KALENDER TAHUN 2011

Date
1 Jan (Sat) 11 Jan (Tue) 14 Jan (Fri) 16 Jan (Sun) 20 Jan (Thu)

Holiday
New Year HariHolAlmarhum Sultan Johor Yang di-PertuanBesar Negeri Sembilan's Birthday Sultan of Kedah's Birthday Thaipusam

Applicable to
All except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu Johor only Negeri Sembilan only Kedah only Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang & Selangor only Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan &Putrajaya National National except Kelantan and Terengganu National Terengganu only Kelantan only Kelantan only Malacca only Perak only Sabah & Sarawak only National Pahang only National Perlis only Sabah & Labuan only Sabah & Labuan only Sarawak only Sarawak only National Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis only Penang only Penang only Terengganu only Johor, Kedah & Malacca only Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor & Terengganu only National National National Sarawak only National Sabah only Malacca only Pahang only National National Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu Only Johor only National Selangor only National

1 Feb (Tue) 3 Feb (Thu) 4 Feb (Fri) 15 Feb (Tue) 4 Mar (Fri) 30 Mar (Wed) 31 Mar (Thu) 15 Apr (Fri) 19 Apr (Tue) 22 Apr (Fri) 1 May (Sun) 7 May (Sat) 17 May (Tue) 17 May (Tue) 30 May (Mon) 31 May (Tue) 1 Jun (Wed) 2 Jun (Thu) 4 Jun (Sat) 29 Jun (Wed) 7 Jul (Thu) 9 Jul (Sat) 20 Jul (Wed) 1 Aug (Mon) 17 Aug (Wed) 30 Aug (Tue) 31 Aug (Wed) 31 Aug (Wed) 10 Sep (Sat) 16 Sep (Fri) 1 Oct (Sat) 8 Oct (Sat) 24 Oct (Mon) 26 Oct (Wed) 6 Nov (Sun) 7 Nov (Mon) 22 Nov (Tue) 27 Nov (Sun) 11 Dec (Sun) 25 Dec (Sun)

*Federal Territory Day Chinese New Year Chinese New Year (2nd Day) Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (MaulidurRasul) Anniversary of Installation of Sultan of Terengganu Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City Sultan of Perak's Birthday Good Friday Labour Day HariHol Pahang Vesak Day Raja Perlis' Birthday Harvest Festival Harvest Festival HariGawai HariGawai Agong's Birthday Israk&Mikraj Georgetown World Heritage City Day Penang Governor's Birthday Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday Awal Ramadan * Nuzul Al-Quran Hari Raya Puasa * Hari Raya Puasa * National Day Sarawak Governor's Birthday Malaysia Day Sabah Governor's Birthday Malacca Governor's Birthday Sultan of Pahang's Birthday Deepavali Hari Raya Haji * Hari Raya Haji (2nd Day) * Sultan of Johor's Birthday Awal Muharram (MaalHijrah) Sultan of Selangor's Birthday Christmas

KALENDER TAHUN 2012

Date 1 Jan (Sun) Jan 14 Jan (Sat) 15 Jan (Sun) 23 Jan (Mon) 24 Jan (Tue) 1 Feb (Wed) 7 Feb(Tue)

Holiday New Year HariHolAlmarhum Sultan Johor Yang di-PertuanBesar Negeri Sembilan's Birthday Sultan of Kedah's Birthday Chinese New Year Chinese New Year (2nd Day) Federal Territory Day Thaipusam *

Applicable to All except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu Johor only Negeri Sembilan only Kedah only National National except Kelanta n and Terengganu Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan &Putrajaya only Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang & Selangor only National Terengganu only Kelantan only Kelantan only Sabah & Sarawak only Malacca only Perak only National National Pahang only Perlis only Sabah & Labuan only Sabah & Labuan only Sarawak only Sarawak only National Penang only Penang only Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis only Terengganu only Johor, Kedah & Malacca only Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor & Terengganu only National National National Sarawak only National Sabah only Malacca only Pahang only National Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu Only National National Johor only Selangor only National

