Awal Muharram (also called Maal Hijrah) celebrates the beginning of the Islamic New Year. Muharram, derived from the word haram, which means forbidden, is a month considered most sacred of all besides ...

Agong’s Birthday is a holiday that is oriented around the celebration of the Malaysian King’s Birthday. In Malaysia, the King is referred to as Yang di-Pertuan Agong. In 2026, Agong’s Birthday falls ...

Many Malaysians connect ‘Chap Goh Mei’ with the traditional myth of young unmarried ladies throwing mandarin oranges inscribed with names and telephone numbers into rivers in search of a boyfriend or ...

In the Malaysian royal province of Johor, the Sultan’s birthday is a public holiday and off-work day every 23 March. The current Sultan is Ibrahim Ismail, is the twenty-fifth Sultan of Johor. In 2026, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Just days after Chinese New Year, thousands upon thousands of people visit florists and gift stores looking for special gifts for their ...

31 Ogos 1957 menandakan hari Persekutuan Tanah Melayu mencapai kemerdekaan daripada penjajahan British, membentuk apa yang kita kenali hari ini sebagai Malaysia. Sempena itu, 31 Ogos di iktiraf ...

Chinese New Year is the most anticipated holiday period each year for the millions of Malaysians with Chinese ancestry. It is also called “Spring Festival” and “Lunar New Year” and is dated based on ...

The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released. Sabah has three public holidays not found in most other parts of the ...

Please visit moe.gov.my for the original release for academic calendar year 2026. The MOE dates are split into two groups of states – Kumpulan A and Kumpulan B. Kumpulan A states are those that have ...

Perlis adalah negeri yang terkecil dan terletak di kawasan paling utara di Semenanjung Malaysia. Tetapi, kekurangan tersebut tidak menghadkan negeri ini untuk meraikan hari kelahiran Raja mereka yang ...

The Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, called Hari Raya Aidilfitri, is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims. In 2026, Hari Raya Aidilfitri falls on Saturday 21 March. The holiday will be on ...

The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released. Kuala Lumpur’s public holidays are mostly the same as other states and ...