To know Malaysia is to love Malaysia.

A multiracial and multicultural nation in

which Malays, Chinese, Indians and people of various other ethnicities live

together in peace and harmony. Our diversity of cultures makes Malaysia a unique

country with variety of traditional clothes, games and dances.

First, let us have a look at the traditional clothes of Malaysia.

The traditional attire of Malay men is called baju melayu, which is a loose tunic

paired with trousers and a sarong which is known as sampin. The traditional dress

for women is baju kurung. It comprises of a knee-length, full-sleeved blouse and a

long skirt called kain. The skirt is pleated on one side. As you can see, I'm wearing

baju kurung.

Chinese men in Malaysia wear their traditional dress called tang suit. Tang suit is a

type of jacket that has a collar and a knot at the belly and is mostly floral. While

Chinese women in Malaysia wear cheongsam and samfoo.

Indian men in Malaysia wear kurta-pyjama, dhoti-kurta or lungi-kurta. Kurta is

typically a knee length shirt. Most of the Indian women in Malaysia wear saree and

blouse. They also wear salwar kurta, which is a tunic worn with loose bottoms and

long scarf called dupatta.