Festivals of Malaysia - Thai Ponggol
In Malaysia, Thai Ponggol is a harvest festival celebrated out of season because it is fixed in t...
Festivals of Malaysia - Renri
Renri is considered as everybody’s birthday.
Festivals of Malaysia - Winter Solstice Festival
During Winter Solstice, the most essential and popular food is dumplings, especially in northern ...
Festivals of Malaysia- Thaipusam
Devotees who observe this great day of penance, spiritually cleanse themselves by undergoing a mo...
Festivals of Malaysia - St. Anne’s Feast
St. Anne is considered a Saint because of her role as the mother of Mary, grandmother of Jesus Ch...
Festivals of Malaysia - Songkran
Songkran is the Thai New Year. It falls on April 13 every year but the celebration lasts until A...
Festivals of Malaysia - Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
Muslims throughout Malaysia commemorate the birth of the founder of Islam, Prophet Muhammad.
Festivals of Malaysia - Keamatan
Pesta Keamatan is a harvest festival celebrated annually in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is...
Festivals of Malaysia - Nuzul Al-Quran
It is the most significant event in the history of Islam as on this day, Allah revealed His final...
Festivals of Malaysia - Nine Emperor Gods Festival
Since the arrival of the Nine Emperor Gods is believed to be through the waterways, processions a...
Festivals of Malaysia - Mid-Autumn Festival
The ancient Chinese were captivated by the beauty of the moon and would worship the harvest moon ...
Festivals of Malaysia - Loy Krathong
Today, Thais celebrate this festival to make a wish and to ask the divine power for help. The mai...
Festivals of Malaysia - Li Chun
In Malaysia and Singapore, the Chinese community believe that if they deposit money in the bank o...
Festivals of Malaysia - Kitchen God Festival
Offerings of food and incense are made to the Kitchen God on this day to ‘sweeten’ him so that he...
Festivals of Malaysia - Jade Emperor’s Birthday
The offering of sugarcane is very important because it is believed that the Hokkien community was...
Festivals of Malaysia - Isra and Mi’raj
Isra and Mi’raj are two parts of a Night Journey that Prophet Muhammad took during a single night...