MALAYSIAN FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Guys have you ever wondered what type of celebration does the Malaysian had since they were so many
ethnic and cultured? Well I am about to share to you guys a few awesome celebration that been held in
Malaysia from many different cultured and ethnic.. and I am sure that you will be interested in it too….

Ok as you all known Malay usually celebrate Hari Raya Puasa ( the eid-ul-adh Festival) and Hari Raya Qurban it was part of their religious celebration. It is the day that they gathered together to
celebrate Muslims winning day. Before they could celebrate those they need to do some sacrifices such as
fasting in the daylight for a month during the fasting month and did some Qurban by sacrificing their best livestock

The Eid-ul-adh Festival

Indian.. they celebrate many type of celebration. The most common celebration is Deepavali which is known as The Light Celebration. During that day they will light up as many latern as they could infront of their
houses and it was believed to help fight the evils. On that day they will went to their temple and did some of
their ritual. They also celebrate the Thaipusam day. They believed that all of their past sins will be forgiven
on that day. There are also other celebration that they celebrate such as Thaiponggol day and Wesak day.

The Lantern Festival

Chinese they celebrate Chinese New Year every year. It is the day that all of them gathered having big feast and exchange “Angpau” to those who already married. For the closing ceremony for the Chinese New Year was the Chap Goh Mei. During that day all young ladies will be wearing beautiful cloth and gathered at the
temple. That was the day if they wanted to find a soulmate. There will also be the Dragon dance and people will be marching with lantern in their hand. Chinese also celebrate the moon cake festival as a victory celebration for Yuan Dynasty that has defeated the Monggol army. Moon cake is been use to carry the message as signal to attack.





The Hola Mohalla Festival

The Gawai Festival          

Beside of that, there are also other uniqe festival such as Gawai day that been celebrated by the Iban
and Bidayuh, Kaamatan festival by the Kadazan, Hola Mohalla by the Sikh and many more. These
celebration is making Malaysia as unique country in the world until now .





NUR AMALINA BINTI AHMAD TARMIZI


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