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Jan 1, 2020 · Comprehensive list of National Public Holidays that are celebrated in Malaysia during 2019 with dates and information on the origin and meaning of holidays.
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Overview of holidays and many observances in Malaysia during the year 2019.
The national calendar of Malaysia Public Holidays 2019 reveals all the public holidays that will be celebrated by the people of Malaysia. However, the dates mentioned in the 2019 calendar might be subject to official changes, which are normally announced.
DateHoliday01-Jannew-year-day14-JanYDPB Negeri Sembilan's Birthday20-JanSultan of Kedah's Birthday21-Janthaipusam- New Year's Day
- Thaipusam Festival
- Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year
- Good Friday
- Labour Day
- Wesak Day
- Hari Raya Puasa
- Hari Raya Qurban
- National Day
- Awal Muharam / Maal Hijrah
This is an internationally recognized first day of the Gregorian calendar year. In Malaysia, this is not a federal holiday, but many states including the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (the capital) celebrates it as a holiday. It would be safer to assume offices may not open on this day.
Thaipusam is a festival celebrated by ethnic Indians (mainly the Tamils) of Malaysia. It is a state holiday in Kuala Lumpur and some states including Johor, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak and Penang. Notably these are urbanised areas with relatively higher proportions of Tamils and Indians.
The Chinese lunar new year starts on 5 February 2019. This is the year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. The year before(2018) is that of the Dog, and the following Chinese year(starting in early 2020) will be the Rat year. The associated heavenly element for the lunar year coinciding mainly with Gregorian year 2019 is the Earth element in the Yin ...
Good Friday is only an official holiday in the states of Sabah and Sarawak which have higher proportions of Christians.
As with Singapore and many countries in the world, Malaysia commemorates workers' contributions to the country on the first day of the month of May every year.
This is also known as Vesak Day in Singapore and commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism. This is an important day observed by Buddhists and a national(federal) holiday in Malaysia.
Hari Raya Puasa is the local Malay name for the Muslim religious holiday and celebration of Eid al-Fitr (Aidilfitri) which marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
Hari Raya Qurban (also commonly known as Hari Raya Haji in Singapore) is the local Malay name for the Muslim religious holiday/celebration of Eid al-Adha (or Aidiladha) which marks the end of the pilgrimage(hajj) period. The second day of Hari Raya Haji is an official holiday only in Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Trengganu.
This federal holiday commemorates the independence of Malaya (as it was then known) from colonial British rule. 31 Aug 2019 will mark the start of the 63rd year of independent Malaysia.
This is the first day of the Islamic calendar year (which is based on the lunar cycle) and is a federal holiday in Malaysia as opposed to the Gregorian calendar New Year's Day of 1st January which is only officially recognized in some states of the Malaysian Federation.
Malaysia 2019 – Calendar with holidays. Yearly calendar showing months for the year 2019. Calendars – online and print friendly – for any year and month.
Choose your state or territory. Public holidays are non-working days that are officially given by Malaysia’s government to its citizens. The allocation and dates of public holidays in Malaysia are governed by various state and federal laws. Such as: – Act 369 – Holidays Act 1951. – Sarawak Holidays Ordinance. – State of Sabah Holidays Ordinance.
Jan 1, 2019 · Malaysia has a total of 65 holidays in 2019. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
