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3. Important Festival and Celebrations
in Malaysia
• Malaysia is a melting pot (gabungan) of
cultures.
• Malaysian culture is multi-faceted, each of these
facets is adorned (dihiaskan) with a festival of its
own.

4. Important Festival and Celebrations
in Malaysia
• Festivals in Malaysia are
celebrated with much
enthusiasm (semangat
tinggi).
• Malaysians have embraced
(mengalu-alukan) each and
every culture with open arms.
• This is why they celebrate
festivals from across the world
with so much excitement.

5. Important Festival and Celebrations
in Malaysia
• Here are the some
Festivals and celebrations
in Malaysia.
a. Hari Raya Aidilfitri
b. Chinese New Year
c. Hari Gawai
d. Deepavali
e. Thaipusam
f. Wesak Day
g. Christmas

6. Listening task
• Activity A:
Listen to the audio and
choose the correct
answer.

7. Listening task (script)
My name is Vijaya. I’m 17 years old and
I’m an Indian girl. I have long beautiful
hair and I always wear a black bindi on
my forehead. I’m from Johor Bahru. My
family and I celebrate Deepavali. A few
days ago before the celebration, my
mother and I always work together to
make a kolam in front of our house.
Usually, it is a peacock-shaped kolam. We
also prepare traditional cakes and sweets
such as murukku and laddu.

8. Listening task(script)
In the morning of Deepavali, we wake
up before sunrise for our ritual oil bath
and then head to the temple to perform
our prayers. My mother and I normally
wear colourful salwar Kameez while my
father and my brother wear dhoty. After
performing our prayers, we then return
home to take family photos and
celebrate the rest of the day with our
family members and friends.

9. ACTIVITY B: SPEAKING
• Talks about your experience regarding these
celebrations. Listen to how each festival is described
by your facilitator.