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PENANG HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS 2003
(incorporating Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Hong Kong Public and School Holidays and Festivals)
Penang's multi-racial population ensures a full year of festivals and happenings
EMAIL US YOUR EVENTS TO INCLUDE IN  THIS CALENDAR
 
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DISCLAIMER
REMINDERS:
1. Since 09.22.98 Malaysia has introduced currency controls upon entry and exit. Visitors can bring in unlimited amount of foreign currencies but not more than RM1000 in Malaysian currency. They can bring out not more than the amount of currencies they brought in. Prescribed currency declaration form must be filled in upon entry and exit.
2. Since 01.01.99 Malaysia has declared an additional rest day on the first Thursday or Saturday of the month (respectively for States having Friday or Sunday as a public holiday). All government departments and most companies close on that day. ALL BANKS CLOSE on that Thursday or Saturday!
3. Malaysian government announced on 01.21.00 another additional rest day on third Thursday or Saturday of the month for all government departments beginning Feb 2000.

JANUARY
09 Nov '02- 05 Jan '03 and 30 Jan - 04 Feb Malaysia School Holidays (08 Nov '02 - 04 Jan '03 and 30 Jan - 04 Feb Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu)
? Hong Kong School Holidays
 
Wed 01 - NEW YEAR'S DAY
(except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu)
Welcome Reception - Main entry points: Visitors will be treated to a traditional welcome upon arrival at the airport, seaport and railway station.
Fri 03 - (Lunar Calendar 12M 1D)
 
Sat 04 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
Holiday for government departments, banks and some private companies.
05 (?) - Guru Gobind Singh
 
12 (?) - 139th Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
Ramakrishna Ashrama: celebrated with evening prayers, devotional songs and talk on Messages of Swami Vivekananda
Wed 15 - Ponggal
Celebrated by Malaysian Indians as a thanksgiving for bountiful harvest, on the 10th month of the Tamil calendar. Highlight is the cooking of rice from freshly-harvested  padi with milk and brown sugar in a new claypot until it flows over
__ (?) - World Aids Day
 
Fri 17 - THAIPUSAM (Lunar Calendar 12M15D)
(Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang and Selangor only) GOVERNMENT CALENDAR SHOWS THAIPUSAM AS 19TH
Hindu Festival of Purification. Veru elaborately celebrated to honour Lord Murugan during the full moon day in the month of "thai" (which normally falls in the month of January or February). A breathtaking experience to witness devotees pierce their bodies with skewers and hooks, carrying "kavadees" along the streets of Georgetown to Waterfall which starts two days before the actual day.
 
Sat 18 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
Holiday for government departments, banks and some private companies
Sun 19 - BIRTHDAY OF SULTAN KEDAH
(Kedah only - date subj to change yearly)
Government calendar shows Thaipusam as on 19th.
 
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FEBRUARY

30 Jan - 04 Feb Malaysia School Holidays (30 Jan - 04 Feb in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu)

 
Sat 01 - FEDERAL TERRITORY DAY
(Kuala Lumpur and Labuan only)
Sat 01 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
Sat-Sun 01-02 - CHINESE NEW YEAR (Goat Year) (Lunar Calendar 1M1D)
Spring Festival - The Chinese New Year is the frist day of the first moon in the lunar calendar. Chinese families host "open house" for relatives and friends. Lion dances usher in the new year.
Thu 06 - Science of Spirituality Society: Birthday Param Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj
 
__ (?) - Chinese New Year Open House
Acheh/Armenian Street: organised by the State Government with food and entertainment for the benefit of tourists at Khoo Kongsi, Cannon Square/Armenian Street where various Chinese clan associations are situated
Fri 07 - "Humans' Day" or Mankind's Birthday
Seventh Day of the first moon - everybody's birthday, according to Chinese folklore. Celebrated with meals whch traditionally include a menu item comprising of raw fish "yee sang" and condiments and everybody joining in must participate in mixing the ingredients with chop sticks and tossing them as high as possible to bring forth roaring business and long life.
 
Sat 08 REPLACEMENT OF FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
Sat 08 - "Chor Soo Kong's Birthday"
Snake Temple: Birthday of the diety Chor Soo Kong at the Snake Temple in Bayan Lepas on the Eight Day of the first moon.
 
