTFITS
Baju Melayu is a name for Malay male traditional
outfit. It is a pair of loose tunic long sleeve shirt worn over with a trousers
that made with the same material. This outfits accompanied with a cloth that
wrapped around waist and hips called sampin. For head, Malay male will wear a
cylinder shape cap named songkok to cover up their upper head. Songkok are
generally dark in its colour which is black or dark blue. One more head outfit
for baju Melayu is kopiah that is same shape as songkok but it is white in
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| Kebaya |
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| Baju Kurung |
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| Kurung Kedah |
For Malay female, they wear baju kurung that is knee
length loose blouse that worn over a long skirt. The blouse is collarless and
long sleeved while the skirt called kain has a pleats one one side.
Another popular
blouse is called Kebaya which it is quite tight at waist but Kebaya have less
different from baju kurung. There is variety style of baju kurung since some of
states in Malaysia has different style in making its blouses. Baju kurung Kedah is a shorter dress than baju kurung and it is three quarter sleeves. Usually, baju kurung Kedah is usually daily worn by married Malay woman because it is ease the movement of woman to do their chores but nowadays, baju kurung Kedah is worn by anyone.
CHINESE
TRADITIONAL OUTFITS
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| Cheongsam |
Malaysian Chinese traditional dress for the men is a
short sleeved shirt worn over the trousers and they wear
sandals for comfort.
Cheongsam is a one piece dress with a high collar
and it is diagonally closed by a small clips. Usually it is made from a silk
and very popular among Chinese in Malaysia because it can be wear at any occasion
including formal attire. Older woman of Chinese wear a samfoo which looks like
pyjamas with a separate loosing top fastened by fabric toggles and ankle length
pants.
INDIAN
TRADITIONAL OUTFITS
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| Saree |
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| Men Shalwar Kameez |
Most popular outfit that usually Indian woman wear
is saree, a cloth of 4 to 9 meters length which is worn with a petticoat of a
similar shade. It wrapped around the body and hangs over the shoulder, while
petticoat is worn above bellybutton to support saree. Shalwar Kameez is a
popular outfits of Nouthern India and it is long attire that normally the length
is below knees. For a woman, Shalwar is a trousers that are also known as loose
pyjama, Kameez is a colarless top which is known as Kurta with a scarf that are
called Duppata.
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| Sherwani |
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| Lungi |
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| Dhoti |
Shalwar Kameez have a male version which is two
pieces dress that is Shalwar which is a trousers and Kameez, long tunic shirt.
The Malayian traditional dress for the Indian men includes Sherwani, Lungi and
Dhoti. Sherwani is a coat garment fitted close to the body. It is knee length or
longer and opening in front with button to fastenings. Below the men wear a
garment for the lower part of the body, baggy and wide at the top tied with a
string at the waist, and tight around the legs and ankles. Lungi is a simply
short length of material worn around the thighs rather like sarong. Dhoti
require a piece of sloth which is seems longer and larger than what was worn in
the past. This outfits is simpler than another outfits because they are not
adorned with belts. The middle of the cloth is tied around the hips and each
end of the cloth is draped around the leg on its side.
Shahida Safuraa Binti Shahrul Azman
151420123
Sunday, 15 November 2015
TRADITIONAL DANCES
Dance is a popular cultural form in Malaysia too. Each ethnic group in Malaysia has its own dance forms which characterizes its culture. Dances are often performed in festive celebrations, wedding ceremonies, cultural shows or other public events. Below are the dances of the major three racial groups in our country:-
MALAY DANCES
Malay dances portrays the customs of the Malays. There are various forms or styles of the Malay dance which are categorized by its beats and rhythm. The four basic genres of Malay dance are Asli, Inang, Joget and Zapin.
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| Asli |
Asli- The beats and rhythm is slow-paced yet intricate and well defined. Its dance style is graceful and elegant as it depicts the charming nature of Malay ladies. Every movement of the Asli dance starts and ends with the gong beat in the count of eights. Examples of Asli songs include Sembawa Balik, Pasir Roboh, Timang Banjar and Sri Siantan.
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| Inang |
Inang- The Inang beats and dance movements are faster paced compared to the Asli dance. It portrays the grace and swaying movement of royal maids and has all the qualities of a palace performance. Eventually, Inang dance evolved and performed by all individuals. Nevertheless, its graceful and modest movements have always remained. Examples of songs with the Inang beat are Seri Langkat, Lenggang Mak Limah and Mak Inang Pulau Kampai.
