EBOOK MALAYSIA PEOPLE AND CULTURE

2.Chow Mein *besides nasi, mi is also
the main cuisine of the

chinese community
*this dish is also easy to

make for the whole
family happy to get
*finally if you can'tfinf
noodles or chow mein
,you can use cooked
spaghetti instead

*this dish comes shandong province
*Made of chewable and thick wheat noodles
and garnished with zhajiang sauce ,a mixture

of pork and fermented soybeans
*the way this dish is prepared depends on

where you in china
*it can also be fiund anywhere in china from
steet vendors to more attractive restaurants

3.Fried Noodles
zhajiagman

*Chang or Zongzi cakes are eaten and prepared to celebrate
the Dragon Boat Festival which is celebrated on the 5th day of

the month to the 5th of the Lunar calendar.

* It is made from glutinous rice stuffed with a core and
wrapped in bamboo leaves and steamed and hung to dry

4.basket cake, rose cake, kapit
cake and mandarin lemon

5.yee sang *AddAmong the dishes that are often served
which is a tradition of the Chinese in Malaysia is

Yee Sang.
*it is a mixture of vegetables of various
textures and colors that bring the meaning of

prosperity to them.
*On the eve of the Chinese New Year, they will
have a big meal, a family dinner with a variety

of delicious side dishes.
*In addition, cakes such as basket cake, kapit
cake and Mandarin lemon are also available for

guests

6.Tang yuan and spring roll

*One of the Chinese desserts that is quite popular in our
country is Tang Yuan.

*A kind of sweetness from glutinous rice eaten with sugar
water more or less porridge.

*There is also a poppy known as Spring Roll as a food that
comes from the descendants of the Chinese who are also

loved by other races here.

CHINESE COMMUNITY GAMES

1.CHINESE YO-YO
• Also known as diabolo.
• Chinese Yoyo is an hourglass
shaped item that is spun on a

string.
• The Chinese Yoyo is also used

frequently in perfomances.

2.CHINESE JUMP ROPE

• The Chinese jump rope
resembles more of a giant
stretched out rubber band
• It is a thin pirce of elastic
rope that is loops around

3. Ping
Pong

• The tables used in ping pong
are portable, and they can fold

up yo save space.
• Ping pong is the most played
recreational sport in China, with

over 300 million players.

Customs and Traditions (wedding)

• Both families perform the hairdressing and
capping rituals for the bride and groom,
similar to many other cultures

• The groom then goes to the brides home and
is blocked by the bridesmaids.



Customs and information about Taboo

• Taboo means the thing that should be prohibited
or excluded from use or practice, which is the
product of our society and culture.

• As one of the long standing and prevalent Chinese
folk customs, the taboo is akind of mysterious
cultural phenomenon which depends on public
self-indentity.

1) Taboos at Table

• At the dinner table, bowls are avoided being put upside down
because after patients take medicine, they usually turn the bowl
upside down to express the best wishes that they will not be ill

and take medicine anymore.
• Knocking the bowl with chopsticks is also avoided since the

beggars usually do that to beg for charity, so this action is
regarded as the unlucky sign



2) Taboo about colour

• Chinese people classify yellow, purple, champagne color
into elegant colors

• These colors used to be exclusively used for the royal
and noble family, so civilians are forbidden to dress in
yellow, purple or champagne color.

• These colors used to be exclusively used for the royal
and noble family, so civilians are forbidden to dress in
yellow, purple or champagne color.



3) Taboos for Children

• On the day of the completion of its first
month, the baby must be given a shower

and cut hair.
• It is said that the baby s hair is full of its

mother's mephitis.
• If the baby isn't given a shower or haircut,

God will be offended.



Customs and Traditions (Pregnancy)

• In Chinese culture , there are traditional pregnancy
restrictions to protect the child from "malign

influences" and to avoid the problems associated
pregnancy and birth, such as miscarriage ,stillbirth,
death of the mother and imperfections in the newbor

• the husband has to carry his wife and walk on a coal
flame as he enters the house to make sure he can give

birth without problems
• Give giving before birth is also considered to bring

inner misfortune Chinese culture.



CONCLUSION

• Malaysian Chinese have kept their Chinese ancestor's language
and dialects alive.

• Despite the fact that the number of ethnic Chinese in
Malaysia's total population has been steadily dropping in
recent decades due to a lower birth rate and a high emigration
rate, the proportion of ethnic Chinese in the country's total
population has been steadily increasing in every census
• In Malaysian towns and cities, various Chinese dialects are

spoken.



THANK YOU

TITLE OF THE GROUP:

INDIAN COMMUNITY
GROUP 3: SHARMILA A/P GUNASEGARAN
PIRAWEENAASHREY A/P CHANDRAN
NUR AINI BT ABDULLAH




DTM10093: TOURISM MALAYSIA ( MISS SURAYAHANIM)

Indian community INTRODUCTION The influx of Indians
are nationals and happened in the Mid
citizen of india the Education sector devolped 19th century due to the
raiply as many schools interventum of the
second most were built. British in India and
populations nation
INDIAN Malaya
in the world COMMUNITY HAVE
17.50 of THE WORLD Malaysia Indian
Migration of Indians to continue to thirve as
Malaysia started intaially global and local player
in education economy,
in 1786 when British culture, religion, and
colony offices opened in
society.
Penang
The presence of In 1819 the As a result of Razak
Historical records immigrant number of statement content
show that influence migration Tamil language was
of Indian on Malaya communites, especially increased after the
Indians and Chinese birth of Singapore and is presently
can be traced as has created new taught in primary
early as the first
community structure in and secondary
century Malaya Sabah & schools as a core or
Sarawak.
elective subject

INDIAN FESTIVAL

13 TYPES OF INDIAN FESTIVAL

- India is a land of bewildering diversity, a unique and colourful mosaic of
people of various faiths. There is a festival for every reason and for every
season. Many festivals celebrate various harvests, commemorate great

historical figures and events, or express devotion to the deities.

