This is the last of seven articles on Hari Raya and Malay Culture appearing in the July/August 2014 issue of PASSAGE, the magazine of the Friends of the Museum (FOM). Two quintessentially Malay fashions that have stood the test of time are the baju kebaya and baju kurung. With a history possibly dating back to the […]
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This is the sixth of seven articles on Hari Raya and Malay Culture appearing in the July/August 2014 issue of PASSAGE, the magazine of the Friends of the Museum (FOM). Article by Rossman Ithnain In the 1950s and 1960s, wedding receptions and Hari Raya celebrations were occasions when Malay women would be at their finest, wearing […]
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This is the fifth of seven articles on Hari Raya and Malay Culture appearing in the July/August 2014 issue of PASSAGE, the magazine of the Friends of the Museum (FOM). Article by Alfian Sa’at 1) Panas terik di bulan puasa, Menjemur padi di sudut laman; Tikar emas bantal suasa, Manakan sama berbantal lengan. How scorching hot […]
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This is the fourth of seven articles on Hari Raya and Malay Culture appearing in the July/August 2014 issue of PASSAGE, the magazine of the Friends of the Museum (FOM). The Malays of Singapore began the fasting month on 3 October 1940. The fasting on the first day ended with the firing of the gun on […]
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This is the third of seven articles on Hari Raya and Malay Culture appearing in the July/August 2014 issue of PASSAGE, the magazine of the Friends of the Museum (FOM). Article by Azlan Mohamed Said. Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations would feel incomplete if Hari Raya songs were not played over the radio or in the shopping […]
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This is the first of seven articles on Hari Raya and Malay Culture appearing in the July/August 2014 issue of PASSAGE, the magazine of the Friends of the Museum (FOM). Hari Raya Aidilfitri (or Hari Raya Puasa) is often thought to be the Muslim New Year. It is actually an important Muslim festival that marks […]
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