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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong 's (Official) Birthday (King's Birthday) Hari Raya Puasa (Aidilfitri) (two days) Hari Raya Qurban (Aidiladha) (two days in Kelantan and Terengganu, one day in rest of the country) Deepavali (except Sarawak) Christmas. Labour Day. Awal Muharram. Malaysia Day. Each state and federal territory observes 14 days of federal ...
Federal Territory Day ( Malay: Hari Wilayah Persekutuan) is a territorial public holiday observed annually on 1 February by the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya in Malaysia. The date marks the anniversary of the transfer of Kuala Lumpur from the state of Selangor to the federal government, which occurred on 1 February 1974.
Independence Day ( Malay: Hari Merdeka ), also known as National Day ( Hari Kebangsaan ), is the independence day of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire. [1] [2] It commemorates the Malayan Declaration of Independence of 31 August 1957, and is defined in article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia. [3]
Malaysia Day ( Malay: Hari Malaysia) is a public holiday held on 16 September every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on that date in 1963. This event saw Malaya, North Borneo (which was renamed Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore unite into a single state. Singapore, however, was expelled from the federation less ...
The Federal Territories ( Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan) in Malaysia comprise three territories— Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya —governed directly by the Federal Government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an offshore international financial centre.
The 3 federal territories were formed for different purposes: Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, Putrajaya is the administrative centre of the federal government, and Labuan serves as an offshore financial centre. Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were carved out of Selangor, while Labuan was ceded by Sabah.
Hinduism by country. Percentage population of Hindu in Malaysia according to 2020 census. Hinduism is the fourth-largest religion in Malaysia. About 1.78 million Malaysian residents (6.3% of the total population) are Hindus, according to 2010 Census of Malaysia. [2] This is up from 1,380,400 (6.2% of the total population) in 2000.
New Year's Day, Chinese New Year, and the start of the Islamic calendar are all public holidays. Muslim holidays are highly prominent in Malaysia. The most important of these is Hari Raya Puasa (also called Hari Raya Aidilfitri), which is the Malay translation of Eid al-Fitr.