In this traditional ball game, also called ‘sepak takraw’, a ball about the size of the palm and made of woven strips of bamboo or a rattan is kicked using the legs or any part of the body except the hands. There are two main types of the sepak raga; the original form is ‘sepak [...]
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28 Aug
GASING URI OR SPINNING TOP
This type of top is used for long-running spinning competition. In the competition, the spinner will need two assistants. One will hold an object shape like a small bladed scoop of a thin wooden bat (cokok) about 60 cm long. The other will hold an article which looks like a short truncheon (lopak) about 45.7 [...]
17 Aug
REBANA UBI OR GIANT DRUM
The top of the rebana ubi or giant drum is made from buffalo hide. The lower part of the drum is hollow and about 0.6 metres in diameters. It is an important traditional Malay musical instrument used not only as accompaniment during various ceremonial rites but also for recreation and competitions. At the end of [...]
7 Aug
SILAT
The Malay art of self defence is a highly stylized performance. The word ‘silat’ is applied to the various sequences of grateful demonstration of how one may defend oneself without weapons. Silat is often staged at weddings where the silat expert or ‘pendekar’ entertains the audience with his highly practised routine of self defence arts. [...]
24 Jul
WAU
‘Wau’ or kite flying is another popular pastime of the Kelantanese. The kites come in all sizes and shapes, the most popular being the ‘wau bulan’ or moon kite which measures about 3.5m from head to tail. Kelantan kites are fashioned in various forms with appropriate names to match them. As it sails into the [...]
14 Jul
SEPAK BULU AYAM OR KICKING OF SHUTTLECOCK
This is a very old traditional leisure sport played after the paddy harvesting season. The players form a circle and using their feet, knees and heads, pass a feather ball from one person to another. The winner is the team that has the highest number of passes before the ball finally drops to the ground.
30 Jun
KERTOK OR COCONUT HUSK PERCUSSION
Kertok is mainly made of the coconut shell. The coconut shell is emptied. Then, a wooden plank (belira) is placed on top of the shell. Two wooden sticks are fixed on both sides of the shell to prevent the wooden plank from falling down when the kertok is beaten.
A wooden stick about 1 foot long [...]
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