We are commemorating the International Friendship Day this week. This year, we would be looking at our neighbour, Malaysia.
I would like you to tell us about the festivals in Malaysia in terms of what it is about, the period of time, what people will do during this period of time, whether it is celebrated in certain states of Malaysia only. You just have to write about one festival.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
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Yay! this will be fun.
Sorry for the late reply.This is what i found on the net.Thaipusam is a day for penance and atonement among the Hindu community and it is celebrated throughout Malaysia by Hindus on the tenth month of the Hindu calendar.
Deepavali is celebrated in the west of Malaysia on 28 October. It is also known as " Festival of Lights " to celebrate the triumph of Lord Krishna over the evil Narakasura. Lord Krishna symbolizes goodness while Narakasura represents evil. Lights concern with Deepavali because is clearly depicts purity. To speak, light will always win darkness and good can always conquer evil.
Deepavali is considered the most important day of the hindu calender. Oil lamps play a unique part of this festival as it is believed that there are spirits of departed relatives who come back to earth and so the lights are the guidance for those wandering souls to their subsequent world. For the Indians, this festival is like a New Year celebration, while they welcome relatives and friends at their own homes for exchanging some blessings.
On this day, Serangoon Road in Little India and temples in that area such as Sri Veerama Kaliamman, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman, and Sri Srinivasa Perumal are adorned with spectacular display of fairy lights, garlands of jasmine, and colorful arches to mark this festive period. People pour into Little India at night for celebrations, sightseeing, and festive goods such as costumes, food, furniture, arts, crafts, and jewelries.
Deepavali or "Festival of Lights" is annually held in November as to celebrate the triumph of Lord Krishna and the evil Narakasura. Lord Krishna symbolizes goodness while Narakasura represents evil so lights are important which clearly depict purity. Light will always win darkness and good can always conquer evil.
Deepavali is considered a most important day of Hindu calendar, and is arranged in Little India, another ethnic area of Singapore. It's times for rejoicing and renewal of especial Hindus and Sikhs. Oil lamps play a unique part of this festival as it is believed that there are spirits of departed relatives who come back to earth and so the lights are the guidance for those wandering souls to their subsequent world. For the Indians, this festival is like a New Year celebration, while they welcome relatives and friends at their own homes for exchanging some blessings.
On this day , Serangoon Road in Little India and temples in that area such as Sri Veerama Kaliamman, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman, and Sri Srinivasa Perumal are adorned with spectacular display of fairy lights, garlands of jasmine, and colorful arches to mark this festive period. People pour into Little India at night for celebrations, sightseeing, and festive goods such as costumes, food, furniture, arts, crafts, and jewelries.
Tadau Kaamatan is a festival celebrated in Malaysia. It is also known as the Harvest festival.
The tribes of Kadazan, celebrate Tadau Kaamatan in May. They offer grateful thanks to the spirit of the paddy, Bambaazon, by the Kadazan Dusun. A dance is performed by a high priestess to search for the spirit. Once it is found, for the rest of the year the harvest will be full and the rain will come down often.
Not to forget, lots of feasting go on too. They eat Tapai (rice wine)and other well known dishes.
Also, their tradition is to have a Unduk Ngadau ( Harvest Festival Queen ) pageant to seek the fairest maiden, honouring a sacrifice this fair maiden has gave. Not many have this pageant nowadays, but in some towns, this tradition is still important to them.
Hari Raya Puasa is a celebration marking the end of a Muslim month of fasting and abstinence, Ramadan. It is a special occasion for Muslims. Hari Raya Puasa officially begins at the sighting of the moon on the day before the next month on the Muslim calendar, Syawal. The first moon of the month of Syawal is sighted by religious elders in the late evening from several vantage points in Malaysia. The festival actually begins the following day, ushered in by prayers at the mosque early in the morning, and a visit to the cemetery to pray for the departed souls of loved ones. Then, of course, comes the feast.
Hope Miss Pang will accept my late reply and will post my comment!LOL!!
