Malaysia Year 2006 - Holidays, Festival and Special Days

Malaysia ~ Holidays & Special Days

Travel in Malaysia can be complicated in the sense that Holidays have to be taken in account whenever you are planning travel. It affects prices as well as availability of accommodations. These are usually known as peak periods and prices tend to go up. These include the school holidays, weekends, and public holidays for the various cultural festivals celebrated in Malaysia

Certain holidays are national holidays and are observed by the entire country while others apply only to certain states. Similarly, weekends and school holidays also tend to be different especially in those of the conservatively Muslim states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis as compared with the other states of Malaysia. Another factor is that while some holidays have fixed dates, there are others that vary each year and are not fixed. These dates vary as to their religious or cultural background and by which of the Muslim, Indian or Chinese calendars is being used.

Note that holidays falling on a weekend (Sunday or Friday depending on the state - see below for details) will generally be celebrated on the following day. Also, should two holidays coincide, an extra day may be given immediately after to make up. This rule mainly applies to National and Religious holidays. IF the following day is also a holiday, then a further day will be given.

	National Holiday
	State Holidays as applies to specified states
	Non Holiday - Festivals & Special Days
	School Holidays

MALAYSIA 2007 National & State Holidays ~ Festivals & Special Days
DATE	HOLIDAYS Festivals & Special Day	APPLIES TO
JANUARY
01 > 02 Jan (Sun & Mon)	New Year's Day	All except the States of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
10 Jan (Tue)*	Hari Raya Haji* (Qurban)	National
11 Jan (Wed)*	2nd Day Hari Raya Haji* (Qurban)	States of Kedah & Perlis Only
14 Jan (Sat)	Pongal	Non Holiday - Hindu Festival
22 Jan (Sun)	Birthday of the Sultan of Kedah	Kedah State Only
29 Jan (Sun)	Chinese New Year	National
30 Jan (Mon)	Chinese New Year 2nd Day	All except the States of Kelantan & Terengganu
31 Jan (Tue)	Awal Muharram* (Islamic New Year) Ma'al Hijrah	National
FEBRUARY
01 Feb (Wed)	Federal Territory Day	Kuala Lumpur & Labuan Only
11 Feb (Tue)	Thaipusam*	States of Johor, Ng Sembilan, Perak, Penang & Selangor Only
13 Feb (Mon)	Chap Goh Meh	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
26 Feb (Sun)	Maha Shivarathri	Non Holiday - Hindu Festival
MARCH
04 Mac (Sat)	Anniversary of Installation of the Sultan of Terengganu	Terengganu State Only
08 Mac (Wed)	Women's Day	Non Holiday - General
11 - 19 Mac	School Holidays	1st Mid Term School Break
20 Mac (Mon)	Birthday of Tin Hau	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
30 Mac (Thu)	Doctor's Day	Non Holiday - General
30 - 31 Mac (Thu & Fri)	Birthday of The Sultan of Kelantan	Kelantan State Only
APRIL
01 Apr (Sat)	April Fool's Day	Non Holiday - General
08 Apr (Sat)	Birthday of The Sultan of Johor	Johor State Only
11 Apr (Tue)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	National
11 Apr (Tue)	Panguni Uthiram	Hindu Festival
13 - 15 Apr (Thu - Sat)	Songkran Festival	Non Holiday - Thai Water Festival
14 Apr (Fri)	Good Friday	States of Sabah & Sarawak Only
	Chaitra - Tamil New Year	Hindu Festival
	Vaisakthi	Sikh Festival
	Valentines Day	Non Holiday - General
15 Apr (Sat)	Declaration of Melaka as Historical City	Melaka State Only
15 - 17 Apr (Sat - Mon)	Kaul	Non Holiday - Melanau Community Festival in Sarawak
19 Apr (Wed)	Birthday of The Sultan of Perak	Perak State Only
22 Apr (Sat)	Earth Day	Non Holiday - General
25 Apr (Tue)	Secretaries Day	Non Holiday - General
MAY
01 May (Mon)	Labour Day	National
05 May (Fri)	Birthday of Tam Kung	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
	Cheung Chau Bun Festival	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
	Birthday of Lord Buddha	Non Holiday - Buddhist Festival
07 May (Sun)	Hari Hol Negeri Pahang	Pahang State Only
11 Apr (Tue)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	National
12 May (Fri)	Wesak	National
