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- The Muslim holy day is Friday. So, in Malaysian states like Kelantan and Terengganu, where many people are Muslim, the weekend is Thursday and Friday, not Saturday and Sunday.
- Kuala Lumpur’s National Mosque can fit up to 10,000 people.
- In some Malaysian restaurants, you can order and eat bird’s nest soup. This soup is made from the nest of the swiftlet, a bird that lives in caves and on cliffs in Southeast Asia.
- When leatherback turtles are fully grown, they’re big enough to ride. The beaches of Malaysia are one of the few places in the world where they lay their eggs. However, these turtles are threatened with extinction because they get caught in fishing nets. Also, people steal their eggs to eat or sell.
- Malaysia is home to wild elephants, crocodiles, rhinoceroses, tigers, bears, wild boars (pigs), and more than one hundred kinds of snakes.
- Durians (a fruit) are a popular snack, but they are so smelly that many Malaysian hotels have banned them.
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The crescent is a symbol of Islam. Yellow represents royalty. There are 14 stripes, one for each of the 13 states and one for the federal territories. |
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Malaysia’s national flower is the hibiscus. This flower is found all over Malaysia and was traditionally used as a medicine. |
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