This is a ceremony practiced by the Malay community in the olden days. If you look into the detail of the ceremony, it is totally unIslamic. I think it has been practiced due to the influence of Hinduism and Animistic, before the arrival of Islam into the Malay peninsula.
It is quite interesting, to me.
I have heard about it but never really bother about the details and the significance of it, until last weekend. I thought it was just a method to determine the gender of a first born depending on where the coconut rolls once place on the belly of a 7-month-pregnant lady.
I have heard about it but never really bother about the details and the significance of it, until last weekend. I thought it was just a method to determine the gender of a first born depending on where the coconut rolls once place on the belly of a 7-month-pregnant lady.
It is more than that. I suspect it has something to do with getting the blessing from the spirit for safe delivery of a first born. Offerings are included where pulut kuning is served.
There are various "ingredients" involved including 7 pieces of batiks.
What are the batiks for
For the midwife
Yeah but, why SEVEN
Oh.. those batiks are for the SEVEN midwives that YOU CANNOT SEE
Spooky !
Actually to think of it, this is so much similar to the culture in Bali, with the offerings and all..
2 comments:
yup agreed..spooky
pretty:
kepercayaan karut marut
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