Sun 09 - "Emperor of Heaven's Birthday"
Ninth day of the first moon - Jade Emperor's Birthday according to Chinese legend. Chinese of Hokkien dialect in Penang pray to the Jade Emperor with offerings, which must include the traditional sugar canes, on the eve of this day, around midnight.
 
Wed 12 - HARI RAYA QURBAN (Hari Raya Haji Aidil Adha)
Thu 13 - HARI RAYA QURBAN (2nd day)
(Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu only)
 
Fri 14 - Valentine's Day
 
Sat 15 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
All government departments, banks and some private companies are closed
 
Sat 15 - "Chap Goh Meh" (Lunar Calendar 1M15D)
Esplanade: Fifteenth Night of Chinese New Year - the first full moon night of the lunar calendar. This day marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations, normally celebrated in Penang with an "orange throwing" event by young girls (to get good husbands) at the sea off Esplanade (sort of Penang's Chinese Valentine's Day) and the traditional "dondang sayang" serenaders going around the island in an elaborately decorated bus.
 
Wed 19 (?) - Thailand Makabucha Day

Sun 23 (?) - Brunei National Day

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MARCH
__-__ Mar - Singapore School Holidays
? Thailand School Holidays
? Indonesia School Holidays
 

GREAT MALAYSIA SALE MONTH - mega shopping carnival throughout the country in March, August, December.

Sat 01 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
(?) - World Day of Prayer
 
Mon 03 - (Lunar Calendar 2M1D)
 
Tue 04 - ANNIVERSARY OF INSTALLATION OF SULTAN OF TERENGGANU
(Terengganu only)
 
Wed 05 - MAAL HIJRAH ( Awal Muharram 1424)
Islamic New Year
 
Sat 08 - International Women's Day
Sat 08 - SULTAN OF SELANGOR'S BIRTHDAY
(Selangor only - second Saturday in March)
 
Mon 10 - Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)
Observed annually on second Monday of March by all member countries. Celebrated by The Royal Commonwealth Society of Malaysia with an evening of cocktails and entertainment at its clubhouse at Jalan Birah, Damansara Heights.
 
__ - __ (?) - Malaysia-Petronas F1 Grand Prix
Sepang GP Circuit. Kuala Lumpur:
 
Sat 15 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
Mon 17 (Lunar Calendar 2M15D)
 
Fri 21 - Goddess of Mercy's Birthday
Naw-Ruz (Bahai's New Year)
Celebrations of the 159th New Year by the Bahai Community in Penang

Sat 22 - World Water Day

 
Tue 25 (?) - Indonesia Caka New Year
       - Police Day

Wed 26 (?) - Indonesia Nyepi

 
Sat 29 - SULTAN OF KELANTAN'S BIRTHDAY
(Kelantan only)

Sun 30 - additional public holiday in Kelantan

APRIL

JAPANESE GOLDEN WEEK - ? April - ? May: should see an influx of Japanese tourists in Penang being the golden week where Japanese take leave for their holidays

Wed 02 (Lunar Calendar 3M1D)
               -  Science of Spirituality Society: Bhandara Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji
 
Fri 04 - Penang Scouts' "Founder's Day"
State Scout HQ:
 
Sat 05 - Cheng Beng Day (Sun 13 April?)
"Pure and Bright Day" or All Souls Day or Tomb Sweeping Day or Qing Ming Festival is celebrated by Chinese families visiting the graves of their ancestors to pay respects with offerings and to beautify the graves (between 10 days before and after the actual day, which is 106th day after Winter Solstice).
 
Sat 05 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
Sun 06 - Thailand Chakri Memorial Day
 
Tue 08 - SULTAN OF JOHOR'S BIRTHDAY
(Johor only)

   - World Health Day

 
Sun-Wed 13-16 - Songkran Festival (Thai) Dhagyan Festival (Myanmar)
Thai/Burmese Temples: Water Splashing Festival - celebrated by the Thai/Myanmar communities in Penang to usher in their new year by splashing water onto everyone around for good luck
 
Mon 14 - Vasakhi - Birth of the Khalsa (Sikh Brotherhood)
This year marks the 304th Vasakhi celebrated by the Sikh community. Celebrations at Sikh Gurdwara Temple
   - Varusha Pirappu - Hindu New Year
             -  National Forest Day
 
