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| Baju Melayu |
Baju Melayu is the national traditional clothing for Malay men. Baju
Melayu is divided into two parts, clothes (long sleeve shirt) and pants and
fitted with a side and a skull cap. Malay clothes usually worn as a daily wear
especially to pray, to the office, formal occasions and as in traditional
clothing.
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| Baju Kurung |
Meanwhile, the dress for Malay women is a Malay traditional dress. Baju
Kurung divided into two, there are Shirts and Tops Men's Kurung .Today Baju Kurung was more advance because
there add the modern style at the Baju Kurung and it call Baju Kurung Moden .This
attire became the official dress for Malaysia and Brunei.
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| Cheongsam |
Cheongsam or qipao is also called the woman dress with a
pattern of Chinese nation. The name " cheongsam" means "long
dress", translated into English in Tiongkok. Cheongsam is a typical Chinese dress that clings to the
body that highlights the body shape of the wearer. Many traditional Cheongsam
satin or silk using a special pattern. Some motifs common to cheongsam is a
flower, a bird, a dragon and so on.
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| Samfoo |
Samfoo means 'shirt and pants' in Cantonese dialect. It is the daily
dress of Chinese women and other than 'cheong sam' . It is favored attire by
middle-aged women and the work on the farm, mine or at home. Samfoo made of thin fabric that is
not patterned or have smooth flowering.
Samfoo also worn by men of Chinese descent.
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| Sari |
"The sari is the traditional dress that is the favored
attire for women in India. Sari is the
traditional dress for women and can also be used as everyday clothing or during
the festive season. "(M.Rajantheran, 1994) Sari consists of
sheets of fabric that are half to two meters width. The long of the fabric is between five to fifteen meters
according to the size of the women who wore the sari. The fabric is rare and soft , bright hued , and decorated
with beads.
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| Dhoti |
Dhoti is the clothing for men. This dress is made of white colour
material . This dhoti can only be seen on the wedding day. Dhoti
made of sheets of white cloth wrapped around. The another material is tied around the hips and thighs and then
the slit on the shoulder. Then, it will be add at the fabric decorated with
tiny beads that make the dhoti look more interesting.
CELEBRATION
Hari
Raya Aidilfitri
For Muslims and the Malays, the Eid Mubarak celebration is celebrated on the 1st of Shawal of Hijriah. The festival is also known as the Feast of Ramadan, Eid Fitr and Eid Day.
Eid Mubarak is a festival celebrated by
Muslims all over the world as a sign of the
end of Ramadan in which the Muslims had undergone fasting. It is one of the two
biggest festival for Muslims, beside the Feast of Ramadhan celebration.
CHINESE
NEW YEAR
For the Chinese, they celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Chinese New Year symbolizes the beginning, the starting point in the destiny
and life. Before the new year began, a distant relative will come back home
together. The house will be cleaned and all the debts are collected or paid so
that they are not always surrounded the new debt during the year. Burned
firecrackers at midnight as the mark the
start of the new year and to dispel demons and bad luck. The houses are
decorated with orange as a symbol of fortune, flowers and lime trees.
DEEPAVALI
Thaipusam and Deepavali is celebrated in honor of the
Hindu god, Lord Murugan. Greeted of the tenth month in the Tamil calendar. They
will fast for a month to cleanse the soul. Batu Caves, a Hindu sacred place
for the people here. The main feature of this festival of Thaipusam, a Hindu
will also bring ' kavadi ', a metal frame decorated with flowers, colorful
papers and fresh fruit were upheld on the shoulder as a sign of repentance to
God Subramaniam. During Thaipusam, Hindu devotees would carry a statue of Lord
Subramaniam, the youngest son of Lord Shiva, on the silver chariot and
paraded with traditional music.
Written by: Nur Iffah Binti Nasri
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