Working on human culture make me realize how little i know about Malaysian culture. The diversity in our culture is something that we as a Malaysian should be proud of. Today i discover about ‘barongan dance’ a traditional dance that are popular among Johor and Javanese. The dance grew out of the legend of a tiger seeing a peacock spreading its train and shocked, peacock jumps onto the tiger’s back. The two dance together and when an escort of a princess spots them, he joins in. The dance harks back to prophet Sulaiman’s time when animals could speak. People from Johor have preserved the dance forms with the younger generation taking over the tradition.
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