4 Feb (Sat) 4 Mar (Sun) 30 Mar (Fri) 31 Mar (Sat) 6 Apr (Fri) 15 Apr (Sun) 19 Apr (Thu) 1 May (Tue) 6 May(Sun) 7 May (Mon) 17 May (Thu) 30 May (Wed) 31 May (Thu) 1 Jun (Fri) 2 Jun (Sat) 2 Jun (Sat) 7 Jul (Sat) 14 Jul (Sat) 16 Jun(Sat) 20 Jul (Fri) 20 Jul (Fri) 5 Aug (Sun) 19 Aug (Sun) 20 Aug (Mon) 31 Aug (Fri) 9 Sep(Sun) 16 Sep (Sun) 6 Oct(Sat) 14 Oct (Sun) 24 Oct (Wed) 26 Oct (Fri) 27 Oct (Sat) 11 Nov (Sun) 15 Nov (Thu) 22 Nov (Thu) 11 Dec (Tue) 25 Dec (Tue)

Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (MaulidurRasul) Anniversary of Installation of Sultan of Terengganu Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday Good Friday Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City Sultan of Perak's Birthday Labour Day Vesak Day HariHol Pahang Raja Perlis' Birthday Harvest Festival Harvest Festival HariGawai HariGawai Agong's Birthday Georgetown World Heritage City Day Penang Governor's Birthday Israk&Mikraj Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday Awal Ramadan * Nuzul Al-Quran Hari Raya Puasa * Hari Raya Puasa * Hari Raya Puasa * Sarawak Governor's Birthday Malaysia Day Sabah Governor's Birthday Malacca Governor's Birthday Sultan of Pahang's Birthday Hari Raya Haji * Hari Raya Haji (2nd Day) * Deepavali Awal Muharram (MaalHijrah) Sultan of Johor's Birthday Sultan of Selangor's Birthday Christmas

Festivals & Celebrations of Malaysia

Pongal Held in the middle of January, Pongal is a cultural festival celebrated by Hindus to mark the harvesting and to give thanks to the sun for its bounty.
DATE - 14 JAN 2011

Thaipusam Hindus celebrate Thaipusam on the tenth month of their calendar. Thai' is the Hindu month which falls between January 15 to February 15. The festival is best witnessed at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur and in Penang.
DATE - 20 JAN 2011

Chinese New Year Celebrated by the Chinese community, Chinese New Year occurs usually during midJanuary to mid-February. The festivities are celebrated for 3 days, but as a whole, last for 15 days.
DATE - 03 & 04 FEB 2011

Good Friday Malaysians Christians gather in churches around the country for services to mark the saddest day in the Christian calendar. Many churches hold several services, including one at 3pm the hour Christ is traditionally said to have died.
DATE - 22 APR 2011

Kaul The Melanau festival, or 'Kaul', appeasing the spirits of the sea, land, forests and farm is celebrated at the end of the rainy season and the start of the fishing season in late March or April. The festival is celebrated on different days in the many Melanau settlements along the coast.
DATE - 23 Apr ~ 01 May

PestaKaamatan In May, Sabahan's celebrate the Kadazan Harvest Festival.

DATE - 30 & 31 MAY 2011

GawaiDayak Celebrated by the Dayak communities in Sarawak. Celebrated mid year on June 1 and 2, though unofficially, the festivities begin during the last week of May and continue through mid -June.
DATE - 01 & 02 JUN 2011

Fifth Moon Festival Known also as the Patriotic Poets Festival or the Dumpling Festival, Chinese communities, living especially in coastal and riverine areas, observe the fifth moon of the lunar calendar with rice dumplings and dragon boat races.
DATE - 06 JUN 2011

Fiesta San Pedro A delightful cultural event celebrated by the Portuguese-Eurasian community of Malacca. to commemorate the birthday of the patron saint of fishermen, San Pedro. The fishing boats, which are colorfully decorated for the festival, are blessed and prayers offered for a better season
DATE - 23 - 29 JUN 2011

Hungry Ghost Festival On this day it is believed that the "Gates of Hell" are opened and that the dead return to visit their living relatives. The Chinese feel that they have to satisfy the imprisoned and hungry ghosts in order to get good fortune and luck
DATE - 14 AUG 2011