Tue 15 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DECLARATION OF MALACCA AS HISTORICAL CITY DAY
(Malacca only)

   - National Water Festival

 
Wed 16 (Lunar Calendar 3M15D)
 
Fri 18 - GOOD FRIDAY
(Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore only)
 
Sat 19 - SULTAN OF PERAK'S BIRTHDAY
(Perak only)
Sat 19 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
Sun 20 - Easter Sunday
 
Mon 21 - Easter Monday
 
Mon 21-26 - Secretaries' Week
 
Tue 22 - Earth Day
 
Thu 24 - Administrative Professionals Day
Administrative Professionals Week from 22 to 27
 
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MAY
29 May - 08 Jun  Malaysia School Holidays (28 May - 07 Jun Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu)
__ May- __ Jun  Singapore School Holidays
JAPANESE GOLDEN WEEK ? April-? May
 
Thu 01 - LABOUR DAY (Lunar Calendar 4M1D)

Sat 03 - Thailand Coronation Day

Sat 03 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
          
Wed 07 - HARI HOL PAHANG
(Pahang only)
 
Thu 08 - World Red Cross Day

Fri 09 - Indonesia Ascension of Jesus Christ Day

 
Sun 11 - International Nurses' Day
            - Mother's Day (second Sunday of May)
 
Wed 14 - BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (S.A.W.)
 
Thu 15 - WESAK DAY (Buddha Purnima 2003 - B.E. 2547) (Lunar Calendar 4M15D)
Theme for the year:
Celebrations at Buddhist Temples during this triple holy day of Lord Buddha's Birthday, Death and Attainment of Enlightenment (Nirvana).
Process through the streets of Georgetown at night. Charity and religious programmes throughout the month.
 
Thu 15 - World Family Day
 
Fri 16 - Teacher's Day
 
Sat 17 - BIRTHDAY OF TUANKU RAJA PERLIS
(Perlis only)
            - World Telecommunications Day
  - Thailand Visakhabucha Day
Sat 17 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
(?) - Citrawarna Malaysia "Colours of Malaysia" Parade
Kuala Lumpur: Street Parade to rival that of the famous Samba Parade of Rio de Janeiro. Parade to kick start "Colours of  Malaysia" Month. Celebrations in all states.
(?) May - (?) Jun - YTL-Penang Festival of Arts
Month-long programme of opera, music, theatre, dance, art and poetry.
(?) May-(?) Jun - Penang International Floral Festival
Botanical Gardens: Penang's most popular floral garden motivated this colourful festival Tel. secretariate 604-227 0428 or email: jkbunga@sukpp.gov.my  
 
Fri 23 - World Turtle Day
 
Fri 30 Science of Spirituality Society: Memorial for 14th year of passing away of Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj
 
Fri-Sat 30-31 (?) - HARVEST FESTIVAL
(Sabah and Labuan only)
 
Sat 31 - Anniversary of the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Lunar Calendar 5M1D)
(Brunei only)
           - World No Tobacco Day
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JUNE

29 May - 08 Jun  Malaysia School Holidays (28 May - 07 Jun Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu)
__ May __ Jun  Singapore School Holidays
? Jun-? Jul Indonesia School Holidays
 
Sun-Mon 01-02 - DAYAK FESTIVAL
(Sarawak only)
 
Sun 08 - International Penang Bridge Run
USM/Penang Bridge: Annual 21km run - attracts thousands (12,000) of local and international runners to run this 3rd longest bridge in the world.
 
(?) - 25th Penang International Dragon Boat Festival (CANCELLED DUE TO SARS)
Races will be held at RM135 million Teluk Bahang Dam on the island.
Details on Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, email  hkdba@hksbd.org.hk
Details on Singapore Drgaon Boat Festival, email sdba@cyberway.com.sg
 
Wed 04 - Chang (Dumpling) Festival (Lunar Calendar 5M5D)
This Chang Festival, Tuen Ng Festival or Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is during this period that the Chinese ear "chung", a pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumpling stuffed with meat or beans wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves.

