Malaysia a Multi-Cultural Country

Malaysia is a tropical country with around 25million tidy sum. Malaysia regain at southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and Northern one-third of island of Borneo, bordering In by dint ofsia, Brunei, South China Sea and South of Vietnam. Malaysia separated in two islands besides similar as New Zealand, the only difference is West and East Malaysia and they be sharing the island with former(a) countries as has mentioned onwards. The capital city (Kuala Lumpur) is located in West Malaysia, and Sabah (Borneo) and Kuching (capital city of East Malaysia) be located in Sarawak (East Malaysia).The major religious in Malaysia are Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, and Hindu. Malaysian official language is Malay, and English the second. asunder from Chinese, Indian and Malay, there are several native cultural such as Iban, Bidayuh, Kadasan, and so on. This turn up is going to give the foundation idea of 3 primary(prenominal) cultural and also a presently talking slightl y Iban people. Malay or Melayu called themselves the bumiputeras in Malaysia, bumi in Malay language government agency earth, and putera means prince or son. Overall it means The Son of Earth.The population has consisted around 60% (including indigenous people of the land) and the other cultural are consisted the rest of the percentage. more or less of Malays in Malaysia are Muslims. If anyone has fall in bash and want to be married with Muslim, he or she will be forced to become a Muslim. Or else the Muslim parents in law or even the Muslim community would not undertake this marriage. I had a Chinese instructor when I studied in Malaysia she has married to my Muslim teacher who taught me Malay language.She was an atheist, she did not join any religious but because of the marriage she had to join the Muslim. I asked her before about if she is regretted, but she t sometime(a) me she will not regret of what she has chosen. I am not, and I will not regret as long as I am with my husband, my Chinese teacher said that to me. therefrom I personally think that she is a brave lady, because she has to change her eating habit. Eating or contemptible pork and dog (especially their wet nose and faces) are forbidden for Muslims. The Malay words tidak suci. Tidak means not, and suci means pure.Therefore if any Muslim has touched these animals would consider as unclean or impure. They believe that they would take up to renew their ablution or change their clothes as the spit of the dog can contain somewhat impurities. There is a specific reason of why Muslims having this rule, Islam (Muslim) teaches how to attain the virtues and how to give up bad habits because both good and bad grow in the man according to his upbringing, education and environment. Ramadan (Arabic language) means the ninth calendar calendar month of the Islamic calendar. Every year around that month, Muslim would be Fasting or dieting.Fasting breaks into three abstains, which are food and drink, sexual intercourse, and masturbation (most scholars said that this is not allowed even when not fasting). Muslims eats at one time before the sun rise and another one after the sunset. After the sunset, they could eat if they deplete done their prayer. Muslims are recommended to eat dates before breaks the fasting. For the Muslims who are sick or pregnant, there is no way to take flight the Ramadan fasting. However, they could postpone the Ramadan fasting period. As long as to ensure they will do it for a month or at least 29 days.There is no official date for celebrating the Break Ramadan feast it depends on the moon after 29 or 30 days. It quite often happens during the students long break for the year around December. Chinese (known as Malaysian Chinese) are the second main cultural in Malaysia, they were originally from China. British brought them from Southern China for work-force in tin mining surrounded by the fifteenth and the mid-twentieth centurys. Most Chinese are v ery successful in the business or trading area, if you have visited in Malaysias most of the department stores or shops are owned by Chinese.They are the richest when it comes to a comparative between the different cultural. Malay is the official language however it is unsurprised that Chinese are still speaking their languages. Chinese language divides in Cantonese, Hokkien, Foochow, Hakka, etc. All those languages could identify which view they were from origin. Most of Chinese are Buddhists and Taoism, a few percentages of Christians and a little percentage of Muslims. Malaysian Chinese do save Chinese New Year the public holiday is normally three to quatern days.For more days of holiday, the Chinese schools would have to write the letter to get the permission from Ministry of Education. Before the archetypal day of Chinese New Year, all the Chinese recommend to be at home for dinner party at night. It means a family reunion after the busy days with working for whole year, b ut not legion(predicate) Chinese could clear it because they have their different reasons. It could be because some of the people are working far away from home, and they do not have holiday so they could not make it. Why do Chinese celebrate the Chinese New Year?There is a fabled story of a long time past, Chinese were living in peace undecomposedy in townspeople but suddenly a wild animal called Nian (it spells as Knee-Yen in English), Nian by itself means year. community called it Nian because it came once a year to attack or eat people. Once, somehow a man ascertained that Nian scared of something red in colour and a loud sound of beating. So every around that day, people would wear red clothes and red decoration around house such as red lanterns. Nian came and saw the town is full of red and also heard the sound of beating or banging sound.Year by year has passed, Nian does not come anymore. Chinese were very happy and excited they could not believe their eyes. That is how Chinese New Year came from Chinese celebrates it with the lion dance and wears red. The house is full of red decorations, through generations people changed the style of decoration. They make it prettier and stylish. Nowadays, people could not care less about Chinese New Year. It does not matter if they do not wear red clothes during the start-off day of the Chinese New Year. Some people that dislike the red colour have determined to wear in pink or other colourful clothes.People created Lion dance to celebrate their happiness and they used drums and gongs to make the loud sound instead of other way like exploitation the wood stick to beat the cooking pots. Malaysian Indians were also brought by British to work in rubber plantations. Most of them were originally Southern Indian. The overwhelming majority of migrants from India were ethnic Tamil. If you have seen Tamil, their skin tones are definitely darker than other Indians. Most of them are Hinduism, and some of them are Chri stians and Muslims. Malaysian Indians celebrate Deepavali (fete of Lights) once a year.In Hinduism, Indians celebrates the return of Lord Rama to his kingdom after defeating Ravana (the demon king). A long time ago there lived a cruel King who often killed many people without a special reason. Because many people were killed, the rest of the people were so terrified so they prayed to the Lord Ravana and hoped to get helped. Why it is called The Festival of Lights? Because long time ago people were warmly welcoming the return of Lord Rama with all the candle lights, it was very dark in the night. The celebration of Deepavali lasts six days, beginning on the 12th day of the month (North Indian lunar calendar).According to the Hindu Lunar Calendar, Deepavali is celebrated for 5 days. It is a public holiday in Malaysia as well, this year the public holiday will be on fifth of November. Most of Hinduism does not eat beef I heard my Hindu said that they think the cow is a holy animal tha t has been given from God. Iban also known as Sea Dayak, they used to live in a long wooden house aside the rivers or coasting area and living by fishing, nation and hunting. Talking about hunting, they were traditionally head hunters. Long time ago, they used to collect skulls and hung it up to the ceiling.That were from the old days, Iban men would have a fight for a land, they not only win land through the battle, but they win for preserve the land. The winner wins the head off of the loser, and people would treat and respect him as a hero. However it is forbidden to do that activity now and they are very friendly and hospitable. asunder from Malay language, most of them could speak English because it is an international language. Some of Iban people even speak mandarin orange tree well because they have been studied in a Chinese primary school before.Iban people have a big celebration which is Gawai (Harvest Festival), is one of the big ceremonies or occasions. The day is comi ng soon this year, and it is a public holiday in East Malaysia only. It will be celebrated on the first of June. That is when it comes to the harvest-tide season, they would celebrate it with Tuak. It is handmade sweet rice wine. If you come to visit them, by the entrance they would serve you Tuak and you bettor do not refuse to have it. Or else they would think you are not respecting their kind offer.