Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Public Holidays
The dates of Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu holidays, as well as some Christian festivals,
follow lunar or lunisolar calendars and so vary relative to the Gregorian (Western) calen-
dar. Muslim holidays fall 11 or 12 days earlier each year; their final dates are determined
by the sighting of the moon and therefore may vary slightly relative to the dates below.
The dates we give for some other religious holidays are also approximate. Many religious
celebrations begin the night before the dates that appear in this section.
For details on public and religious holidays (as well as cultural events), see the events
calendars posted by
Sabah Tourism
(
www.sabahtourism.com
)
,
Sarawak Ministry of
Tourism
(
www.mot.sarawak.gov.my
)
and
Brunei Tourism
(
www.bruneitourism.tra
vel)
Sabah & Sarawak
New Year's Day
1 January
Maulidur Rasul (Prophet's Birthday)
13 January 2014, 3 January 2015, 23 December
2016
Chinese New Year
31 January 2014, 19 February 2015, 8 February 2016
Federal Territory Day
(Pulau Labuan) 1 February
Good Friday
29 March 2013, 18 April 2014, 3 April 2015
Labour Day
1 May
Wesak Day (Buddha's Birthday)
25 May 2013, 14 May 2014, 1 June 2015
Harvest Festival
(Sabah) 30 & 31 May
Gawai Dayak
(Sarawak) evening of 31 May to 2 June
Birthday of Yang di-Pertuan Agong
First Saturday in June
Hari Raya Puasa (Eid al-Fitr)
End of Ramadan; 8 August 2013, 28 July 2014, 17 July
2015