Thu 05 - World Environment Day

Sat 07 - KING'S BIRTHDAY
(First Saturday in June)
This is also the first Saturday of the month, additional rest day shall fall on the following Saturday

Sat 14 - REPLACEMENT OF FIRST SATURDAY REST DAY (Lunar Calendar 5M15D)

Sun 15 - Father's Day
(third Sunday of June)
 
Sat 21 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
Mon 30 (Lunar Calendar 6M1D)
 
(?) Festival of San Pedro
Malacca: The Portuguese community's traditional festival is set to attract about 20,000 tourists to the settlement in Ujong Pasir this weekend. Held annually in honour of St. Peter, the patron saints of fishermen. Celebrations normally include float procession from the Santiago Gate of A'Famosa to the Portuguese Settlement, telematch carnical, cooking, fishing and handicraft competitions. Details call (606)284 7050
 
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JULY
? Jul-? Aug Hong Kong School Holidays
1st or 2nd Week - Flower Festival in Kuala Lumpur
 
Tue 01 - Singapore Youth Day
   - Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day
? - 9th Penang International Salon Gastronomique and Sajian 2002
Penang International Sports Arena (PISA): an entertaining spectacle for participating chefs to show off their culinary skills and fascinating recipes.
Sat 05 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
? - National Park July Fest
Syah Alam, Selangor:

Mon 07 (?) - Singapore Youth Day

Mon 07 (?)- Singapore School Holiday (Youth Day)

Sat 12 - GOVERNOR OF PENANG'S BIRTHDAY
(Penang only - second Saturday in July)
 
? - Penang International Mountain Bike Open Championship
Youth Park: a challenge open to avid bikers from all over the world
Mon 14 (Lunar Calendar 6M15D)
 
Tue 15 - H.M. The Sultan of Brunei's Birthday
(Brunei only)

Thu 17 (?) - Thailand Khao Phansa Day

Fri 18 - Goddess of Mercy's Birthday
 
Sat 19 - YANG DI PERTUAN BESAR OF NEGERI SEMBILAN'S BIRTHDAY
(Negeri Sembilan only)
Sat 19 - BIRTHDAY OF SULTAN TERENGGANU
(Terengganu only)
Sat 19 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
           - Penang-Bon Odori Charity Carnival 2003 (?)
Esplanade: A Japanese-inspired festival - to celebrate the homecoming of ancestral spirits, with songs, dances, and drum performances at a charity food and fun fair 5pm to 10pm. 9pm Fireworks Display. VISIT OUR BALLOON STALL AT BON ODORI PENANG - balloons for all occasions http://penangresort.com/estores.htm  
 
Tue 22 - 32nd World Forestry Day
 
? - Penang National Food and Fruits Fest Closing Ceremony
Gurney Drive: a delectable range of Penang local food and fruits along Gurney Drive, with sensational live concerts to compliment the lively atmosphere
 
Sun 27 - St Anne's Feast
Bukit Mertajam: Falls on the Sunday on or after 26 July. Pilgrims are expected from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia for the 10-day Novena beginning 19 to 28 July. Highlight of Feast on ? July with 1km procession from the new church grounds to St. Anne's Hill after the 7pm mass.
 
Sun 27 - Science of Spirituality Society: Masters' Day
(fourth Sunday of July) http://penangresort.com/org/sospenang.htm
Birthday Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj
 
Tue 29 (Lunar Calendar 7M1D)
Start of Hungry Ghost Festival
 
Thu 31 - Warriors' Day
 
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AUGUST

__ Aug- __ Sep - Singapore School Holidays

GREAT MALAYSIA SALE MONTH - mega sale carnival throughout the country in the months of March, August, December
Sat 02 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
Tue 04 - Cowherd and Weaving Maiden Festival
Celebrated on seventh day of seventh moon - Chinese practice of praying to the legendary fairy on the moon with offerings of food a special type of face-powder - a rapidly disappearing practice.
 
Fri 08 - Senior Citizens Day
 
Sat 09 - Singapore National Day
(Singapore only)

Mon 11 (?) - Singapore Public and School Holiday (Day After National Day)

Tue 12 - HM Queen of Thailand's Birthday

Tue 12 - Hungry Ghost Festival (Lunar Calendar 7M15D)
Month-long festival starting from first day of seventh moon. Street-side offerings to the spirits "released from Hades" of prayers, food and entertainment (opera shows, puppet shows, concerts, etc.).
 
