Hidayah wants more to take up ethnic Melanau martial art. [Newspaper] (2019)
Abstract
MUKAH: “Who are we without our culture?,”Pencak Silat Pusaka Mengalai president Mohd Hidayah Aidan, 36, asked the younger generation in Sarawak. Silat Mengalai is one of the ethnic Mukah Melanau martial arts which are slowly known to the public after being revived. Fearing for its extinction, Hidayah formed the Pencak Silat Pusaka Mengalai Association three months ago to revive the martial arts. “This is our first involvement in this year’s Kaul Festival,” he told Suara Sarawak yesterday after the ‘Serangan Kakan’ ceremony at Kala Dana Beach here on Saturday. He added that he had previously participated in silat performances but not through an association. “This association was founded recently as a result of our efforts to find and gather those who have learned silat.
| Item Type: | Newspaper |
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| Keywords: | Melanau martial art, Pencak Silat Pusaka Mengalai, Silat performances |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Ethnology > Melanau (Malaysian People) > Social Life and Customs |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Melanau |
| Depositing User: | Jamil Jawi |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2024 08:31 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2024 08:31 |
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