Baba and Nyonya Society Muscularly Hold and Practised Malay L ...

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the Malay elements that the Baba and Nyonya communities still hold and practise in Malacca. The focus is given to the aspects of beliefs, abstention, households, cooking utensils and musical instruments. This research uses library research, survey, observation and interview. Questionnaires have been distributed to the respondents as the procedure to run the research. The results obtained are analysed by using SPSS and calculations are done based on frequency, mean and standard deviation and are interpreted from the rational angle.