Rewang: A Wonderful Malay Tradition Losing Out To Urban Living

By Husna Shafirah

April 2025 FEATURE
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DRIVE-THRU KENDURI[1] an ongoing joke among my siblings. Why not? It is fast, cheap and convenient! In fact, my eldest sister had a drive-thru wedding during the pandemic. My second sister’s wedding, on the other hand, was done through rewang. It was the most tedious kenduri preparation I have ever participated in. So, for my future kenduri, my sister joked that I should marry into money and have a hotel wedding, or at least a buffet catering—no more rewang!Jokes aside,...

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Husna Shafirah

is a final-year student of Applied Language (Hons): English for Intercultural Communication from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Currently interning with Penang Monthly, she is enjoying her first opportunities in writing about culture and lifestyle along with the smell of freshly printed magazines.

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