Customs and Culture
Kedahan Malay shares the same customs and traditions with other Malay in Peninsular Malaysia. The only thing that make them different is just their spoken dialect. Their own cultures included:
- Dance Theater - Mek Mulung, Mak Yong Kedah, Jikey
Boria The most famous Kedahan culture of Indian origin. It is quite similar to a musical theater. The theater used a fully Kedahan Malay language while the song used a mix of standard Malay and Kedahan accent or sometimes, a fully standard Malay. This theater is said to be created after the hybrid of Malay and Indian culture in Penang.
- Berendul (pronunciation: be-ghen-doi)
- Theater - Wayang Kulit Gedek
- Ghazal Kedah
- Martial Art:
Silat Kuntau Tekpi Silat Kuntau Tekpi was founded by Panglima Taib bin Wan Hussain who was a Panglima (Palace Warrior-General) of the empire of Kedah. It is also a 'sister-art' of silat styles that stemmed from Panglima Tok Rashid, including Silat Kalimah and Silat Cekak.
Silat Cekak Silat Cekak was founded by Ustaz Hanafi, a Kedahan Malay but now, it is popular throughout Malaysia and some place in Indonesia.
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