Wed 13 - International Left-Hander's Day
 
Sat 16 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
Sun 17 - Indonesia Independence Day
 
Thu 21 - Science of Spirituality Society: Bhandara Param Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj
 
Thu 28 (Lunar Calendar 8M1D)
 
Sun 31 - MALAYSIA NATIONAL DAY
2003 marks the 46th year that Malaysia has gained independence
 
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SEPTEMBER
06-14 Sep Malaysia School Holidays (05-13 Sep in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu) 
__ Aug-__ Sep - Singapore School Holidays
Mon 01 (?) - Singapore School Holiday (Teacher's Day)
 
Sat 06 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY

Sun 07 - Grand Parent's Day

 
Thu 11 - Mid Autumn Festival - Lantern Festival (Lunar Calendar 8M15D)
Moon Cake Festival - fifteenth day of the eighth lunar moon. The full moon symbolises reunion. In the evening when the full moon rises, Chinese in Penang get together to eat moon cakes and the children rejoice with lantern processions.
 
Sat 13 - HARI HOL ALMARHUM SULTAN JOHOR
(Johor only)
 
Sat 13 - SARAWAK YANG DI-PERTUA NEGERI'S BIRTHDAY
(Sarawak only - second Saturday in September)
Sun 14 - Science of Spirituality Society: Birthday Anniversary Dayal Purush Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj
 
Tue 16 - SABAH YANG DI-PERTUA NEGERI'S BIRTHDAY
(Sabah only)

  - Malaysia Day

Sat 20 - Science of Spirituality Society: Birthday of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

Sat 20 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY

 
Tue 23 - ISRAK DAN MIKRAJ (Ascension of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.)
(Kelantan, N. Sembilan and Perlis only)
 
Fri 26 - Kiu Ong Yah Festival (Lunar Calendar 9M1D)
Nine Emperor Gods Temples: all over Penang, devotees of Nine Emperor Gods will observe a strict vegetarian diet for nine days, culminating in a sending off ceremony of the dieties on floats off the sea in Weld Quay.

Tue 30 - World Heart Day

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OCTOBER
23 - 27 Oct Malaysia School Holidays (23 - 27 Kedah, Kelantan & Terengganu)
? Thailand School Holidays
Wed 01 - Malaysia National Senior Citizens Day
            - Children's Day (Singapore School Holiday)
  - Hong Kong National Day
  - International Elders Day (U.N.)
            - World Habitat Day
 
Sat 04 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
(?) 4th PDC International FTZ Run 2002
PISA: celebrating PDC's 33nd Anniv.

(?) - Hong Kong Chung Yeung Festival

  
Fri 10 - Loy Krathong (Lunar Calendar 9M15D)
Wat Puppharam, Jalan Perak: Celebrated by the Thai community in Penang. A festival celebrating the end of the raining season.Procession to Persiaran Gurney to release floats (krathong) made by weaving banana leaves and decorated with flowers and incense into the sea.
 
Sat 11 - MALACCA YANG DI-PERTUA NEGERI'S BIRTHDAY
(Malacca only - second Saturday in October_
 
Tue 14 - Goddess of Mercy's Birthday
 
Thu 16 - World White Cane Day - for the blind
 
Sat 18 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
Tue 21 - Penang Free School Speech Day
              - International Deaf Day - HOPA 2002
(?) Oktoberfest
Celebrated at the Malaysian-German society premises in Air Itam from 6.45 pm. Entertainment by the Inntaler Musikanten band from Munich and typical German food. Details, contact Clara at Tel:229 6853. Also, celebrations in hotels.
Thu 23 - Thailand King Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
Fri 24 - SULTAN OF PAHANG'S BIRTHDAY
(Pahang only)
 
Fri 24 - DEEPAVALI
(except Sarawak and Labuan)
Festival of Lights - Hindus celebrate the triumph of good over evil.
 
