Festivals of Malaysia - Day of Jing Zhe (Da Xiao Ren / White Tiger Festival)
Day of Jing-Zhe, also known as the Day of the White Tiger Opens Its Mouth is the day when the ins...
Festivals of Malaysia - Chor Soo Kong’s Birthday
A traditional ceremony, ‘fire watching’ ceremony is held on the 5th night of the Chinese lunar ca...
Festivals of Malaysia - Vassa (Buddhist Lent Day)
Vassa refers to the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada Buddhists. Vassa is also kno...
Festivals of Malaysia - Buddhist New Year
During the celebration, the Mahayana Buddhists honour and pray to their deities, particularly Bud...
Festivals of Malaysia - Bodhi Day
Bodhi Day is observed by Mahayana Buddhists. It commemorates the day when Gautama Buddha attained...
Festivals of Malaysia - Birthday of the Queen of Heaven and the Goddess of the Sea
The Queen of Heaven is also known as Goddess of the Sea and Mazu. Mazu is a deity of seafarers, i...
Festivals of Malaysia - Baisakhi
Baisakhi is an ancient religious harvest festival celebrated by the Sikhs and Hindus in the north...
Festivals of Malaysia - Assumption of Mary
The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is celebrated annually on August 15. The Assumption Day comme...
Festivals of Malaysia - Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday got its name from the practice of blessing ashes made from palm branches blessed on...
Festivals of Malaysia - Ascension Day
Ascension Day is also known as the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ or Holy Thursday or Asc...
Festivals of Malaysia - All Saints’ Day
All Saints’ Day is celebrated by the Catholic Church annually on November 1. It is a solemn holy...
Festivals of Malaysia - All Souls’ Day
All Souls’ Day is a holy day to honour the dead.
Festivals of Malaysia- Advent
The season of Advent anticipates the coming of Jesus from three perspectives: - in flesh in Bethl...
Festivals of Malaysia - Abhidhamma Day
The Abhidhamma Day is the day when Buddha returned to Earth after completing his delivery of Abhi...
Festivals of Malaysia - Chingay Parade
Chingay was traditionally a form of street art in China. It was introduced to people in Malaya ba...
Festivals of Malaysia - Chnea Hoay
The annual ‘chnea hoay’ ceremony is held at the Tua Pek Kong Temple at Tanjong Tokong. Also known...