Thaipusam is a Malay festival. It is celebrated in Malaysia. It is a day of consecration to the Hindu deity, Lord Murugan, sometimes also called Lord Subramaniam. The feature of the festival is the carrying of a kavadi, a frame decorated with colored papers, tinsels, fresh flowers, and fruits as a form of penance. Hindus carrying the kavadi make annual pilgrimage to the Batu Caves in Selangor, where the kavadi is carried up the 272 steps to the entrance of the great cave and deposited at the feet of the deity. On the eve of Thaipusam, the grounds of Batu Caves are transformed into a fairyland of lights. The kavadi-carrying begins after sunset. The day after Thaipusam, the people continue their ordinary lives. Open-door observers of the kavadi do not have to participate in this ritual unless they really, really want to. Apart from the mortification of flesh, other forms of devotion are practiced, such as honey or milk offerings.
Here is what I found...Hari Raya Puasa is celebrated to mark the end of the fast in Ramadan which is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Hence it is known as the Festival of Breaking the Fast.
Greetting family members on Hari Raya Puasa
During the month of Ramadan all adult Muslims must fast from dawn to sunset. This means abstaining from eating and drinking. During the hours of fasting, Muslims must not smoke nor have sexual relations. Travellers and the sick can defer fasting during Ramadan and make up for it later. A Muslim is expected to make a greater effort to refrain from all bad acts during the fast. He should not tell a lie, break a promise or do any deceitful act. The purpose of fasting is to remind a Muslim of the importance of self-control and submitting to the will of God.
Hari Raya Puasa is the most important festival for Muslims in Singapore. It is celebrated on the completion of the ritual of fasting. Besides the fast, Muslims also fulfil the following observances: tarawih prayer (night prayers) and the giving of zakat fitrah (religious obligatory dues for charity). Hence, it touches on the individual and his relationship to God, the individual and other Muslims, and the individual and society in general.
Hari Raya Puasa is a day of rejoicing and thanksgiving. Muslims rejoice because they have fulfilled God's command of discipline, piety (devotion to religion) and collective worship.
Yo Miss Pang! Sorry for the late reply... Anyway, I found out quite alot of information about Malay food. I hope Malay food is also acceptable... Okay, let me start...
Malay Food
Usually, Malay food are spicy and flavourful as it ultilizes a melting pot of spices and herbs.
Malays usually use the ingrediants to cook good food, they are : pandan leaves, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, fresh herbs like a type of basil, laksa leaf, turemic and wild ginger buds.
In Malaysia, rice are usually staple to them. They eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even supper. They usually use fingers to eat, the utensils are kept to a minimum. The food are usually serve together and it is always accompanied with a fresh drink. Fish is the most popular dish in the Malay cooking. Beef and muttan are also popular but they are against to eat pork as it is a religious belief to eat pork. The another popular one is the white meat chicken.
For deserts, fruits are seldom sreved but it is replaced by cakes.
Nonya are riched and varied. It is made from ingrediants like sweet potato, glutinious rice, palm sugar and coconut milk.
Malay Festivals
(Malaysia Fest)
Pesta Malaysia, or Malaysia Fest, is two-week affair held in September held of every year. First held in 1987. It aims to create awareness and appreciation of Malaysian culture, craft and cuisine.
This is what i found on Hari raya Puasa.
Hari Raya Puasa is celebrated to mark the end of the fast in Ramadan which is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Hence it is known as the Festival of Breaking the Fast. During the month of Ramadan all adult Muslims must fast from dawn to sunset. This means abstaining from eating and drinking. During the hours of fasting, Muslims must not smoke. Travellers and the sick can defer fasting during Ramadan and make up for it later. A Muslim is expected to make a greater effort to refrain from all bad acts during the fast. He should not tell a lie, break a promise or do any deceitful act. The purpose of fasting is to remind a Muslim of the importance of self-control and submitting to the will of God. Hari Raya Puasa is the most important festival for Muslims in Singapore. It is celebrated on the completion of the ritual of fasting. Besides the fast, Muslims also fulfil the following observances: tarawih prayer (night prayers) and the giving of zakat fitrah (religious obligatory dues for charity). Hence, it touches on the individual and his relationship to God, the individual and other Muslims, and the individual and society in general. Hari Raya Puasa is a day of rejoicing and thanksgiving. Muslims rejoice because they have fulfilled God's command of discipline, piety (devotion to religion) and collective worship. It is the time of great rejoicing and thanksgiving to God. Muslims wear their new clothes and go to the mosque to pray together (congregational prayer). Then they visit their friends and relatives to exchange greetings and forget all their differences. It is the day for making a new start in the spirit of peace and forgiveness. In addition, the zakat fitrah is also given to the poor and the needy before Hari Raya Puasa so that they can make preparations for the happy occasion.
