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Exploration of traditions and culture of local people can turn into a fascinating process. They observe a lot of interesting old customs; they have their own character and colorful celebrations, which are conducted the same way as they were centuries ago. The hibiscus flower is considered the local symbol. Most of the indigenous people are adherents of Muslimism, for them five bright hibiscus petals symbolize five precepts of Islam. However, there are also followers of other religions. Aborigines also treat hibiscus as their national symbol, and gardeners carefully plant it on their grounds.

It is notable that the hibiscus is not a typical local plant. Today, no one can say certainly when and why it was imported into the territory of Langkawi. According to the most common version, Chinese traders were pioneers that brought a flower. They have brought flower seeds together with outlandish goods.
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