Festivals of Malaysia

Malay Festivals:

• Hari Raya Puasa
• Hari Raya Haji

Chinese Festivals: The Islamic holiday of Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر) marks the end of Ramadan. ... Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى) is second in the series of Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate. ...

• Li Chun (Beginning of Spring)
• Yuan Dan (New Year's Day)
• Birthday of Jade Emperor (Tian Gong Dan / Tnee Kong Seh)
• Yuan Xiao (Lantern festival)
• Qing Ming (Tomb Sweeping Day)
• Wesak
• Birthday of Kuan Yin
• Duan Wu Dragon Boat Festival
• Nine Emperor Gods Festival
• Zhong Qiu Mooncake Festival
• Ghost Festival
• Dong Zhi (Winter Solstice Festival)
• Chu Xi (New Year's Eve)
• Chinese New Year

Indian Festivals: Lantern Festival in Taiwan Lantern Festival 2006 Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival at Toronto, Ontario The Lantern Festival (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: yuánxiāojié), also known as the Shang Yuan Festival, is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year in... Qing Ming Jie (Chinese: 清明節; Hong Kong Ching Ming Festival; pinyin: qīng míng jié), literally Pure Brightness Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival/holiday on the 106th day after the winter solstice, occurring on April 4 or April 5 of the Gregorian calendar (see Chinese... Categories: Buddhism-related stubs ... Kuan Yin (觀音; Pinyin: Guān YÄ«n) is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. ... Dragon Boat Festival is also called Duan Wu or Tuen Ng Festival (端午节/端午節), which is a festival on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. ... The Ghost Festival (Traditional Chinese: 中元節 or 盂蘭節; pinyin: zhōng yuán jié, and sometimes called 盂蘭盆; pinyin: yulanpen) is a traditional Chinese festival/holiday, which is celebrated by Chinese in many countries. ... The Winter Solstice Festival (Chinese: 冬至; Pinyin: dōng zhì; The Extreme of Winter) is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the dongzhi solar term on or around December 21 when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest; , on the first day of... Chinese New Year decoration in Londons Chinatown Hand-painted Chinese New Years poetry pasted on the sides of doors leading to peoples homes, Lijiang, Yunnan, China. ...

• Deepavali
• Thaipusam
• Pongal
• Kaul

Others: Diwali taking place in a rural area Dīpãvali (also transliterated Deepavali; Sanskrit: row of lights) or Diwãli (contracted spelling) is the Hindu festival of lights, held on the final day of the Vikram calendar, one type of a Hindu calendar that is followed by North Indians. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Thai Poosam Kavady. ... Pongal (பொங்கல் in Tamil) is an Indian festival to give thanks for the harvest. ... // Kaul (also spelled as Koul, Kaula) is also a well-known surname of Kashmiri Hindus ( also known as Kashmiri Pandits ) and Muslims. ...

• Gawai
• Kaamatan
• Fiesta San Pedro
• Christmas

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