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| Joget |
Joget- Has been known as a fast-paced popular dance and is perform at cultural festivals, wedding celebrations and many other social functions. Its catchy beat and cheerful combination of fast hand and leg movements appeal to both young and old alike. Joget music and dance has an obviously hybrid character. Examples of Joget music include Joget Asam Kana, Joget Istana Lukut and Joget Songkok Mereng. Usually at the end of Joget performance, the drumming speeds up to a rapid dance section, in which two dancers face each other end, standing on their right legs, extend their left legs forward until their feet touch then they switch legs.
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| Zapin |
Zapin- Originally, Zapin performances were popular among the royalty. A typical Zapin performance and song can be categorized into three parts. The first part is called the tagsism or introduction. This is where the gambus is played in a solo manner as an opening. Simultaneously, the dancers enter the stage and perform the sembah or act of respect to the audiences. As the performance progress the dancers performs various steps and legwork movements. The second part is at the end of of every quatrain or pantun, where the music and beating of the drums is played in a rapid beat manner known as tingkah or kopak while the dancers move in a jumping manner called the minta tahto. The third part is the end of the performance, which is known as the tahtim, whereby the dancers will perform the wainab movements to close the performance.
CHINESE DANCES
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| "Tarian kipas" |
Chinese dance refer to the two dance forms that encompasses the Chinese classical dance and Chinese ethnic dance.
Chinese classical dance- These dances would often be performed at major ceremonies, diplomatic events and even during religious ceremonies. Chinese classical dance has improved upon its technique from one dynasty to another in order to standardize the form. Foundation techniques of Chinese classical dance (barre work training, center work training, jumps, turns, somersaults and combined technique training), Chinese classical dance posture and rhythm training, tanzigong training (fighting and acrobatics/martial arts), sword-dance training, long-sleeve dance training, etc. Recently, “Han Tang” classical dance training has also started to gain popularity.
Chinese Ethnic Dance- It is a product of the historical progress of each ethnic community as well as their individual artistic creativity. The dances reflect the various regional specialties, cultural characteristics and religious beliefs of each ethnic group at different stages in history, infusing every dance with unique local flavor. Many of the terms used in these dances are drawn from everyday life and even the props used are also day-to-day items and instruments. Ethnic dance performances are a staple of celebrations, religious and major events, making them an integral part of every community’s identity.
INDIAN DANCES
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| Bharatanatyam |
The classical Indian dance styles that we know today, namely Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Odissi, Kuchipudi and Kathak. Forms such as Chhau, Koodiyatnam and Yakshagana could in due course enter the classical classification. Classical India dance is divided into three distinct categories, namely natya (corresponds of drama), nritya (gesticulation when it is performed to words sung in a musical melody) and nritta (pure dancing where the movements do not express any mood or meaning. While most of the styles are rooted in the basic principles, there are certain characteristic features that distinguish one form from the other.
Prepared by,
SHAIDATUL NADZIRAH BINTI MOHD AZMAN
MALAYSIAN FOOD
Hi & Assalamualaikum
MALAYSIAN FOOD! I will tell you about the food. Yes the food! yummy! As we know Malaysia is known for its diversity. Of course, each race has its own traditional food.
First of all, i will tell you about :
MALAYSIAN FOOD! I will tell you about the food. Yes the food! yummy! As we know Malaysia is known for its diversity. Of course, each race has its own traditional food.
First of all, i will tell you about :
Malay cuisine
1) Nasi Lemak
Nasi lemak is a favorite food for the people of Malaysia and Singapore, especially as breakfast, but now malaysian eat nasi lemak for lunch and dinner too. hehehe. Nasi lemak refers to rice cooked with coconut milk. Sometimes pandan leaves added to rice during cooking for added flavor. Ethnic Malay meal of steamed rice with egg, cucumber, fried anchovies and sambal. But now presented with a variety of dishes such as nasi lemak, chicken, beef, etc. We also have 'nasi lemak kukus' and 'nasi lemak goreng'.
