Malaysia is worthy of the name of the national holidays and celebrations. All the major multi-ethnic celebrate festivals, marked with various RACES and religions of important festivals. Most of the festival is colorful, and the ancient traditions and customs are still alive.
Every year, in every major festivals come, people are from urban areas of land to their villages, and guide the festivals celebrated boom. At this time, every family busy season to meet and make many preparation. The cleaning, decoration, house, buy new clothes to various festival refreshments and procurement enough food, etc., are the traditional conventions.
Hari Raya Aidilfitri in islam represents an end of fasting season on September end on islamic calendar and began in October.
The festive atmosphere on September 20, islamic calendar has already begun. Muslims who woke up to greet the New Year, then the family grave. House cleaning, wear new clothes, but also for the new house ornament. This is the big families, friends or relatives whom you wish to meet Open Day visit.
The festival marks the end of the day, the pilgrimage to mecca in December 10th every year Islamic Calendar began to celebrate. Muslims in the mosque freely offer sacrifice cows and sheep for the slaughter, and in fact the offerings to people that needs.
Chinese New Year from the first day of lunar month begins to celebrate 15 days. This is a busy day, and representing family reunions, elders assigned red packets to his relatives or children, to give blessing. In addition, exchanging citrus symbol propitious omen, lion dance is also a traditional ceremonies.
The indians Deepavali New Year celebrations symbolize the forces of good win against the evil forces in the calendar year in India in July. The traditional ritual bath oil into throughout the festival celebration activities included going to the temple or home to wishes and worship. In addition, every household lighting or point to mark the lamp, traditional remember KRISHNA god’s win over RAVANA demons.
The grand celebration of Thaipusam Festival at each end of a or early February. Thaipusam is to celebrate the birth of SUBRAMANIAM god, Thaipusam eve, the SUBRAMANIAM god will be carried on by yan oxen two chariot parade. The next day, prayers will sing and brought KAVADIS across the Indian temple. KAVADI is a delicate adornment of metal or wooden arch, by prayers carried on the shoulder, its many hook and long nails, respectively in believers body parts. Selangor, Pulau Pinang (Penang), Negeri Sembilan and Johor states will be celebrating Thaipusam Festival.
Wesak Day. The birth of the Buddha, becoming Buddha and nirvana respectively by various buddhist ceremonies and events, such as the celebrated to release birds in the cage, the symbol of the soul releasing from captivity. Some families in this festival is eating vegetarian.
Buddhists celebrate wesak day, mainly is to awaken everyone a deeper understanding of Buddhism, practice the Buddha’s teaching, at the same time, we should also make concerted efforts, the dhamma, to carry on the actual participate in view of wto charities, realize the spirit of compassion.
Gawai Festival is celebrated in early June by Sarawak’s Dayak Family celebrate this holiday, marks the end of rice planting season and a new season started planting season. Usually, the family of the house cleaning will, and to the ancestors of the grave. On the eve of the family reunions, holiday, junior will prepare a special dish to his parents. Food, In addition, every household will prepare rice wine to entertain guests in the dance, and so to holiday. During the festival, everyone put on their best clothes, and slaughter cattle to celebrate the harvest.
On May 30-31 is visiting the exultation of sabah and participate in the kaamatan festival. Kadazan and Dusun clan to celebrate the harvest season and held Thanksgiving ceremonies, outdoor activities including the grand parade in performing rituals, kadazandusun culture; Bobohizan, namely so-called priestess, led by ritual atmosphere reach climax.
Malaysia’s National Day on the eve of infection and merriment. Series of colorful cabaret, multicolored fireworks performance, and the magnificent local artists exquisite performances, make whole space is permeated with the joy of the carnival atmosphere. At the launch slowly, passionate masses of National Day, the countdown clock reach 12 o’clock to 31th August sound of repeating “Merdeka“~!~!
Malaysia’s National Day falls on August 31, it’s a Merdeka big celebration, colourful procession, theatrical performances and the major urban competition activities etc, become the festival. In addition, the commercial buildings and high flying Malaysia flag, also add to the Malaysian Merdeka festival atmosphere.