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    Malaysia has a rich cultural heritage with various ethnic groups possessing their own taboos and superstitions. The Malay, Chinese, Indian, and indigenous groups of Sabah and Sarawak each have traditional beliefs and prohibitions regarding behaviors that are considered inauspicious or disrespectful. For example, the Malays avoid certain actions at home like playing at dawn or sitting on pillows, while Chinese traditions forbid whistling at night or placing mirrors facing beds. Indigenous tribes living in longhouses also maintain spiritual customs, such as not entering a new or uninvited longhouse or walking over people inside.

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    Malaysia has a rich cultural heritage with various ethnic groups possessing their own taboos and superstitions. The Malay, Chinese, Indian, and indigenous groups of Sabah and Sarawak each have traditional beliefs and prohibitions regarding behaviors that are considered inauspicious or disrespectful. For example, the Malays avoid certain actions at home like playing at dawn or sitting on pillows, while Chinese traditions forbid whistling at night or placing mirrors facing beds. Indigenous tribes living in longhouses also maintain spiritual customs, such as not entering a new or uninvited longhouse or walking over people inside.

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    Malaysia has a rich cultural heritage with various ethnic groups possessing their own taboos and superstitions. The Malay, Chinese, Indian, and indigenous groups of Sabah and Sarawak each have traditional beliefs and prohibitions regarding behaviors that are considered inauspicious or disrespectful. For example, the Malays avoid certain actions at home like playing at dawn or sitting on pillows, while Chinese traditions forbid whistling at night or placing mirrors facing beds. Indigenous tribes living in longhouses also maintain spiritual customs, such as not entering a new or uninvited longhouse or walking over people inside.

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    TABOOS IN MALAYSIA

    OLD MALAYSIAN TABOOS

    Malaysia is a multi-race country that rich


    with cultural heritage.
    Each races has their own taboos and
    superstitions.
    The elders use taboos to discipline
    youngsters.
    To ensure that the youngsters is well
    behaved.

    MALAY TABOOS

    Do not play during dawn


    Do not sit on the pillows
    Do not sing in the kitchen.
    Do not urinate on terminate bunk
    If you accidentally bite your tongue means
    someone is speaking bad of you
    Kids are not suppose to play outdoors during
    sunset

    Do not open an umbrella at home.


    Pregnant women should watch their words
    while talking.
    Nails should not be cut at night.
    Women are not allowed to use broken mirror

    CHINESE TABOO

    Avoid whistling at night.


    Do not place a mirror directly facing your
    bed.
    Never to leave laundry hung in sunshine to
    stay there through the nocturnal hour.
    Always remind kids to never just pee
    anywhere they like.
    If you step on poo, you can expect some
    good luck to come to you.

    Men should never perform female


    responsibility.
    One should never use the broom to sweep
    outwards at the front of the shop.

    INDIAN TABOOS

    Do not proceed if a cat cuts across the way.


    If there is itching on your right or left palm,
    you can get some moneys or favors.
    Never call one back when the person is
    leaving the house.
    Do not let the guest of your house do the
    work.
    Do not eat in the dark when having a meal.

    If a cat is heard crying, its a bad omen


    At times, there are fluttering in the eyes.
    Do not asah both side of the pencil.
    When there is death, the picture of the
    deceased will hang upside-down and the
    furniture should bring outside the house.

    LONGHOUSE TABOO

    Many sub-ethnic groups among indigenous


    tribes in Sabah and Sarawak live in rumah
    panjang (longhouses) and maintain their
    traditional spiritual/animistic beliefs.

    LONGHOUSE TABOO

    For example, it is believed that bad


    luck would result if a visitor enters a
    new longhouse while it is being
    constructed. Walking under a
    longhouse is also considered taboo.

    LONGHOUSE TABOO

    One should also never enter a


    longhouse without an invitation. The
    visitor should make his presence
    known by calling out from the
    bottom of the steps and after he is
    invited in, to leave his sandals or
    shoes outside before entering

    LONGHOUSE TABOO

    Once inside the longhouse, he should


    immediately make his way to the elders
    room to announce his presence and state his
    business. Never enter the sleeping quarters
    of a family without prior consent.

    LONGHOUSE TABOO

    Walking within the longhouse also has its


    restrictions and rules. Visitors must tread
    lightly, ensuring that they never walk over a
    person.

    LONGHOUSE TABOO

    When leaving, visitors are required to


    partake in a local wine (usually made out of
    fermented rice), or stop for a chat; as it is
    believed that visitors who do not pause will
    take away the wealth of the house with
    them.

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