These are some awesome info I searched from the net...
How Hindus celabrate Deepavali...
There is an interesting legend behind this festival. The story goes that Narakasura, a demon, ruled the kingdom of Pradyoshapuram. Under his rule, the villagers suffered a lot of hardship as the demon tortured the people and kidnapped the women to be imprisoned in his palace. Seeing his wickedness, Lord Khrishna set out to destroy the demon and the day Narakasura died was celebrated as Deepavali, the triumph of good over evil!
Preparation for Deepavali starts usually at least two to three weeks before the festival. It is known that the Hindus will be busy cleaning their houses to prepare for the festival. Some would even renovate their houses to prepare for Deepavali. Usually the family will shop for new clothes and for accessories to decorate their homes.Indian shops may also be selling festive items like Deepavali greeting cards, carpets, Punjabi suits and flowers.The Hindus usually awake early in the morning of deepavali around 3am and the first ritual will be having an oil bath, which is an important feature of Deepavali. Hindus will be dressed in their new clothes on Deepavali. Most of the ladies would be wearing silk saris or Punjabi suits of various bright shades. Hindus dislike dressing in black on that day, as they consider black an inauspicious color for the festival. Hindus would also pay their respects to the elderly and most families would go to the temple after having breakfast. The reason why they would be going to the temples is to pray to get happiness and prosperity on Deepavali. Visiting Hindus during Deepavali will be an interesting activity, as you will get to taste a wide variety of delicious food. In every home that you visit you are bound to be served with a tempting spread of sweets.Hindus love eating spicy food and for non-vegetarians they indulge in favorites like chicken tandoori, prawn sambal and fish head curry. In homes of Hindus who are vegetarians popular dishes like thosais, idlis and naans are prepared.
This is what I found. [:
Muslims celebrate the festival of Aidilfitri – popularly known as Hari Raya Puasa, or simply Hari Raya (Day of Celebration) in Malaysia – to mark the culmination of Ramadhan, the holy month of fasting.
It is a joyous occasion for Muslims, as it signifies a personal triumph, a victory of self-restraint and abstinence, symbolising purification and renewal.Fasting during the month of Ramadhan is compulsory or wajib, whereby Muslims are required to abstain from satisfying their most basic needs and urges, daily, between sunrise and sunset. It is one of the five tenets of Islam; as is the paying of zakat (alms tax for the poor), which must be tithed by the end of Ramadhan.
In Malaysia, the period of fasting ends when the new moon is sighted on the evening of the last day of Ramadhan. The actual sighting is conducted by state appointed religious officials at various vantage points (usually at hilltops) throughout the country.
If the crescent is sighted, the following day is then declared the first day of Aidilfitri, which is also the beginning of the 10th month of the Muslim calendar Syawal.
I found this on the internet. Hari Raya Aidiladha.But In Malaysia, it is more commonly known as Hari Raya Korban or Hari Raya Haji. It is the 10th day of the 12th month of the muslim calendar. People go to Holy Land of in Saudi Arabia to perform the so called "haj". It is also a requirement
One of Malaysia's festival is Hari Raya Haji. It marks the successful completion of the haji. This includes 2-days of eating cakes and sweets.
Hari Raya Puasa (also known as 'hari raya aidilfitri' or 'celebration day of fasting") is to celebrate the end of the Muslim month.
During the month of Ramadan, all muslims except the young, old and infirm must fast from dawn to dusk. Muslims also abstain from cigarettes and sexual activities during the daylight of the fasting month. Ramadan bazaars sell traditional Malay delicacies are sold for breaking fast. That means to eat, but only at a certain point of day can you break fast. This is a practise to prevent overindulging that is criticised by Muslim clerics.
On the eve of hari raya, Muslins recite the 'takbir' held in mosques. In some communities, there will be congregations reciting the takbir from house to house. Many Muslims also return to their traditional hometown from big metropolitan cities to rural areas. This is known as 'balik kumpung' - literally going back to one's hometown to celebrate with families and friends.
