Ồ, CULTURE SYOK OF VIETMAS!

Ồ, CULTURE SYOK
OF VIETMAS!

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CONTENT

1. Places of Attraction
2. National Costumes
3. Traditional Musical Instruments
4. Historical Buildings
5. Famous Food
6. Festival Celebration
7. Childhood Games
8. Wedding Ceremonies
9. Traditional Dances
10. Popular Handmade Souvenirs

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Places of Attraction

Phong Nha-Ke Bang
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park boasts many
attractions, but none is so popular as its caves. The
Phong Nha Caves are made up of hundreds of cave
systems, many of which are large enough to hold entire
city blocks. The biggest, and most notable, is Hang Son
Doong. A gateway to the caves is Son Trach, a growing
village that is home to several transport links
throughout Vietnam, local restaurants and meeting

points for guided tours to the caves.

PENANG HILL




The top of Penang Hill can be
reached via the Penang Hill
Railway, an air-conditioned

funicular that makes the 2,007-
meter-long climb up in five to 10
minutes. Although there are mid-
stops between the base station
and the highest point, these are
done only on request and mostly
used by residents who live at those

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National Costumes

AO BA BA (The Shirt of Madam Ba)



Although Ao Dai is chosen as Vietnamese national costume, the
people in the Mekong Delta (southern Vietnam) has their own
traditional clothing – the Ao Ba Ba. This costume is so popular in
the southwestern countryside that you can see most of the local
people wearing this shirt during their daily activities. While you
visit Mekong Delta, you can be impressed by the images of the Ao
Ba Ba glimmering under the green coconut groves, in the rowing

boats down the rivers, on the monkey bamboo bridges, or
between the crowded floating markets.

BAJU MELAYU & BAJU KURUNG

The traditional dress for Malay is different for males and females. It's usually in bright
and loud colours.

yu". It'sThe traditional costume of Malay men is called "baju mela a paired with trousers
and a "sarong" which is known as "sampin". Men also wear the traditional hat called
"songkok". "Songkok" is usually oval-shaped and made of black felt, cotton or velvet

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Traditional Musical
Instruments

Sao Truc (Bamboo

Flute)
Made from a segment of bamboo

carved an oval hole to blow in one

head and six other holes along the

body to adjust the sound, Bamboo

flute is believed to contain the

musical essence of the

Vietnamese countryside along

Kompang with the four tranquil seasons.

Kompang is a well-known traditional

musical instrument among the Malay

people. It is categorized as gendang

(small drum). Kompang skin is usually

produced from goat skin. There is also

the making of kompang using cowhide.

Primary schools in Malaysia sometimes

have their own kompang team.

Kompangs are usually played during

weddings and events.

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Historical Buildings

A Famosa Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam

"The Famous" in Portuguese, is one of the Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam, built in

oldest surviving remnants of European 1070, is considered as the first
architecture in Asia. Built by the university in Vietnam. At present,
Portuguese in the early 16th century, this
fort is the oldest European structure in there are also preserved beer

Southeast Asia. One of the oldest stoned by high-ranking

surviving European architectural remains connoisseurs under the reign.

in Asia, it is set beside the Istana ke

Sultanan on Jalan Kota. Today, A’Famosa is
more than just quick photo stop

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Famous Food

PHO - RICE NOODLE SOUP

Pho is probably not a new name
for tourists because it has been
on every list of famous must-try
Vietnamese food. It is a pride of
Vietnamese cuisine and has been
popular all over the world. Pho
consists of broth, rice noodles,
herbs, and meat. The meat varies

from beef, chicken to duck,
goose. The rice noodle used in
Pho is flatter and larger, which
is different from the one used in
Bun Cha, which has a small shape

of white rope.

ROTI JALA

Roti jala is one of
the most popular
Malaysian snack
that usually served
with potato and
chicken curry. Roti

jala recipe is
simple and easy to

prepare.

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Festival Celebration

TET TRUNG THU (MID-AUTUMN
FESTIVAL)

Tet Trung Thu means the weather in the
middle of the fall. The ceremony is on the
lunar fifteenth of the eighth month. On
occasion, children are given gifts such as
lanterns, moon cakes, candy…They bring
lantern, going throughout towns, villages and
dance, sing. They also are seen lion dance.
Adults offer ancestor fruit, moon cake… and

see the moon. This is the ceremony of
children.

HARI RAYA
AIDILFITRI/EID
The Muslim community in
Malaysia celebrate Hari
Raya Aidilfitri, or also known
as Hari Raya Puasa. Every
year, after the fasting
month of Ramadhan,
Muslims celebrate Hari Raya
Puasa which falls in the
month of Syawal.

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Childhood Games

Gasing

'Gasing' or tops spinning, is a traditional games popular among Malay. It is
usually made of wood or hard fruit, iron and lead. Both adults and children
can play the game. Adults use much bigger gasing in size and can spin for

a period of time, but children play much smaller gasing.

Cat and Mouse game (Meo duoi chuot)

As usual, this game includes in more than seven members in a team. They stand in a
circle, hold and raise their hands above their heads. After that, they will choose one person

as a cat and another as a mouse. Both will stand in the middle of the circle and lean
against each other. When someone shouts from 1 to 3, the mouse starts running, the cat

must run after it to chase. The cat will win the game when he catches the mouse.

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Wedding Ceremonies

Weddings of the Malay community
are generally festive, grand and
celebratory affairs with many
guests. Ceremonies may be held
over several days in traditional
Malay weddings. The marriage is
solemnised during the akad nikah
(solemnisation ceremony). The
highlight of the wedding is the
bersanding (sitting-in-state

ceremony), which is followed by a
feast for family and friends

Le dam ngo (Permission ceremony)

This ceremony is an official meeting
between the two families of the

couple. On a beautiful day, the man
and his family will bring traditional
gifts such as betel and areca nuts,
fruit, and sweet treats to the bride’s
house. These gifts must be presented
in even numbers. The parents of the
groom will pray in front of the altar
of the bride’s ancestors, then ask her
parents for permission to allow their
children to date. And yes, this is just
a formal ceremony to ask for the

10 bride-to-be’s in hand…dating!

Traditional Dances

Zapin is one of most Múa sạp (Bamboo dancing)
popular dance and
musical forms in Unique folk dance of the Muong
traditional Malaysia people on happy occasions,
during the Spring Festival,
performing arts. Dance
movements are today it has expanded to many
other ethnic groups. The
choreographed to necessary props are big,
melodies which are
performed using musical straight and long bamboo trees
along with small bamboo or
instruments. neohouzeaua. The dancer is

divided into a top of the stall
and a group of dancers, each
group can range from a couple
of couples to many couples, the

more, the more diverse the
lively lineup.

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Popular Handmade Souvenirs

Bamboo & Wooden Products Handwoven Craft

Bamboo is a significant symbol of the Marvel at malaysia 's artistic
Vietnamese people’s culture and daily lives. hand-woven handicraft. In order
As a matter of fact, the bamboo tree often to produce items such as bag,
grows in the cluster, so it is considered to basket, mats, hats, tudung saji
and sepak raga balls, local plant
represent the solidarity of Vietnamese fibers, and pieces from bamboo,
people not only in wartime but also in peace. rattan, pandan and mengkuang
leaves are coiled, plaited, twined
Therefore, bamboo has attached great
importance to the Vietnamese and become and woven.
an integral part of their lives. For that reason,
bamboo and wooden products also come 12
into existence with local people for a long
time. Such products from wood or bamboo
as souvenirs can be named as chopsticks,
carved bamboo hats, trays, bamboo baskets

and so on.