1.Diwali-Festival of Light 2.Holi-Festival of colours 3.Ganesh Chaturthi

October to early November Festival of colours City of Mumbai
5 days of celebration. full moon in March.
10- day festival

That celebrates the birth of Ganesh

4.Durga Puja,Navaratri,Dussehra 5.Eid al-Fitr 6. Onam

Kolkata west Bengal Taj Mahal and 4-days harvest

5- days celebration Red Fort festival

7.Pongal 8.Pushkar camel Fair 9.Raksha Bandhan 13.Thaipusam

Second harvest season Pushkar Camel Fair Rakhi "when the moon
celebration of cow and birds Rajasthan Celebrates the bond is at it's
4 days Best Mustache and Turban Tying between siblings brightest"
Competitions Thaipusam is a
Rakhis festival
celebrated by the
10.Makar Sankranti 11.Mahashivratri 12.Janmashtami Tamil devotees of
Lord
Hindusim Shiva,known as "The Destroy God" Birth of krishna
Temples and ghats 2 days festival
Varanasi Mumbai

TRADITIONAL COSTUME

10 TYPES OF TRADITIONAL COSTUME

-Traditional dress may be defined as the ensemble of garments, jewelry, and accessories
rooted in the past that is worn by an identifiable group of people. The phrase traditional dress

or costume is often used interchangeably with the terms ethnic, regional, and folk dress.

1.Headgear 2.Jama 3.Achkan/Sherwani

4.Angarkha 5.Banghgala 6.Dhoti

7.Panche or 8. Salwar 9. Lehenga 10. The
Lungi Karmeez and Choli Indian Saree

Churidar

FOOD

10 TYPE OF FOOD

-Indian food encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisines native to India. Given the
range of diversity in soil type, climate and occupations, these cuisiness very significantly

from each other band use locally available spices, herbs, meat, vegetables, and fruits.

1.Masala Dosa 2. Laddu 3.Dal Makhani

4.Vada Pav 5.Stuffed Paratha 6.Dhokla

7.Barfi 8.Pani 9. Idli 10. Masala
Puri Chai

TRADITIONAL DANCE

BHARATANATYAM

Bharatanatyam is the dance that encompasses
music, rhythm and expression and strictly
adheres to the Natyashastra (The Scripture of
Classical Indian Dance)

ODISSI

Odissi is traditionally a dance drama
genre of perfomance art, where the
artist and musicians play out a story.

KATHAK

Kathak is one of the eight major
forms of Indian dance. The term
khathak is derived from the Vedic
Sanskrit Word Katha which means
"story" and Khathakar which means
"The one who tells a story" or to do
with stories.

3 TYPE OF MUSIC

1.CARNATIC MUSIC

2.HINDUSTANI MUSIC

3.PUNJABI MUSIC

-Hindustani Instruments -Carnatic Instruments

Mridangam Tambura Ghatam

Sitar Sarod Tambura

Venu Flute Chitraveena Morsing

Sahnai Sarangi Tabla

kanjira Violin

-Punjabi Instruments

Algoze Bugchu Chimta Dilruba Dhadd Dholl

Ektara Kato Khartal Sapp Toombi

GAMES

INDOOR GAMES:

-CHAUPAR

A board games which was invented around the 4th
century


It includes two to four players who cowry shells and

wooden pawns to their win the game.

- FIVE STONES

Five stones is fun game can be played by both adults and kids
It generaly requires five pebbles or small stones.
the player need to spain a stone up in the air and gather the
remaining stonesv lying on the floor with one hand without
allowing the one in the air to fall to the ground

OUTDOOR GAMES:

-HOPSCOTCH

The hopping game is like stapoo is a popular


outdoor game in Tamil nadu.

The game involes drawing a grid on the ground
and numbering it.
players take turns and throw an object usually a
small stone onto the numbered blocks
They have to hop across the block to pick up the
object jumping on two legs to finish the lap.

- KABBDI

Kabbdi is team sport which requires no
equipment, only agility and strength


Kabbdi mean Holding The Breath

Players can form two teams with 7 to 12
members.
Player of one team have to break in the
opposing team area
The touched players are declared out.

CUSTOM AND TRADITIONS

WEDDING

ENGAGEMENT GRAHA SHANTI, MEHENDI WEDDING DAY KANNYADAN
AND BANGLES CEREMONY

ARHIRVAD- SAPTA PADI-CIRCLING WORSHIPPING TYING THE
BLESSINGS THE SACRED FIRE THE SACRED FIRE "THALI"

2.CONFINEMENT 3.THOTTIL AND 4.ANNAPRASANA
PERIOD NAMAKARANA

1.VALAIKAAPU PRENANCY 5.MUDI
IRAKKUTHAL

TABOO

When guest visiting in house....
When proposal (merisik)...
Don't whistling in night..
Don't eat in the dark
Don't sharpen the pensil with both sides..
Not allowing visit newborn baby
Death

CONCLUSION

Malaysians, now living in a multiracial community had received
much assimilation of cultures and customs in their daily life. As time

goes by, the community is more indulged with their assimilated
culture. In addition, the cultural assimilation among themselves. It's
not only creating a better social integration but also bond the people

live in harmony and stayed united by respecting eacth other's
customs.

THE END..

Group 4

BABA AND
NYONYA

COMMUNITY

1 - Uthman Affan
2 - Al Aznurin
3 - Nur Aliaa

1

INTRODUCTION
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