Malaysia is a country that is known for its rich and cultural heritage. Here, people strongly believe in respecting each others culture and religion. Here, one can find a good mix of Malay, Chinese, and even Indian communities. As per the laws of the Malaysians Constitution, all Malays are basically Muslims and one can get a glimpse of the traditional Malay culture in the village areas. The Malaysian culture also includes the Chinese and they were known to have adopted the Malaysian culture since the ancient days. With the practice of intermix marriages they emerged a whole new group where the male were called as the Babas and the female were known as the Nyonyas. The Chinese therefore are the second largest group out here. The Indians are the third largest group of people that form a major part of the Malaysian culture. The Indians also had always visited Malaysia since the ancient days.
The Malaysian culture shows a lot of modern influences that is seen in the western culture today. Today, we can see many influence even in the native families, which speak the English language and follow a modern culture of clubbing and a party going lot. This does not mean that the Malaysian do not follow their customs and traditions. Today, young girls still use a piece of cloth that covers their head which called as Tudung. Family values forms still have a strong food-hold in the culture of Malaysia.
A lot of influences can be seen Malaysian art. External influence have made their presence felt in music, dancing and even literature apart from art. The traditional handicrafts of Malaysia include the textile which are worn by the Punan tribes, basketwork, woodcarvings, patterned mats and others. The decorative art that belonged to the Malaysian art also includes batik cloth, which is dyed by hand with the help of a special technique.
Rice is always the main food ingredients in Malaysia cuisine. Rice and noodles are a most favored combination. Malaysian cuisine also includes many dishes that use an array of seafood. One can even see an influence of the Indian cuisine such as naan, puris, idlis and even rotis that form a part of breakfast in the Malaysia cuisine. Thus we can see that the Malay culture is really varied with influence from various other cultures as well. This is one place, which sees and equal amount of respect for all race and religion.
