Elm Travel | Travel Agency - Cultureshttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/Right beside you - RainbowSoft Studio Z-Blog 1.8 Arwen Build 90619zh-CNCopyright Elmtravel.com Some Rights Reserved.Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:58:48 +0800Ko Samuimissy@elmtravel.com (Missy)http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/71.htmlThu, 24 Dec 2009 13:17:05 +0800http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/71.htmlAlthough Ko Samui is in southern Thailand, where Islam has a strong influence, the original inhabitants of the island, known as 'Chao Samui', are predominantly Buddhist. In the past, most of the local

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]]>Cultureshttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/71.html#commenthttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/feed.asp?cmt=71http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/cmd.asp?act=tb&id=71&key=cef4f1ceCultures of Balimissy@elmtravel.com (Missy)http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/49.htmlFri, 30 Oct 2009 15:48:30 +0800http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/49.htmlBali is renowned for its diverse and sophisticated art forms, such as painting, sculpture, woodcarving, handcrafts, and performing arts. Balinese percussion orchestra music, known as gamelan, is highly developed and varied. Balinese performing arts often portray stories from Hindu epics such as the Ramayana but with heavy Balinese influence. Famous Balinese dances include pendet, legong, baris, topeng, barong, gong keybar, and kecak (the monkey dance). Bali boasts one of the most diverse and innovative performing arts cultures in the world, with paid performances at thousands of temple festivals, private ceremonies, or public shows. The Hindu New Year, Nyepi, is celebrated in the spring by a day of silence. On this day everyone stays at home and tourists are encouraged to remain in their hotels. But the day before that large, colourful sculptures of ogoh-ogoh monsters are paraded and finally burned in the evening to drive away evil spirits. Other festivals throughout the year are specified by the Balinese pawnkon calendrical system.

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The official and common language is Dhivehi, an Indo-European language having some similarities with Elu, the ancient Sinhalese language. The first known script use to write Dhivehi is Eveela akuru script which is found in historical recording of kings (raadhavalhi). Later a script called Dhives akuru was introduced and used for a long period. The present-day written script is called Thaana and is written from right to left. Thaana is said to be introduced by the reign of Mohamed Thakurufaanu. English is used widely in commerce and increasingly as the medium of instruction in government schools.
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]]>Cultureshttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/46.html#commenthttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/feed.asp?cmt=46http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/cmd.asp?act=tb&id=46&key=bf4fd1adCultures of Sabahmissy@elmtravel.com (Missy)http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/44.htmlTue, 27 Oct 2009 16:43:13 +0800http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/44.htmlSabah is one of the most culturally diverse states in Malaysia. Its population of about 2.5 million is a mix of native groups (who are usually divided into Muslim and non-Muslim groups), Chinese, and other smaller ethnic groups such as Indians and Eurasians. The main native groups are the Kadazandusun, Murut, Bajau, Suluk, Bisaya and Orang Sungai. Most of the Chinese who migrated to the state during the British era, belong to the Hakka dialect group although there are also large numbers of Cantonese especially in Sandakan. There are also many Filipinos and Indonesians, many of whom entered Sabah illegally and later became naturalised under a controversial state policy.

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]]>Cultureshttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/42.html#commenthttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/feed.asp?cmt=42http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/cmd.asp?act=tb&id=42&key=5b7b0d13Cultures of Sabahmissy@elmtravel.com (Missy)http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/36.htmlMon, 19 Oct 2009 15:01:02 +0800http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/36.htmlSabah’s population is heterogeneous and culturally diverse, with more than 30 different ethnic races and over 80 local dialects spoken. Traditions and customs have long been part of our daily lives. Most of it has survived for eons; others have barely endured, touched by other influences that have led others yet to be forgotten altogether.

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]]>Cultureshttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/36.html#commenthttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/feed.asp?cmt=36http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/cmd.asp?act=tb&id=36&key=5d183e9bCulture of Phuketmissy@elmtravel.com (Missy)http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/34.htmlFri, 16 Oct 2009 22:20:37 +0800http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/34.htmlReligion
It is important to dress and behave correctly when visiting a Buddhist temple in Thailand. You should not wear beach clothes to a temple. Even though you might be baking from the heat, shorts and sleeveless tops should not be worn. Shoes should be removed before entering any building containing a Buddha image. Women should not touch monks or hand anything directly to a monk.
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]]>Cultureshttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/34.html#commenthttp://www.elmtravel.com/blog/http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/feed.asp?cmt=34http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/cmd.asp?act=tb&id=34&key=630a54fbCulture of Balilyndsay@elmtravel.com (Lyndsay)http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/14.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2009 21:46:48 +0800http://www.elmtravel.com/blog/post/14.htmlUnlike any other island in largely Muslim Indonesia, Bali is a pocket of Hindu religion and culture. Every aspect of Balinese life is suffused with religion, but the most visible signs are the tiny offerings (sesajen) of flowers, glutinous rice and salt in little bamboo leaf trays, found in every Balinese house, restaurant, souvenir stall and airport check-in desk. They are set out and sprinkled with holy water no less then three times a day, before every meal.

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