unique formation of Malaysia

indian estate children with their teacher

indian workers in the rubber estate

chinese who are working at the tim mining

Malaysia before and after the Independence Day. as we know that the owner  of Tanah melayu is actually the malay themselves. Where there are lot Malay working and controlling the state where before this they call it as their country. The small country is controlled by a Sultan and they manage the country with help from ministers. A long side with the changes, this is when British come and try to change and reconstruct the management and to make Tanah Melayu as theirs. They have made lots of changes to Tanah Melayu where they have brought the Indians to work in the rubber plantation and working in the estate. Hundreds of Indian have migrate to Tanah Melayu just to work and earn money. Besides that, to control over Tanah Melayu economy, British also have bring in the Chinese to work in the tin mine. As we know, Tanah Melayu are rich with natural resources and that’s one of the reasons why British wanted to have Tanah Melayu.

way of the chinese mining the tin

Today, we no longer call it as Tanah Melayu but as Malaysia. After 55^th Independence Day, the Malaysian was uniting with each other. Even though, Malaysia has a different background and races. Malaysian, proud to have these kind of unique formations of citizen. From the past history, we manage to stay in calm and form a happy country.

Racial and religious harmony  In these difficult modern times it is refreshing to see that a country still exists that is capable of supporting a wide range of both races and religions. Many would say that it is not perfect, but there is no denying the fact that Malays, Chinese, Indians and the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak all live together in a tolerant and helpful spirit of community. We all enjoy the freedom to practice Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, or any number of religions. What makes Malaysia even more unique is that the government officially recognizes the major religions and declares public holidays for their major festivals. In my travels Malaysia is the only country to have done this. It recognizes that religion is still an important component of society and strives to show consideration for all religions.

happy malaysian citizen 

Malaysia formation within all races 

culture of the malaysian lifestyle

nowadays people who wanted a western way of wedding 

there also who still with the basic way of wedding 

When we say about culture we can assume anything that related with certain ethnic or races are the culture. Their norms, way of talk or anything are culture. The Malay language or Bahasa Malaysia is the national language. English is the second language and is taught in schools. Other Languages spoken are Chinese. But ironically, nowadays people likely to talk in other language rather than their own mother tongue.  Malaysian lifestyle are likely to be imagine as a not to over the edge of dressing and talking where we are synonym with a kind and soft spoken culture. But nowadays the Malaysians have embraced the modern lifestyle with most of the natives following an urban way of life. They modernise almost all of the basic culture of lifestyle for example the way they talk, the food their eat sand other thinks in their life. However, one can still feel the aroma of the glorious heritage and the tradition in the country. Traditional customs are still followed religiously by most in the country. Ironically, not all of our citizen still have the feeling in preserving the traditional heritage of our basic lifestyle. As we can see for today, the Malaysian culture shows a lot of modern influences that is seen in the western culture today. Today as well, we can see many influences even in the native families, which speak the English language and follow a modern culture of pubbing and are a party going lot. This does not mean that they do not follow their customs and traditions. Today, young girls still use a piece of cloth that covers their head which is called Tudung. Family values forms still have a strong foothold in the culture of Malaysia

art of Malaysia culture

the graceful steps in dancing the art 

as we all know that malaysia full with lots of races which contain of malay, chinese, indian and others. each of those races have their own art in their culture. basically the old art of malaysian culture more graceful and traditional. where the dance also graceful alongside with the emotionally music which can immediately give the goosebumps feel. this is because of the music made before are more with  appreciation and inspiration 

Kuda Kepang, strong in worship dancing

  

For example, traditional Malay music and performing arts appear to have originated in theKelantan-Pattani region with influences from India, China, Thailand and Indonesia. The music is based around percussion instruments, the most important of which is the gendang (drum). There are at least 14 types of traditional drums. Besides drums, other instruments (some made of shells) include: the rebab (a bowed string instrument), the serunai (a double-reed oboe-like instrument), the seruling (flute), and trumpets. Music is traditionally used for storytelling and celebrating life-cycle events such as harvests.