On the eve of this day, family members will prepare delicacies to be eaten on Hara Raya itself and decorate and clean the house. Days before Hari Raya, house compounds will be lit with oil lamps known as 'pelita'. This display of oil lamps will reach its full height on the 27th day of Ramadan, or Tujuh Likur - literally meaning 'twenty seven' in Malay. It is customary to wear traditional Malay costumes - baju Melayu for men and baju kurong and baju kebaya for women. Textiles like the songkok are also favourably worn on this day. Then, Muslims attend the Eid prayer, visit their graves of their loved ones and perform the recital of Yasin. The rest of the day is spent visiting relatives or serving visitors. It is a very joyous day.
At night, there will be celebrations with sparlers and firecrackers. For safety issues, Muslim children turn to homemade firecrackers. Lighting of firecarckers will begin a few days before the end of Ramadan and will continue for about a week afterwards.
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Hari Raya Haji is a very important festival for the Muslims in Singapore.Hari Raya Haji is a 4-day long festival starting on day 10 in the holy month of Dhul Hijja according to the Islamic calendar. Hari Raya Haji is celebrated by the practicing Muslims to mark the end of their annual holy pilgrimage to Mecca. The auspicious day of Hari Raya Haji also commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to sacrifice his son Ishmael to Allah,the lord. Hari Raya Haji Festival is celebrated after 70 days of the holy month of Ramadan.
Dates of The Hari Raya Haji festival
The Hari Raya Haji Festival will be celebrated from 20th December to 24th December in 2007. In 2008 it will be observed from 8th December to 12th December.
The other names for the Hari raya Haji FestivalThe Hari Raya Haji Festival is also known as the “festival of sacrifice”, and in Singapore the festival is also known as the “Iduladha”,”Qurbani”,Qurban and Haji
Significance of the Hari Raya Haji Festival
Hari Raya Haji is a sacred festival of the Muslims which marks the end of their annual holy pilgrimage to the most sacred place in the Islamic religion, Mecca.
Observances of the Hari Raya Haji Festival
On this holy day Muslim congregate in the mosques to offer their prayers to the Lord and sermons are also read out there. They sacrifice sheep, goats and camels (which symbolizes Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to sacrifice his son Ishmael to the Lord, Allah) and donate the meats to the poor people. It’s the day when the Muslim community’s ethics and practices are perfectly observed. People pay visit to their parents, families and friends.
Rituals and Traditions of the Hari Raya Haji Festival
On this auspicious day in the Islamic calendar Muslims dress up in their best clothes and offer prayers to the Lord Allah in the mosques. They also sacrifice the best of their cattle which symbolizes the prophet Ibrahim’s ready sacrifice of his son Ishmail to Allah and later distributes it to the poor and the hungry so that they can enjoy the feast on Eid-ul –Adha. It’s a day to perform charities and the Muslims take care to see that no people remain hungry or starve on this holy day.
Gawai Dayak is a festival celebrated in Sarawak, East Malaysia on 1st June every year. It is both a religious and social occasion. It is a Thanksgiving Day, marking good harvest and a time to plan for the new farming season or activities ahead for the Dayaks, which generally refers to the Iban, Bidayuh and the Orang Ulu communities in Sarawak. Their homes are cleaned and the graves of ancestors are tended to. Gawai is an occasion for parties, fun and games, processions and “open houses”. The Ibans working outside their village returned to the village for the celebration. Celebrations begin with a reunion dinner for the entire family.
Here, the youngest member of the family will offer the parents a plate of specially prepared food. There are singing, dancing and considerable drinking of tuak or rice wine in the local longhouses. Livestock is also sacrificed to ensure a good harvest the following season.
Celebrated by the Kadazan of Sabah each May with thanksgiving dedicated to the rice gods. Agricultural shows, exhibitions, cultural programmes, buffalo races, and other traditional games are held. There is much merrymaking and feasting with rice wine flowing freely throughout the festivities.
I found this info on the web.This is one strange festival.It is called: Tadau Kaamatan (Harvest Festivals).
There is this indigenous tribes of the Kadazan, Dusun and Murut of Sabah celebrate their harvest festival in May. Grateful thanks are offered to the spirit of the paddy, called Bambaazon / Bambarayon, by the Kadazan Dusun. A dance is performed by a high priestess, or Boohizan, to search for the Bambarayon. Once found, a good harvest can be expected.
