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• Federal Territory Day (1st of February)
• Chinese New Year (Varies each year)
• Labour Day (1st of May)
• Harvest Festival (30th of May)
• Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s Birthday (1st Wednesday of June)
• Penang Governor’s Birthday (2nd Saturday of July)
• National Day (31st of August)
• Malaysia Day (16th of September)
• New Year’s Eve (31st of December)

Religious Days

Almost all of the religious dates below follow the lunar calendar. Therefore, their dates on the Gregorian calendar vary from year to year. They usually happen in the following order:

• Thaipusam [Hindu]
• Easter [Christian]
• The Night Journey (al-Isra wal-Mi’raj) [Muslim]
• Buddha’s Birthday (Wesak) [Buddhist]
• Month of Fasting (Ramadan) [Muslim]
• Revelation Day (Nuzul al-Quran) [Muslim]
• End of Ramadan (Hari Raya Puasa) [Muslim]
• Feast of Sacrifice (Hari Raya Haji) [Muslim]
• Islamic New Year (Muharram) [Muslim]
• Festival of Lights (Diwali) [Hindu]
• The Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday (Mawlid al-Nabi) [Muslim]
• Christmas Day [Christian] – 25th of December