Dikir Barat
Dikir barat is a musical form, native to the Malay Peninsular, it involves singing in group, usually during competitive setting. Dikir barat mostly performed either with percussion instrumental accompaniment, or with no instruments at all.
Wayang Kulit
In English Wayang means Shadow while Kulit means Skin. Often local people name it as Puppet Theater, It is a unique form of theater employing only light and shadow. The origin of puppets are crafted using buffalo hide and mounted with bamboo sticks. The shadows are cast on the screen When held up behind a piece of white cloth, using an electric bulb or an oil lamp as the light source. Often the tales adaptations based from romantic tales from Indian epics, the Mahabrata or local secular stories.
Mak Yong
Mak Yong is a traditional form of dance derived from Kelantan-Pattani mythology. Sadly it was banned by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party in 1991 due to animist and Hindu-Buddhist roots which pre-date Islam in the Asian region. Mak Yong's singing and musical are unique as most of the traditional dances were influenced by India, Java and other parts of Southeast Asia. The performance usually followed by dancing, acting and improvised dialogues, with stories presented of three hour performances over few nights. With not many young people kin to undergo the rigorous apprenticeship so the art is now on declining rate.
It is a type of dance drama famous at south Thailand practised mainly in the northern states of Malaysia and southern provinces of Thailand.In the northeastern state of Kelantan and Terengganu, Menora incorporates much use of Malay language and a Mak Yong-style dance movements. It is performed in a mixture of Thai and local dialects, but adheres to the invocation-play in a distinctly north Malaysian style and incorporates some elements. Performances include a lengthy invocation, a dance by the main character, and a play or skit by following slow rhythmic movements of legs, arms and fingers.
Wau Bulan (kite-flying) A complicated designed Malaysian moon-kite (normally with floral motifs) and traditionally flown by men in the state of Kelantan. There are many types of wau in Malaysia, each with its own specialty. Wau kucing (cat kite) and wau merak (peacock kite) are some of the variants.
Gasing (top-spinning)
A top is a toy designed to be spun rapidly on the ground, the motion of which causes it to remain precisely balanced on its tip because of inertia. Traditionally tops were constructed of wood, sometimes with an iron tip, and would be set in motion by aid of a string or rope coiled around its axis which, when pulled quickly, caused a rapid unwinding that would set the top in motion. Today they are often built of plastic, and modern materials and manufacturing processes allows tops to be constructed with such precise balance that they can be set in motion by a simple twist of the fingers and twirl of the wrist without need for string or rope.
Silat
It is a Malay art of self-defense, generally practiced as a martial art or accompanied by drums as a ceremonial display or dance.
Handicrafts
Among famous handicraft products are on sell are songket, batik, silverware and mengkuang. Tourist can purchase the goods at local market or free trade zone located at border between Kelantan and Thailand, to name few that is Rantau Panjang, Tumpat and Pengkalan Kubur.
