As a prelude to the statewide Harvest Festival celebration, Sabah Fest brings a cultural extravaganza by different ethnic groups in Sabah that incorporates languages, traditions, arts, crafts and more! This annual event is one of our state’s premiere events and celebrates the wonderful cultural diversity and unique heritage in Sabah. Source by SABAHEVENTS Location : […]
Songkran, also known as the Thai Water Festival, is a traditional Thai Festival to mark the New Year. Is also celebrated in Penang, notably along Lorong Burma in Pulau Tikus, where both the Thai Reclining Buddha temple and the Burmese Temple celebrate with gusto. The now almost-destroyed historic hamlet of Kampong Siam (Thai Village) is nearby; […]
The Qingming festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English (sometimes also called Chinese Memorial Day or Ancestors' Day), is a traditional Chinese festival observed by the Han Chinese of mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and by the Chitty of Malaysia and Singapore. It falls on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. This makes it the 15th day after the Spring Equinox, either 4, […]
Labour Day (Labor Day in the United States) is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. For most countries, Labour Day is synonymous with, or linked with, International Workers' Day, which occurs on 1 […]
Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Bahasa Arab: عيد الفطر; ʿĪd al-Fiṭr; "perayaan buka puasa") disambut pada 1 Syawal tahun Hijrah. Perayaan tersebut juga dikenali sebagai Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Fitrah atau Hari Lebaran. Hari Raya Aidilfitri merupakan perayaan yang disambut oleh umat Islam di seluruh dunia tidak kira bangsa sama ada Arab, Inggeris, Melayu, India-Muslim, Cina-Muslim dan lain-lain bangsa di seluruh dunia yang beragama Islam bagi menandakan berakhirnya bulan Ramadhan yang mana umat Islam […]
Vesak (Pali: Vesākha, Sanskrit: Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists and some Hindus in South and Southeast Asia as well as Tibet and Mongolia. The festival commemorates the birth, enlightenment (Buddhahood), and death (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha in Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism. In 2020, Vesak day falls on 7 May in India In the East Asian tradition, a celebration of Buddha's Birthday typically occurs around the traditional timing of […]
Harvest Festival Kaamatan or Pesta Kaamatan is a form of harvest festival celebrated annually in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is normally celebrated by the ethnic Kadazan-Dusuns, as well as by other related ethnic groups in the state, and lasts for the whole of the month of May, ending with a public holiday on a date selected by a priestess known as […]
Gawai Dayak Day (Jawi script: ݢاواي دايق) is an annual festival celebrated by Dayaks in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia on May 31 and June 1. The festival is a public holiday in Sarawak and a religious and social event recognized since 1957. Hari Gawai Dayak is a concept brought to you by radio […]
The Penang International Food Festival is an annual 16-day event, bringing you an exciting experience on Penang food and eating in Penang. Highlighting endless delectable choices and Penang’s cooking and food traditions, PIFF celebrates Penang as Asia’s food paradise, a food capital and most importantly, the recognition of our food heroes. PIFF is the place […]
Agong's Birthday This national holiday celebrates the birthday of Yang Di Pertuan Agong, the King and head of state of Malaysia. The date of this holiday is ceremonial and may change depending on the birthday of the current King. In 2017, the date was changed from the first Saturday in June to the last Saturday […]
The Rainforest World Music Festival (often abbreviated as RWMF) is an annual three-day music festival celebrating the diversity of world music, held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, with daytime music workshops, cultural displays, craft displays, food stalls, and main-stage evening concerts. The festival has been awarded 25 of the best International Festivals by Songlines for six consecutive years; from 2010 to 2015. The festival […]
Hari Raya Haji Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى, romanized: ʿīd al-ʾaḍḥā, lit. 'Feast of the Sacrifice', IPA: ) is the latter of the two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year (the other being Eid al-Fitr), and considered the holier of the two. Also called Tabaski, it honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God's command. (The Jewish and Christian religions believe that according to Genesis […]