There are series of events like agricultural shows, exhibitions, cultural programs, buffalo races, and other traditional games are held. There is much merrymaking and feasting with Tapai (rice wine) flowing freely throughout the festivities. Also, a Unduk Ngadau ( Harvest Festival Queen ) pageant is held to seek the fairest maiden, honouring a sacrifice made by a maiden in legendary times.
This is so much i have found.Hope you enjoy reading.
By LAM HUGO
Gawai Dayak is a festival celebrated in Sarawak, East Malaysia on 1st June every year. It is both a religious and social occasion. It is a Thanksgiving Day, marking good harvest and a time to plan for the new farming season or activities ahead for the Dayaks, which generally refers to the Iban, Bidayuh and the Orang Ulu communities in Sarawak. Their homes are cleaned and the graves of ancestors are tended to. Gawai is an occasion for parties, fun and games, processions and “open houses”. The Ibans working outside their village returned to the village for the celebration. Celebrations begin with a reunion dinner for the entire family.
Here, the youngest member of the family will offer the parents a plate of specially prepared food. There are singing, dancing and considerable drinking of tuak or rice wine in the local longhouses. Livestock is also sacrificed to ensure a good harvest the following season.
Malay Women wear a baju kurung,baju kebaya and baju kebarong.If the woman does not wear a long dress call tudung,she will decorate herself with an accessory like a sanggul,or a headscarf.
Some of the malay dances are Mak Yong,Zapin and Ronggeng. Mak Yong is a traditional dance of Kelantan,Malysia.According to UNESCO,Mak Yong ws banned in 1991 when Islamic Party of Malaysia took hold of the Islamazation.
Ronggeng is a malay social dance which couples exchange poetics verses as they dance to the music.Zapin is a popular dance in Malaysa,espacially Johor.Is is believed that it is introduced by Muslim missionaries in the middle east in the 14th century.There are various types of Zapim,like Zapim Singapura and Zapim Arab.
This is taken off the internet :
[Hari Raya Puasa or Aidil Fitri is an important religious day of the year for Muslims. It is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting and alms-giving. The celebrations begin with the birth of the new moon of Syawal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims usually attend prayers in the mosque in the morning and then gather with their families and close friends for a feast of thanksgiving.
Hari Raya Puasa signifies 'openness' of both mind and heart, and in multi-racial Singapore, this is often expressed in the practice of inviting non-Muslim friends to share the Hari Raya festivities. It is also customary to seek forgiveness for wrongs done to family and friends, and to renew one's sense of community.]
Su-Ann's comments : Hari Raya Puasa sounds interesting and I hope I would have a chance to spend it with my Malay friends someday (I don’t have any!!). To Ms Pang, sorry for the late posting.
Hari Raya Aidilfitri (also Hari Raya Puasa, literally "Celebration Day of Fasting") is the Malay term for the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr. Hari Raya is also known as Lebaran. Muslims in Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Eid like other Muslims throughout the world. The term "Hari Raya" literally means "Day of Celebration" — it is also occasionally used to refer to Eid ul-Adha in the form of "Hari Raya Aidiladha". The main greeting used by Muslims in Malaysia and Singapore is "Selamat Hari Raya" which means "Happy Eid" in Malay. Another greeting is "maaf zahir dan batin" which translates loosely to "I seek forgiveness (from a person you had hurt) physically and spiritually", for Hari Raya is the best time to reconcile and renew relationships with others.
This is what I found out on the net. Maybe some of you might know this festival and it is also celabrated by the Peranakans.
The Fifteenth Day after the Chinese New Year is known as Chap Goh Mei. It is the day marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. The end of the New Year celebrations is the offering of prayers on a grand scale. A family dinner is also organized to conclude these celebrations.
Similar to Chinese New Year, Chap Goh Mei is marked with the blast of fireworks and fire crackers. Red lanterns are also hung in homes to end this auspicious celebrations.
Chap Goh Mei is also regarded as a night of courtship, giving birth to the era of match-making. Young women decked in finery, would flock the temples in the hope of finding a prospective suitor. It is also believed that young girls would find compatible spouses if oranges or pebbles were cast into the sea. However, in modern day setting, this tradition is dying fast .
