Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Different Aspects Of Culture

When we talk about 'culture', People's understanding may be varied. What are the real meanings of cultures?

Culture may be performed in many terms as festivals, dances, food, clothing as well as music.
Malaysia is rich of many types of cultures as the country has multicultural nations. Three main nations of Malaysians are Malays, Chinese, and Indians that contribute to different foreign cultures from the previous generations, absorbed into our country.

In term of festivals, the Malays celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri as well as Hari Raya Qurban. Meanwhile, the Chinese will have Chinese New Year and MoonCake Festival as the most hilarious one while the Indians celebrate their Deepavali, Thaipusam and many more. We can also describe culture as clothing. As we can see, Malay women wear a baju kurung, baju kebaya, and a baju kebarung. Oftentimes, if the woman is not dressed in a tudung, a long dress, she will decorate herself with an accessory such as a sanggul, also known as a headscarf. All the clothing modestly covers most of their skin to prevent men from looking at women in a sectual. While Chinese women wear the cheongsam, a one-piece dress with a high neck. It can be fitted or loose, with side slits at the hem.

And so we have many cultures in our homeland. Enclosed I would like to say Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all readers. Thank you.

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