UNIQUENESS OF WAU BULAN
'Wau' is one of the oldest traditional
games in the Malay culture. A wau or kite is which produces various buzzing and
purring sounds when soaring upon the sky. Kites are flown after the rice
harvesting season is over. People are happy and free to pursue pastimes.
A Malay kite combines the best of skilled workmanship,
dazzling colours and decoration. It exhibits the creativity of the Malays and
their talented craftsmanship in fashioning a unique art form that has the
highest possible level of aesthetics.
A Malay kite is not a schoolboy's toy
as it normally measures 1.5 metres by 1.7 metres. It is called wau because the
shape of its wing is similar to an Arabic letter that is pronounced as
"wow". It has also been postulated that the word "wau"
originated from the Dutch word "wauw" that refers to a large predator
bird found in South-east Asia. When Melaka fell to the Dutch in 1641, the word
was introduced to the local population.
Besides that, Each wau is designed
according to its own set of elaborate motifs, adhering to the traditional style
of artwork expected of each design. All designs must have a central flower
called the ibu from which vines, leaves and flowers sprout. The vine symbolizes
the path of a man's life and the flowers, the women.
Wau Bulan has a symbol
that symbolize the tail of all Malaysian airplanes flown by Malaysia Airlines
System (MAS) Although
for most people, it is nothing more than just an emblem, but it has a huge significance for each and every
Malaysian that makes them proud.
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| WAU BULAN THAT SYMBOLIZE MALAYSIA AIR LINES |
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| THE SYMBOL OF WAU BULAN AT 50 SEN COINS |
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