Mid Autmn or Mooncake Festival The Mid-Autumn, or Mooncake Festival, falls on the 15th day of the Chinese eighth month, and is celebrated to signify the end of the harvest season. Associated with paper lanterns, it is also called the Lantern Festival.
DATE - 12 SEP 2011

Hari Raya Puasa The most significant celebration for Muslims, it signifies the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The words Hari Raya means day of celebration.
DATE- 30 & 31 AUG 2011

Nine Emperor Gods Festival Worshippers of Jiu Hwang Yeh Sect believe that the Nine Emperor Gods visit the worshippers every year on this day for nine days, and during the duration of the visit, the Gods have to be entertained with traditional opera and dances.
DATE - 08 JUN 11

Deepavali Celebrated by Hindus as the day the evil Narakasura was slain by Lord Krishna. Signifying the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.
DATE - 26 OCT 2011

Christmas Held annually on Dec 25th, Christians celebrate the Nativity, or the birth of Christ. Christmas celebrations here in Malaysia are a little different from the rest of the world.
DATE - 25 DEC 2011

Johor Bahru Calendar of Festivals and Events 2011 / 2012 Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in January - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

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Thaipusam - January full moon, big Hindu festival celebrated by the local Tamil community, with lots of parading and body piercing Tamil feast of Pongal - mid-January, a colourful event for the harvest, which is held every year at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the city's main church

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in February - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

Chinese New Year - late January / early February, as with elsewhere in the county and the rest of the world, the city's Chinese community celebrate their New Year with vigour. Features street parades, fireworks and obligatory red lanterns and dragon dances Johor International Kite Festival - late February, a popular tradition in nearby PasirGudang, with kite-flyers from around the world attending at the grounds of the PasirGudang Kite Museum

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in March - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

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Chap Goh Meh - early March, this is the Lantern Festival involving an inordinate number of lanterns, along with the eating of tangyuan (rice-flour dumplings) Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad - late March / early April, sees the coming together of the local Muslim community at mosques in celebration of Muhammad's birthday

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in April - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

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Easter - sometimes late March, the Christian community celebrate Holy Week with religious rites up to Easter Sunday Malaysia Water Festival - late April to early May, held throughout the country with lots of water throwing during the hot season, along with jet-skiing, surfing, and kayaking

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in May - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

Nusantara Culture Festival - mid to late May, a week-long celebration at Danga Bay, with live music, dance performances and arts and crafts, held each year to mark the diversity of South-East Asian culture Wesak Day - late May, the Buddhists of Johor Bahru honour the birth and enlightenment of Buddha, with incense, offerings, prayer and candle processions

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in June - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

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Food and Fruits Fiesta - early June, street stalls, food courts and restaurants offer a vast range of Malaysian fruits, including the king of fruits, durian Johor Arts Festival - late June to mid-July, one of the more recent events to arrive in the city, with local cultures and traditions highlighted through music and arts

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in July - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

There are no significant events in Johor Bahru during the month of July

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in August - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

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KudaKepang Festival - highlighting the KudaKepang dance, an old Javanese dance which features nine to 15 men in traditional Javanese garb on mock horses Merdeka Day - August 31st, Malaysian Independence Day, with celebrations going through to mid-September

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in September - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

Mid-Autumn Festival - a historical gathering remembering the 14th-century Chinese rebellion against the Mongols, with a host of lanterns and moon cakes, and a strong oriental theme

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in October - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

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Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha) - an Islamic day, when devoted Muslims head to the local mosques in large numbers Hungry Ghosts Festival - mid-October, Buddhists and Taoists burn joss sticks and leave food for the departed to avoid being disturbed by 'hungry ghosts' Bon Odori - late October, the city's Javanese community celebrate their cultural know-how through Nenbutsu folk dancing

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in November - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

Deepavali - the Hindu-centric Festival of Lights celebrates Lord Krishna's routing of King Narakasura, with oil baths and the dressing up of the Hindu community. Families light oil lamps in order to welcome the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi

Johor Bahru Events and Festivals in December - Johor Bahru, Malaysia, MY

Christmas - December 25th, one for the Christian community, where houses are filled with colourful decorations, and many attend the seasonal mass at churches