Nasi Lemak Goreng
2) Rendang
Rendang is Minangkabau traditional cuisine. The cuisine is prepared with coconut milk, pepper, onion, turmeric, kaffir lime leaves and coconut paste. Rendang is best served as a side dish, where it is eaten with rice, glutinous or sticky rice saffron yellow, ketupat, bread or pulled apart to eat it. Most parts of the beef used to make rendang is a rump steaks. Taste the meat is tender and delicious. Rendang very popular and served as the festival days such as Eid and Eid al-Adha or feast served on feast-like finish recitals, weddings, and so on. This dish is very popular in all circles of society, both in West Sumatra, Indonesia as well as in Malaysia, especially in Negeri Sembilan. In Perak the most famous rendang is Rendang Tok.
Malaysian Chinese cuisine
1) Moon cake
Moon Cake is a cake that is often eaten during the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival. According to the Chinese saga Mooncake by a story that took place in China during the reign of the Mongols (Yuan Dynasty) were quite strict and cruel. Laws that are absurd and bizarre apply. To the Chinese people so that no one can undermine their authority. Because of this, the Chinese people with the encouragement Tribe Ming, agreed to rebel. One night, when the moon is waxing, they bake a round cake together. In middle of the placed orders that explains how to revolt. This effort was successful and the Government of Mongolia deposed. Until now, this event celebrated every year by the Chinese Society. Moon cake made from a blend of sweet and has a core of lotus seed or red bean or with salted egg yolk in the middle of the cake. There is also a tradition that states Moon cakes are made as offerings to the Kitchen God. Kitchen God who eat Moon cakes can not deliver the bad reports to the Emperor of Heaven because his mouth was locked by Moon Cake sweet.
2) Chicken Rice
Hainanese chicken rice is a dish of Chinese origin most commonly associated with Hainanese Cuisine, Malaysian Cuisine and Singapore Cuisine. It is based on the well-known Hainanese dish called Wenchang chicken. If you find the chicken rice served in Hainan, China is different from what you can find in Southeast Asia. The chicken is prepared by traditional Hainanese methods, which involve steeping the entire chicken at sub-boiling temperatures in a chicken bone stock. This stock is not used for rice preparation, which instead involves chicken stock created specifically for that purpose, producing an oily, flavourful rice sometimes known as "oily rice" with Southeast Asian pandan leaves added sometimes. Some cooks may add coconut milk to the rice.
Malaysian Indian cuisine
1) Tosai
Tosai has many other names. Tosai also known as dosa, dosay, dose, dosai, dhosha, thosai or chakuli. Tosai also has various of types such as egg tosai, tosai chili, onions. Traditional food is often consumed by Malaysians, especially the india. Tosai can be found in any store or 'Kedai Mamak' and also in Indian restaurants. The traditional food comes from India. Tosai eaten as a breakfast or lunch and dinner. Tosai very rich in carbohydrates and protein. Tosai eaten with a variety of side dishes. For example, sambal, sauce of fruits, pickles india, curry chicken or mutton and others. In thosai, it is filled with potato and onion in fry until crisp.
2) Roti Canai
Roti canai a favorite food of the malaysian. The name comes from the Roti Canai Chennai in India. Food is also known as roti prata. Roti Canai is a traditional food of Indians in Malaysia. Roti Canai is usually sold in Mamak restaurant. The food is very popular not only Indians but the people of Malaysia. Currently Roti Canai managed to put together their status nasi lemak, attracting a large number of people. Roti Canai is a type of thin bread made of flour. Now, roti canai held innovation in the bakery ingredients so there are different kinds of bread rolled. Among them are the Roti Canai, roti canai telur, roti tissue, roti sardin, roti bawang, roti canai pisang dan roti bom. Roti Canai usually served with chili sauce, sambal ikan bilis, fish curry or chicken curry.
Sabahan food
1) Amplang
Amplang or also known as keropuk kuku macan is a traditional savoury fish cracker snack commonly found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Amplang crackers are commonly made of ikan tenggiri or any type of spanish mackerel, mixed with starch and other materials, and then fried. The shape and size of amplang might vary, from traditional elongated "tiger nail" shape (hence also known in its other name kuku macan), dice-shaped to pingpong ball size and shape, and the color is ranged from yellow to light brown.
Sarawakian food
1) Manok Pansuh
One of the best known Iban dishes is manok pansuh (ayam pansuh), which features chicken and lemongrass cooked in a bamboo log over an open fire. This natural way of cooking seals in the flavours and produces chicken with a gravy perfumed with lemongrass and bamboo. These dishes are not commonly found in urban eateries and restaurants due to the practicality of roasting a bamboo tube over an open fire within a typical commercial kitchen.
Prepared by,
NURUL ASYIQIN BINTI CHEK SAAT
151420107
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