Lets us Continue

There are comparatively small Peranakans Communities such as

> Indian Hindu Peranakans ( Chitty )

> Eurasian Peranakans ( Kristang )

> Thai Peranakans

> Indian Muslim Peranakans ( Jawi Pekan )

So Far we have briefly tell u about the history, religions and wedding .. This is

not the end of the blog . We have got many things to explore and learn about the culture of different small Peranakans Communities they hav got in Malacca and in Singapore

Chitty Melaka

The Chitty are Indian Traders who came from the Southern part of India , namely Kalinga in the Corromendal Coast .

Many married local women , embracing the local cultures and languages while retaining their own religion, Hinduism

Todays the Majority live in KampongTujung in the Gajah Berang district northwest of Malacca City . The Chitty are India , most have adopted using Malay and today speak tamil only haltingly.

What about the Dressing ?? Do u have any idea wat type of clothes they wear ??

The men's dressings when they are not in modern attire is closer to the Indian types whereby they also wear a dhoti and shirt for religious functions while for traditional events they would wear the sorong or kain pelekal with the lose nehru jacket and cap .

A piece of colourful cloth is ofteh draped on the left shoulder .

Chitty women ususally wear the Kebaya panjang or kebaya pendek depending on their maritak status .

The hankerchief or binpoh is worn on the shoulder like a shawl

Let us Continue the Journey

There are comparatively small an Communities such as

> Indian Hindu Peranakans ( Chitty )

More Pictures on Wedding Jewels

Again more pictures on Weddings

More pictures on Weddings

Bed for the Bride and Bridegroom








Wedding pictures of present Peranakan





Olden days of Paranakan Weddings

Wedding Ceremony

The Matrimonial Gown of Peranakan is known as Kuah .

It is a multi - layered gown embroidered with multi coloured auspicious motives and

symbols . The Gowns has wide long sleeves with strong resemblance to the attire worn by the princesses in China .

It elaborated crown hairdo of the bride is truely magnificent . The top rounded crown studded with hairpins show the influence of Malay Culture .

While , the Chines influence could be seen on the forehead cloth sewn and

embroidered with the Chinese deities known as " The Eight Immortals"

More pictures on Religions

Christian Perankan Prayer Alter

Religion

Baba Nyona subscribed to Chinese belief : Taoism , Confucianism and Chinese , Buddhism celebrated the lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival , while adopting the customs of the Land they settled in , as well as those of their colonial rulers .

There are traces of Portuguese , Dutch , British , Malay and Indonesian influences n Baba

Nonya Families were and still are Catholic

Baba Nyona are a subgroup within Chines communities , are the descendants of Sinoindienous
unions in Melaka , Penang , and Indonesia .

It was not uncommon for Chinese traders to take Malay / Indonesian women of Peninsular Malay / Sumatera / Javanese as wives or concubines.

Consequently the Baba Nyona possessed a mix of cultural traits .

Histories

The word " Peranakans " meaning " descendents " is colloquially used to refer to the descenents of the early chinese community that settled in the Malay Archipelago around the 17th Century . Also known as " Babas " ( the males ) or " Nonyas " ( the females ) , they are typically of mixed parentage ( between the chinese men and native women ) , as Chinese women were restricted by law from leaving the main land ( china )until sometimes in the 19th Century . These communities lived and engaged in trade within the straits settlements of Singapore , Malacca , Penangand even Dutch controlled Java resulting in another name being commonly used to describe them the " Straits of Chinese "

Different type of Peranakan

We have always been fascinated by other people's cultures but have

never really was keen to know about it until one day we took Peranakan culture for our Project Management ..

The Peranakan culture has evolved over centuries into a unique blend of customs and traditions with traces of Portuguese , Dutch , British , Malay , Indian , Indonesian and Chinese influences. This includes their own language mixture between "Bahasa Malayu " ( the native language of the indigenous people of the region ) and various Chinese dialects such as " Hokkien " and of course the world's most universal language Food ..

Where Shall We Start??

We have came across many culture in singapore such as Indians , Malays n Chineses culuture but do you know that there is a culture known as peranakan ??

Even we were not known about it until we came across it and decided to do

it for our Life Skill Project .. We are going to share with you about the culture,

festival, they clothes they wear and about all those wedding .

Before we start does anyone knows what peranakan is ?? You got any idea ? Is it about a malay culture mix with something ? lets not waste our time and get back to the past and know the history about them . .

There was a article in singapore strait times saying that Peranakan culture is dieing but its not true . Its just that the population of peranakan are few in singapore .