13 May (Sat)	Mothers Day	Non Holiday - General
16 May (Tue)	Teachers Day	Non Holiday - General
17 May (Wed)	Birthday of The Raja of Perlis	Perlis State Only
27 - 31 May	School Holidays	2nd Mid Term School Break
30 - 31 May (Tue & Wed)	Kaamatan Harvest Festival	Federal Territory of Labuan & Sabah State Only
31 May (Wed)	Fifth Moon or Dragon Boat Festival	Buddhist Festival
JUNE
01 - 02 June (Thu & Fri)	Gawai Dayak Festival	Sarawak State Only
01 - 11 June	School Holidays	2nd Mid Term School Break
03 June (Sat)	Birthday of Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong - H M the King	National
17 Jun (Sat)	Fathers Day	Non Holiday - General
24 - 29 June	San Pedro Fiesta	Non Holiday - Portuguese-Eurasian community of Malacca
JULY
08 July (Sat)	Birthday of Yang DiPertua Negeri of Penang	Penang State Only
19 July (Sat)	Birthday of Yang DiPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan	Negeri Sembilan State Only
19 July (Sat)	Birthday of Kwan Tai	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
20 July (Thu)	Birthday of The Sultan of Terengganu	Terengganu State Only
24 - 29 June (Sat - Thu)	San Pedro Fiesta	Non Holiday - Melaka Portuguese
31 Jul (Mon)	Seven Sisters Festival	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
31 Jul (Mon)	Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan of Johor	Johor State Only
AUGUST
05 Aug (Sat)	Friendship Day	Non Holiday - General
08 Aug (Tue)	Hungry Ghost Festival	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
19 - 27 Aug	School Holidays	3rd Mid Term School Break
21 Aug (Mon)	Israk & Mikraj	States of Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis Only
31 Aug (Thu)	National Day/ Independence or Merdeka Day	National
SEPTEMBER
09 Sept (Sat)	Birthday of Yang di-Pertua of Sarawak	Sarawak State Only
09 Sept (Sat)	Grandparent's Day	Non Holiday - General
16 Sep (Sat)	Malaysia Day & Birthday of Yang di-Pertua of Sabah	Sabah State Only
24 Sep (Sun)*	Awal Ramadan* (Start of Ramadan or the fast month)	States of Johor & Melaka Only
OCTOBER
06 Oct (Fri)	Nine Emperor Gods Festival	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
07 Oct (Sat)	Monkey God Festival	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
10 Oct (Tue)	Nuzul al Qur'an	States of Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor & Terengganu Only
14 Oct (Sat)	Birthday of Yang di-Pertua of Melaka	Melaka State Only
14 Oct (Sat)	Bosses Day	Non Holiday - General
18 Oct (Wed)	Birthday of Confucius	Non Holiday - Chinese Festival
21 Oct (Sat)	Deepavali	All except Sarawak & Federal Territory of Labuan
24 Oct (Tue)	Birthday of The Sultan of Pahang	Pahang State Only
24 & 25 Oct* (Tue & Wed)	Hari Raya Puasa*	National
28 Oct (Sat)	Mother-in Law's Day	Non Holiday - General
31 Oct (Tue)	Halloween	Non Holiday - US & Canadian Significance
NOVEMBER
02 Nov (Thu)	All Soul's Day	Non Holiday - Christian Significance
05 Nov (Sun)	Guru Nanak Birthday	Non Holiday - Sikh Significance
18 -30 Nov	School Holidays	End of the Year School Break
22 Nov (Wed)	Thanksgiving Day	Non Holiday - US & Canadian Significance
DECEMBER
01 - 31 Dec	School Holidays	End of the Year School Break
11 Dec (Mon)	Birthday of The Sultan of Selangor	Selangor State Only
25 Dec (Mon)	Christmas Day	National
31 Dec (Tue)*	Hari Raya Haji** (Qurban)	National
NOTE * Subject to change ** In year 2006, Hari Raya Qurban will be celebrated 2 times on 10 January and 31 December 2006 When a holiday falls on a weekend then the following day becomes a public holiday

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

School Day Starts : 3rd January 2006
1st Mid Term Break : 11th March - 19th March 2006
2nd Mid Term Break : 27th May - 11th June 2006
3rd Mid Term Break : 19th August - 27th August 2006
End of the Year Break : 18th November 2006 - 1st January

Weekends

Saturdays and Sundays
Would apply for States

Federal Territory of K. Lumpur & Labuan, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor,

Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, Pahang, Sarawak and Sabah

Thursdays and Fridays

Would apply for States

Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu

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