Undoubtedly, a festive season brings ultimate enjoyment, happiness, and unforgettable memories. If you are looking for a place where you can enjoy local traditions and have a cultural experience, then Malaysia is a perfect place to head to. The festive season in Malaysia continues the whole year long with incredible passion and fun. However, The country has multiculturalism of religious groups, including Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, and many more ethnic groups. Although Malaysia witnessed a lot of festivals like Cultural-Based, Indians, Malays, Chinese and Malaysia also celebrate their separate cultural activities too. The best part is that almost all festivals in Malaysia are open to everyone and free to attend! Here are the top 6 best festivals in Malaysia to sponsor colorful vibes, a remarkable environment, and flavorful food also.
Thaipusam
Malaysia includes a plurality of Tamil peoples in the western parts of the country. Certainly, the Tamils enjoy one of their most important festivals named Thaipusam during either late January or early February. Tamil people celebrate Thaipusam to pay tribute to lord Murugan defeating an evil spirit known as Soorapadman. It is the most distinct festival in Malaysia. Thousands of bare-footed believers participate in this festival and celebrate the Victory of Lord Murugan. People carry milk pots or “Kavadi” over their shoulders from a certain place to the Murugan Temple and this series is an offering of milk to Lord Murugan. Frequently, Shark spikes of devotees are pierced through cheeks, tongues, and bodies as a practice of self-mortification.
Hari Raya Aidilfitri
This festival is being celebrated by Muslims All around the country and this is one of the most important and joyful events that take place in Malaysia by the end of Ramadan, the holy month of patience and dawn to sunset fasting. People come back from other cities to celebrate this event of happiness with their loved ones. They participate in special prayers held at mosques. Hari Raya is a festival of house visits as well as dining. The interesting part is the Open house, where all the Malaysians open their doors and share hospitality with all guests, serving them traditional food and dense desserts. Furthermore, the streets of major cities of the country like Singapore and Jakarta are lightened up and decorated.
Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year festival is also given a Two-day National Holiday. On the occasion of this festival, the whole country is generally painted red. All the people decorated their homes and streets with traditional red decorations according to the historical Chinese tradition of heading off evil spirits. While this event of Chinese New Year is traditionally a 15-day long celebration. However, during this period families and friends visit one another’s homes and serve each other sweets and traditional food, while Children are served red packets usually called “ang pao”
Deepavali
Indeed, Deepavali “The Festival of Lights” is the festival of Hindus which
usually happens in November. It is a Festival full of lights all over, Deepavali indicates the victory of hope and light over darkness. Hindus decorate their homes with oil lamps, light up the lamps in temples also, and make different patterned designs with colored chalk called ” Rangoli”. In Malaysia, people gather up in public places to celebrate this incredible event with greetings and distribute sweets. Then the real celebration starts at night when fireworks start displaying. Generally, the food they eat includes samosas, jalebi, and murukkus.
Wesak Day
Wesak Day also known as Budha Jayanti is a traditional Buddhist festival in Malaysia, celebrated every year in May. The festival commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and Passing away of Guatama Budha. Although, the event starts when Buddhists gather up at the temple to pray, distribute food and give charity to the needy. They inflate their flag and sing Melodies. While the believers dress in saffron robes, burn incense, and make prayers. Some parts of Malaysia which have a sizable community of Buddhists Decorate their homes and temples with flowers and candles.
Christmas
The Christmas festival is the most popular all over the world. It is an event for Christians and starts. Indeed, there’s no way that Malaysia would fall behind to celebrate such an important event. Christmas is celebrated in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ, it starts on the 25th of December every year. Though you can’t expect White Christmas there is a Christmas that includes decorated houses, malls, and churches with lights and Christmas trees. Carolers move around the streets playing popular music. In Malaysia Christians enjoy Christmas by having feasts with friends and family, giving each other gifts, and keeping events at church and prayers.
Malaysia is a country of cultural diversity where you can enjoy several festivals of different religions. Although these festivals continue all over the year, the great part is that if you are traveling at any time of the year you will get a chance to enjoy some festivals.