Sat 25 (Lunar Calendar 10M1D)
 
Mon 27 - AWAL RAMADHAN
(Johor, Kedah and Malacca only) Start of Muslim fasting month)
 
Fri 31 - Halloween
 
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NOVEMBER
08 Nov '03 - 04 Jan '04 Malaysia School Holidays (07 Nov '03 - 03 Jan '04 in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu)
__ Nov - __ Dec  Singapore School Holidays
Sat 01 - All Saints' Day
 
Sat 01 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
Sun 02 - Bosses' Day
  - All Souls' Day
(?) - STARWALK 2003
Esplanade: the premier sporting event in the northern region with 12000 participants expected from all over Malaysia. Now in its 28th year
 
? - PESTA PULAU PINANG (Penang Festival) until 31 December
Pesta Site, Sungei Nibong: This year's Penang Festival has been brought forward to November due to the Puasa (fasting) month in December. Trade and Industrial Fair at Sungei Nibong and plenty of events to celebrate the month-long festival.
 
Sat 08 (Lunar Calendar 10M15D)
           - Guru Nanak's Birthday
Celebrated by the Sikhs in Malaysia
 
? - Bazaar Ramadhan
Komtar Pedestrian Mall: a variety of food, clothing and other items associated with Ramadhan will be on sale during this period.
Wed 12 - NUZUL AL-QURAN
(Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Terengganu only - also schools in all states)
 
Sat 15 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
? - Deepavali Open House
Little India (vicinity of Penang Street): This Hindu Festival of Lights which marks the victory of good over evil is celebrated in a grand way by the people of Hindu faith. Visitors are invited to the "open house" at Little India along Market, King and Queen Streets to witness entertaining cultural performances and sampling of Indian delicacies
 
Thu 20 - Universal Children's Day (U.N.)
Sun 23 - Sai Baba's 78th Birthday (1926)
 
Mon 24 (Lunar Calendar 11M1D)
 
Tue 25  - International Meatless Day - Animal Rights Day

Tue-Wed 25 - 26 - HARI RAYA PUASA (Aidil Fitri)

Fri 28 - Thanksgiving Day

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DECEMBER
Whole Month Malaysia School Holidays until 05 Jan '03
Whole Month Singapore School Holidays
? Hong Kong School Holidays
GREAT MALAYSIA SALE MONTH - mega shopping carnival thoughout the country in the months of March, August and December
 
Mon 01 - World Aids Day (U.N.)
Tue 02 - International Day of Disabled Persons (U.N.)
             - (?) Feast of St. Francis Xavier
 
Fri 05 - HM King of Thailand's Birthday

Sat 06 - FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY

Mon 08 - Winter Solstice (Lunar Calendar 11M15D)
Chinese Thanksgiving Day, six weeks before Chinese New Year: Tung Yuan - time for family reunion with eating of sweet soup of glutinuous rice balls white and pink colour (pink for luch and prosperity). "Yuan" means "round" to symbolise family unity.
 
Wed 10 - Thailand Constitution Day
 
Sat 20 - THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH REST DAY
 
Mon 22 - Winter Solstice
 
Thu 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY
            - Penang Grand Parade
Georgetown: This street parade sees participants from government and private sectors, schools, youths and multi-cultural troupes. Termed the "best of the best". the event features cultural performances, school bands, and float procession along the famous streets of Penang.
Wed 31 - Welcome Concert 2004
Esplanade: Welcoming the Year 2004 with a grand concert with vibrant fireworks
             - TYT Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup 2001
Penang Turf Club: premier horse racing event for His Excellency The Governor of Penang's Gold Cup
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NOTE:

Future Chinese New Year dates: 22 Jan 2004 Monkey Year, 09 Feb 2005 Rooster Year, 29 Jan 2006 Dog Year, 18 Feb 2007 Pig Year, 07 Feb 2008 Rat Year, 26 Jan 2009 Cow Year, 14 Feb 2010 Tiger Year, 03 Feb 2011 Rabbit Year
Future Ching Ming Dates:  30 Apr 2004, 20 Apr 2005, 9 Apr 2006, 28 Apr 2007
Future Easter Dates:  9 Apr 2004
Future Chang Festival Dates:  22 Jun 2004, 11 Jun 2005, 31 May 2006, 19 Jun 2007
Future Lantern Festival Dates: 28 Sep 2004, 18 Sep 2005, 30 Oct 2006, 19 Oct 2007
Calendrical Calculations - Multi-Calendar Conversion Site - http://umunhum.stanford.edu/~lee/cgi-bin/lunar.cgi
Perpetual Calendar Site - http://www.vaxxine.com/steveb/calendar/calendar.eht

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