13. 1. There are many festivals that Malaysians
celebrate throughout the year.
2. Examples of festival that we celebrate are
Labour Day, Gawai Festival, National Day,
Malaysia Day, and Christmas celebration.
3. Labour Day occurs on 1st of May in Malaysia
calendar.
14. 4. On 1st and 2nd of June, we have Gawai Festival.
5. Malaysians celebrate National Day on 31st of August
every year.
6. We celebrate Malaysia Day on 16th of September.
7. Every 25th of December, Malaysians celebrate
Christmas celebration.
15. EXERCISE
Read the sentences below. Circle either TRUE or FALSE.
1. Malaysians celebrate National Day on 31st of August every year.
( TRUE / FALSE )
2. Every 27th of December, Malaysians celebrate Christmas celebration.
( TRUE / FALSE )
3. We celebrate Malaysia Day on 16th of September. ( TRUE / FALSE )
4. On 1st and 2nd of July, we have Gawai Festival. ( TRUE / FALSE )
5. Labour Day occurs on 1st of May in Malaysia calendar. ( TRUE / FALSE )
Hari Wesak : Celebrated by Buddhism
Pesta Menuai/ Kaamatan Festival = Celebrated by Kadazandusun
Hari Hol Pahang = is a public holiday given to People of Pahang as to commemorate the death date of the state’s fourth reigning sultan, named Sultan Abu Bakar.
Gawai Dayak Festival = Celebrated by the Ibans and Bidayuhs. It is both a religious and social occasion as this festival marks the end of the harvesting season (similar to Pesta Ka’amatan in Sabah) and it is a festival filled with much singing and dancing as they start a new farming season.
Dragon Boat Festival : is a traditional holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan (Chu Yuan). The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunisolar calendar.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a celebration where many eat rice dumplings (zongzi), drink realgar wine (xionghuangjiu), and race dragon boats. Other activities include hanging icons of Zhong Kui (a mythic guardian figure), hanging mugwort and calamus, taking long walks, writing spells and wearing perfumed medicine bags.
