Hari Raya Food and its Significance with Malays

Abstract

It is becoming a long tradition regardless generations for the Malay community to prepare and served traditional foods for Hari Raya celebration. Through observation and interview procedures, this paper describes the significance of traditional Hari Raya food from three Malay generation women’s understanding of the process of Malay traditional Hari Raya food knowledge transfer.  Charitable deeds, Social Bonding, and Memories are significant elements in the knowledge transfer processes. Majorities of informers noted that Hari Raya without the traditional food is nothing or did not bring any significant for the celebration. In other words, Hari Raya foods play important roles in cheering or complete the atmosphere of the festive celebration.

Journal

Title: Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies

Abbreviated Title: jABs

Publisher: e-IPH Ltd.

ISSN (Electronic): 2514-7528

Publication date Created: August 22 2018

Publication date (Electronic): August 24 2018

Volume: 3

Issue: 10

Page: 96

Article

DOI: 10.21834/jabs.v3i10.308

SO-VID: 9aa874c5-e5f7-449d-8de0-6f05f48ea72d

Copyright statement: © 2018

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