way of modern dance that influence the heritage 

but music nowadays are slightly different from the previous Malaysian music. we are more to the western and started to forget about our basic root. not to mention that there are less of new generation now in malaysia who know about the traditional dance or even the instrument of their own culture. now more and more new generation are likely to have the interest in learning the new dance from the western than our own traditional culture dance which is more graceful than the new globalize and modernize dance that initially have being put in their mind 

Etiquette and Customs in Malaysia

the gentle way in greeting people

Meeting and Greeting

Greetings in a social context depends on the ethnicity of the person you are meeting. In general, most Malays are aware of Western ways so the handshake is normal. There may be slight differences though and a few things to bear in mind include: 

• Malay women may not shake hands with men. Women can of course shake hands with women. Men may also not shake hands with women and may bow instead while placing their hand on their heart.

our way of shaking hand in Malaysia

• The Chinese handshake is light and may be rather prolonged. Men and women may shake hands, although the woman must extend her hand first. Many older Chinese lower their eyes during the greeting as a sign of respect. 

• Indians shake hands with members of the same sex. When being introduced to someone of the opposite sex, nodding the head and smiling is usually sufficient.  

Among all cultures, there is a general tendency to introduce: 

• the most important person to the lower ranking person. 

• the older person to the younger person.• women to men. 

Nowadays its totally different. Some of our culture have change due to the globalization of the world. We as the Asian have imitate some of the western culture in malaysia. Non of these are good but just making our culture fading away along to these globalization. not to be forgotten not all malaysian are like that. Some of our citizen still holding  tight on our custom an culture. 

Prime Minister with one of the foreigner  

Culture Formation in Malaysia

various unique culture in Malaysia 

The culture of Malaysia draws on the varied cultures of the different people of Malaysia. The first people to live in the area were indigenous tribes that still remain; they were followed by the Malays, who moved there from mainland Asia in ancient times. Chinese and Indian cultural influences made their mark when trade began with those countries, and increased with immigration to Malaysia. Other cultures that heavily influenced that of Malaysia include Persian, Arabic, and British. The many different ethnicities that currently exist in Malaysia have their own unique and distinctive cultural identities, with some crossover.

our wonderful culture in beautiful of Malaysia

Arts and music have a long tradition in Malaysia, with Malay art dating back to the Malay sultanates. Traditional art was centred around fields such as carving, silversmithing, and weaving. Islamic taboos restricted artwork depicting humans until the mid-20th century. Performing arts and shadow puppet shows are popular, and often show Indian influences. Various influences can be seen in architecture, from individual cultures in Malaysia and from other countries. Large modern structures have been built, including the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers, . Malaysian music has a variety of origins, and is largely based around percussion instruments. Much early Malaysian literature was based on Indian epics, which remained unchanged even as Malays converted to Islam; this has expanded in recent decades. English literature remained restricted to the higher class until the arrival of the printing press. Locally created Chinese and Indian literature appeared in the 19th century.

Cuisine is often divided along ethnic lines, but some dishes exist which have mixed foods from different ethnicities. Each major religious group has its major holy days declared as official holidays. Official holidays differ by state; the most widespread one is Hari Merdeka, which celebrates the independence of Malaya. Although festivals often stem from a specific ethnic background, they are celebrated by all people in Malaysia. Traditional sports are popular in Malaysia, while it has become a powerhouse in international sports such as badminton. Malaysia hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1998, the first Commonwealth Games where the torch passed through more countries than England and the host.

The Malaysian government has taken the step of defining Malaysian Culture through the "1971 National Culture Policy", which defined what was considered official culture, basing it around Malay culture and integrating Islamic influences. This especially affected language; only Malay texts are considered official cultural texts. Government control over the media is strong, and most media outlets are related to the government in some way.