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Festivals of Malaysia - Whit Monday
Whit Monday is Pentecost Monday. It is also known as the Monday of the Holy Spirit. Whit Monday ...

Festivals of Malaysia - Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday honours the Holy Trinity. It is dedicated to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, the...

Festivals of Malaysia - The Ploughing Festival
This tradition, which has Hindu and Buddhist origins is intended to honour farmers and to bless t...

Festivals of Malaysia - Theemithi
Theemithi is a fire walking ceremony. It is a Hindu festival from Tamil Nadu, South India that i...

Festivals of Malaysia - Shangsi
It is an ancient Chinese festival when people would go out for an outing by the water, have picni...

Festivals of Malaysia - Poson
Poson Poya commemorates the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BC.

Festivals of Malaysia - Pentecost
Pentecost commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the disciples following the death of Jesu...

Festivals of Malaysia - Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is the last Sunday of Lent and the Sunday before Easter. It is the beginning of the H...

Festivals of Malaysia - Onam
Onam is a Hindu festival that originated from the state of Kerala in India. Onam marks the New Ye...

Festivals of Malaysia - Nirvana Day
Nirvana Day commemorates the passing of Buddha and his entry into final or complete Nirvana.

Festivals of Malaysia - Maundy Thursday
Christians believe that it is the day Jesus celebrated his final Passover to His disciples. At th...

Festivals of Malaysia - March Equinox
The March equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the equator. The equator is the imaginary line...

Festivals of Malaysia - Laylat Al-Baraat
Laylat Al-Baraat commemorates the night Muslims believe that God descends from heaven and forgive...

Festivals of Malaysia - Laba
The festival was originally an occasion for Chinese to give sacrifices to their ancestors and to ...