Malaysia is a multicultural country. Describe a festival you celebrate in Malaysia.

  Malaysia is a multiracial country and with multiple races in this country, comes different celebrations and festivals. Examples for the festivals that we celebrate are Hari Raya, Chinese New Year, Deepavali and so much more. Different races celebrate different festivals and the festival that I celebrate is Chinese New Year.

  Since I am Chinese, I celebrate Chinese New Year every year. It is our culture and we always follow it. When Chinese New Year comes, we will always go back to our home-town to celebrate. We will prepare a lot of delicious food for this festival and families will gather around for a reunion dinner.

  Besides that, most of us get red packets from our elderly and parents. It is a sign of blessing for the elderly to give the young ones red packets. People who are married also give red packets. We also celebrate Chinese New Year by playing firecrackers. This tradition comes from an ancient myth. It said that the sound of firecrackers scared away a creature called "Nian". This myth is also the reason why people wear red clothing during this festival because it is said that the creature mentioned is afraid of the colour, red.

  Chinese New Year is a festival that I personally enjoy and it has a lot of meanings. This festival brings families together and strengthen the bonds. It brings joy to people and other races also can enjoy this festival.

 

Discuss the plurality of the Malaysian society and its effect on you

  Plurality in a country means a country that consists of people with different races, beliefs and traditions. Malaysia is a country with these aspects. These things have made Malaysia into a unique country because Malaysia is a multiracial country. The three main races in Malaysia are Malay, Chinese and Indian. All of us live coexist and live in a state of harmony even though our beliefs and traditions are different but we respect each other's uniqueness.

  Many foreigners might be surprised when they visit Malaysia and see the plutalism we have here. It has even become one of the main attractions of Malaysia, which is to see different people with different races living together in peace. Our culture here has even mixed with each other and it has turned into an attraction for tourists too. There are so many types of food from different culture here in Malaysia and some of them are even from two separate races combined into one.

  Some people might wonder how does it feel like to live in such country. As a Malaysian, I think it isn't any different from living in other parts of the world. Of course a lot of people would think living in a country with so many different races can teach us how to respect people more but I would have to disagree. Showing mutual respect is one of our core morals that we should have no matter what the situation is.

  Besides that, some people would also say that living in a multiracial country will make us lean how to tolerate others. I agree with this opinion to some degree as it is easier for us to learn how to tolerate others when we are exposed to more differences but it is not necessarily from different cultures and races.

  In conclusion, living in a country like Malaysia has not much impact on me, I don't know how accurate it is because I may be bias but I think I the only impact it has on me is I have to take more caution steps in life while living in Malaysia because I am not that privileged.