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Independence Day (Malay: Hari Merdeka), also known as National Day (Hari Kebangsaan), is the independence day of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire. [1] [2] It commemorates the Malayan Declaration of Independence of 31 August 1957, and is defined in article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia. [3]
Tahun Baru Cina: Half-day on Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of Chinese New Year. [54] 1 Hong Kong: Lunar New Year: The first 3 days of Chinese New Year. [55] 3 Macau: Novo Ano Lunar: The first 3 days of Chinese New Year [56] 3 Indonesia: Tahun Baru Imlek (Sin Cia) The first day of Chinese New Year. [57] [58] 1 China: Spring Festival ...
Kongsi Raya, also known as Gongxi Raya, [1] is a Malaysian portmanteau, denoting the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid ul-Fitr) festivals.As the timing of these festivals fluctuate due to their reliance on lunar calendars (the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar while the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar), they occasionally occur close to one another – every 33 ...
The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the people as Tujuhbelasan, meaning "the Seventeenth") is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945. [1]
Date Length (without weekends) [1] English name Chinese name (Simplified) Pinyin Remarks 1 January: 1 day: New Year's Day: 元旦: Yuándàn: 1st day of 1st Lunisolar month
Hari Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia Anniversary of the proclamation of independence read by Sukarno in 1945; National public holiday since 1946. 25 December Christmas: Hari Raya Natal Birth of Jesus Christ; National public holiday since 1953. 1st Muharram: Islamic New Year: Tahun Baru Islam 1st day of the Muharram, the beginning of the New ...
National Day (Chinese: 国庆节; pinyin: guóqìng jié; lit. 'national celebration day'), officially the National Day of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国庆节), is a public holiday in China celebrated annually on 1 October as the national day of the People's Republic of China, commemorating Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's ...
The Independence Day Parade (Malay: Perarakan Hari Merdeka) is held every 31 August in commemoration of Malaya's independence. Since independence, the event has been usually held at the Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, the original site of the first independence parade held on 1 September 1957.