In many cities and towns, a Chinese cultural performance during the night ends the celebration of Chap Goh Mei. Lantern displays, lion dances and a colourful Chingay or ‘flag-balancing’ procession takes place.
Well, this is also what I found.
The Festival of the Nine Emperor Gods falls on the ninth day of the ninth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar. Devotees flock to the temples throughout the country for this religious festival.
The Nine Emperor Gods are part of a spirit-medium cult known locally as ‘Jieu Hwang Yeh’. These Nine Deities are believed to dwell in the stars in heaven under the reign of ‘Thien Hou’ - the Queen of Heaven.
On the eve of the ninth moon, temples of the Deities hold a ceremony to invoke and welcome the ‘Jien Hwang Yeh’. Since the arrival of the Nine Emperor Gods is believed to be through the waterways, processions are held from temples to the sea-shore or river to symbolise this belief. Devotees dressed in traditional white, carrying joss-sticks and candles, await the arrival of their “Excellencies”.
A carnival-like atmosphere pervades the temple throughout the nine-day festival. During this period of time, the constant tinkling of a prayer bell and chants from the temple priests are heard. Most devotees stay at the temple, take vegetarian meals and recite continuous chanting of prayer.
A procession to send the Nine Emperor Gods home then takes place to complete the rites of this religious festival.
He! He! This is also what I found! Actually, I want to put a lot more but have to give others a chance so... Anyway this is what I found....Gawai Dayak is the important annual festival celebrated in the state of Sarawak, the Land of the Hornbills. This festival is celebrated by Sarawak’s indigenous people, particularly the Ibans and the Dayaks. Sarawak’s harvest festival is known as Gawai Dayak and has only been celebrated on a large scale by the tribes since 1964.
Gawai Dayak features the conduct of a ceremonial offering which is held in towns and longhouses alike. Offerings of various foodstuff and ‘tuak’ or home-made rice wine are made to the gods of rice and prosperity. The poet of the tribe then recites a poem specially meant for the occasion and smears blood of a sacrificed cockerel over these offerings.
Once the ceremonial offering is over, the traditional celebration of the gawai begins. The community gathers around the ‘ranyai’ or ceremonial tree at the common verandah of the longhouse. Celebrations centre around the ranyai with decorated foodstuff and drinks. This festival is a combination of merrymaking, feasting and drinking of rice wine.
During the Gawai, the wearing of traditional costumes and a display of the Orang Ulu’s priceless antique beads and the Iban maiden’s silver jewellery are seen. The end of the gawai is signified by the removal of the ceremonial tree.
Um... This is just one of the recepies. Hope you all don't mind!
PENANG LAKSA
Ingredients:
300 g coarse rice vermicelli
100 g wolf herring (Ikan Parang) or mackerel
250 ml water
2 Tbsp tamarind pulp
1 tsp salt
½ tsp salt
25 g polygonum (daun kesom)
Ingredients for spice paste:
4 pips garlic
10 shallots
5 fresh red chillies
5 dried chillies
2 stalks lemon grass (serai)
1 tsp tumeric powder
1 Tbsp shrimp paste (belacan)
Garnishing Ingredients:
1 fresh red chilli
1 fresh green chilli
1 onion
1 cucumber
½ pineapple
½ can pickled leeks
25 g mint leaves
1 Tbsp prawn paste (hae ko) Preparation of Ingredients:
Nip polygonum, leaf by leaf. Discard centre stalk, wash and drain.
Nip mint leaf by leaf. Discard stalk, wash and drain.
Finely shred the cucumber and onion.
Remove pineapple skin, eyes and core. Cut into 6 pieces lengthwise and slice into little pieces.
Finely slice the chillies and pickled leeks.
Grind the spice ingredients to form a smooth paste.
Method:
Boil rice vermicelli for 10 minutes. Rinse in cold water, drain and set aside.
In a pot, boil 500 ml of water with polygonum.
Add 250 ml of water to tamarind pulp to extract tamarind juice. Strain and discard the seeds. Pour tamarind juice into the pot of boiling water.
Add fish. When cooked, remove and leave to cool. Allow fish stock to simmer. With wet hands, pick out the fish bones. Flake fish meat for later use.
