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Before we start….

Where is Malaysia?

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Where is Malaysia?

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The Twin towers

The 5th highest building in the world (452 m) which is built in the year 1998.

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The Kek Lok Si

A famous Buddhist temple located in Penang. It’s the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia. It was built in 1890.

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The Malacca Redhous

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Langkawi Eagle

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In this context, we will be discussing1. 3 Main Races in Malaysia and corresponding cultures.

Festivals Traditional costume Food

2. Other races of small composition and corresponding cultures Kadazan Iban

What are the topics we will be discussing?

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1st Main Race in Malaysia

The Malays (or Melayu)• Almost all Malays are of Islam

religion. (Muslims)• They pray for up to 5 times a day

so to always remember God, to always worship God and to be pure.

MALAYS GREAT FESTIVAL

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Malays’ Great Festival

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1. Hari Raya Puasa or Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Ramadan)

Hari Raya Puasa or Ramadan is a festival where Malays show their gratitude to their God (Allah). The festival is celebrated in the ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar. A month before the 1st day of Hari Raya Puasa, Malays will start their 1-month fasting, which is they are not allowed to have food and drink from dawn to sunset. It’s rude if we try to interrupt the fasting “purposely” by asking them to eat or drink during the fasting period.So, after 1-month of fasting, on Hari Raya Puasa, what

do they do?

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Asking forgiveness from the elders, visiting friends and relatives. They ask for forgiveness from their parents, friends and relatives for the wrongs they have committed in the past year.

In the morning, a visit is made to the mosque and a large-scale prayer is conducted. The prayer is done to celebrate the end of the month-long fast.

Giving of “Duit Raya”. (Duit Raya means Raya Money in English.)

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Malays’ Great Festival

2. Hari Raya HajiMalays celebrate Hari Raya Haji to

commemorate the Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son in the name of God. During the festival, male volunteers congregate in the mosques to offer their prayers and reflect upon the sermons that are read out. After performing the customary Hari Raya Haji prayers, they then sacrifice sheep, goats and cows. This act symbolises Prophet Ibrahim's readiness to sacrifice his own flesh and blood. The meat is then packed and distributed among the Muslim community, especially to families who are less fortunate. This day also serves as a reminder to share one’s wealth with the less fortunate.

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MALAYS COSTUME

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Malays’ Traditional Costume

MALAYS FOOD

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Malays’ Food

2ND MAIN RACE IN MALAYSIA

The Chinese •Most are descendents of Chinese who arrived between the early and mid twentieth centuries.• Second largest ethnic group in Malaysia• Third largest Chinese community in the world• Four main dialect groupings

-Hokkien

-Teochew

-Hakka

-Cantonese

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CHINESE FESTIVAL

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CHINESE NEW YEAR•Celebrated on the first day in the Chinese calendar•Known as Lunar New Year Nian festival in Chinese•Celebrated for 15 days•Activities-Reunion Dinner-Giving money in red packets

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MID AUTUMN FESTIVALHeld on 15th day of

eighth month in the Chinese calendar.

Known as Mooncake Festival.

Activities -Eat mooncake -Carrying lanterns

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OTHER FESTIVALS Dragon Boat Festival Duanwu Festival

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Qingming / Tomb Sweeping Festival

Dongzhi / Winter Soltice

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CHINESE COSTUME

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TRADITIONAL ATTIRESamFu CheongSam

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CHINESE FOOD

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CHINESE FOOD Char Kway Teow Stir fried noodles which

is famous in Penang

Hokkien Mee (Prawn Mee)

Soup noodles which is famous in Penang.

Yong Tau Foo Chinese soup dish

with fish balls, tofu.

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Bak Kut Teh Chinese meat bone

soup with herbs

Wanton Mee Cantonese noodles

with dumplings.

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3rd Main Race in Malaysia The Indians• Most of the Indian are Hindu.• In Malaysia, they commonly speak in Tamil and also English.

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FESTIVAL

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Deepavali

•It’s popularly known as the “Festival of Light” and is a five day festival.

•Lighting of small clay clays filled with oil signify the triumph of good over evil.

•Open houses are held where Hindu welcome fellow friends on different races and religions to their house for a scrumptious meal.

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Thaipusam

•One of the biggest Indian festival and it is celebrated in grand style in the temple.

•One of the most significant rites performed is the carrying of Kavadi by the devotees for the purpose of averting a great calamity.

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COSTUME

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Traditional Costume• Sari• Dhoti

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FOOD

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•Indian cuisine has had a strong influence on traditional Malay cuisine resulting in the popularities of curries in Malaysia.

•Mamak restaurants refer to eateries owned and staffed by Indian Muslims. Mamak is always the venue of choice for Malaysian to watch live football matches.

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Examples of Well Known Indian Cuisine

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•A flat bread that served with “dal” curry.•It’s affordable and extremely popular in

Malaysia.•Various improvements on plain roti have

been devised to suit Malaysians.- Roti telur- Roti cheese- Roti planta- Roti pisang- Roti tissue

Roti Canai

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•Nasi Kandar is a popular northem Malaysian dish which originates from Penang.

•It is a meal of steamed rice which can be plain or mildly flavoured and served with a variety of curries and side dishes such as fried chicken, cubed beef, fried squid, lady finger and etc.

Nasi Kandar

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Others

•Pasembur •Putu Mayam•Satay•Murukku

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• KADAZAN• IBAN

Other Races

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Kadazan

Ethnic group indigenous to state of Sabah in Malaysia.

Culture is influenced by rice.

Largest ethnic group in Sabah

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Festival

Kaamatan / Harvest Festival where the spirit of padi (Bambozan) is honoured.

Takes place in MayEvent- Unduk

Ngadau/Harvest Queen

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Traditional Costume

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Food

Pinasakan Freshwater fish

cooked with bambangan

Hinava Salad made with

marinated raw fish.

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Iban

Branch of Dayak people of Borneo

Formerly known as Sea Dayaks

Live in longhousesLargest ethnic group

in Sarawak.

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Festival

Gawai DayakCeleberated at

end of harvest season

To worship their gods

Visiting each other in the long house

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Traditional Attire

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Iban Food

Pansuh Chicken stuffed in

bamboo with seasonings

Kasam Marinated fish

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Other ethnic groups

Bidayuh Melanau

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