Take 50 ml of fish stock and reheat in a separate saucepan. When boiling, add spice paste and stir well. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes, stirring at all times. Pour mixture back into the main pot.
Discard polygonum from fish stock. Add in fish meat and turn off fire as soon as mixture begins to boil. Add sugar to taste.
Place required amount of vermicelli in a bowl. Garnish with pineapple pieces, shredded cucumber and onion, sliced chillies and pickled leeks, mint leaves and prawn paste to taste. Pour 2 ladlefuls of gravy and fish meat over it.
I found this on the net. Hari Raya Puasa (Also known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri, the celebration day of fasting). Hari Raya is also known as Lebaran. Muslims in Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Eid like other Muslims throughout the world. The term "Hari Raya" literally means "Day of Celebration" — it is also occasionally used to refer to Eid ul-Adha in the form of "Hari Raya Aidiladha". The main greeting used by Muslims in Malaysia and Singapore is "Selamat Hari Raya" which means "Happy Eid" in Malay. Another greeting is "maaf zahir dan batin" which translates loosely to "I seek forgiveness (from you) physically and spiritually", for Hari Raya is a time to reconcile and renew relationships with others.
Wow!!!! Everyone wrote so much!!! I have not even started yet. Oh ya, Ms Pang, why can't I go to our organic farm blog?? It is not only mine but the others too
Both Singapore and Malaysia shares similar festival but this is something unique celebrated in Malaysia.
Gawai Dayak, a festive celebrated in Sarawak on 1st June every year is both a religious and social occasion. Celebrate good harvest and prepare for the new year ahead. Dayaks, which generally refers to the Iban, Bidayuh and the Orang Ulu communities in Sarawak. They will have open house, party, younger ones will prepare food.
Hari Raya Puasa is a celebration marking the end of a Muslim month of fasting and abstinence, Ramadan. It is a special occasion for Muslims. Hari Raya Puasa officially begins at the sighting of the moon on the day before the next month on the Muslim calendar, Syawal. The first moon of the month of Syawal is sighted by religious elders in the late evening from several vantage points in Malaysia. The festival actually begins the following day, ushered in by prayers at the mosque early in the morning, and a visit to the cemetery to pray for the departed souls of loved ones.
Sorry Ms Pang, here's my information.
Hari Raya Haji is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son. It is one of two Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims, whose basis comes from the Quran. The celebrations begins with a short prayer followed by a sermon.
Hari Raya Haji annually falls on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja of the lunar Islamic calendar. The festivities last for two to three days or more depending on the country.
Men, women, and children are expected to dress in their finest clothing to perform Eid prayer in any mosque. Muslims who can afford to do so sacrifice their best domestic animals (usually sheep, but also camels, cows, and goats) as a symbol of Ibrahim's sacrifice. The sacrificed animals, have to meet certain age and quality standards or else the animal is considered an unacceptable sacrifice. Generally, these must be at least a year old. According to the Quran a large portion of the meat has to be given towards the poor and hungry people so they can all join in the feast The remainder is cooked for the family celebration meal in which relatives and friends are invited to share. The regular charitable practices of the Muslim community are demonstrated during Eid ul-Adha by the concerted effort to see that no impoverished Muslim is left without sacrificial food during these days. Eid ul-Adha is a concrete affirmation of what the Muslim community ethic means in practice. People in these days are expected to visit their relations, starting with their parents, then their families and friends.
Sorry for my late reply. I found some interesting information about Malay music and dance.
Music and dance are important parts of the Malaysian culture. Traditional music uses mainly the gamelan, a stringed instrument from Indonesia. The beats of Malaysian drums accompanying the song of the gamelan, are often the background for Malay dances.
Silat is an elegant form of Malaysian dance. It originated from a deadly martial art. Silat performances are common at weddings and other festivals. The dancer will perform sparring and beautiful routines to accompanying drums and other musical instruments. There are also other forms of Malay dance such as candle dance, Joget etc.
It would be wrong to assume that Malay music and dance must be totally traditional. Nowadays modern synthesizers are also used to accompany the gamelan and the drums for beautiful and danceable music.
every year, Hindus gather round the different Hindus temple to celebrate the festival of Thaipusam.Many devotees believe that is a time when they can cleanse their sins,to give thanks ang ask blessing from God.
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