Greeting cards for Malaysia
27 holidays and observances locally associated with Malaysia.
The list below gathers every CardVerse occasion that Wikidata associates with Malaysia. It includes nationally observed public holidays, religious holidays of the country’s major faith communities, cultural festivals, and civic remembrance days. If you’re sending a card to someone in Malaysia, this page is a good shortcut for finding an occasion they’re likely to recognise immediately.
Some occasions appear under more than one country — widely shared holidays like New Year, Christmas and Mother’s Day may show up here even though they aren’t exclusive to Malaysia. For occasions that aren’t country-specific (birthdays, anniversaries, sympathy, friendship cards), see the categories index.
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Declaration of George Town as World Heritage Site
public holiday in Penang, Malaysia, commemorating the declaration of George Town as UNESCO heritage in 2008
July 7 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Federal Territory Day
State holiday in the federal territories of Malaysia
February 1 - Thanksgiving Cards
Gawai Dayak
harvest festival in Malaysia
June 1 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Governor of Penang's Birthday
public holiday in Penang, Malaysia
second Saturday in July - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Hari Hol of Sultan Iskandar of Johor
public holiday in Johor, Malaysia
6 Safar - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Hari Hol Pahang
public holiday in Pahang, Malaysia commemorating former Sultan Abu Bakar
May 22 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Hari Jadi Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka
public holiday in Melaka, Malaysia commemorating the governor's birthday
August 24 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Hari Merdeka
National holiday in Malaysia, observed annually on 31 August
August 31 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Kaamatan
public holiday in the state of Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan in Malaysia
May 30 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
King of Perlis' Birthday
public holiday in Perlis, Malaysia
May 17 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Malaysia Cup Holiday
special public holiday in the federal territories of Malaysia
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Malaysia Day
annual holiday in Malaysia, 16 September, to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963
September 16 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Melaka City Declaration Day
public holiday in Malacca, Malaysia commemorating its capital city's declaration as a historic city
April 15 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
National Mourning of King Aziz
one-off public holiday in Malaysia
- Religious Holiday Cards
Nuzul Al-Quran
Nuzul Al-Quran is a Muslim holiday during the holy month of Ramadan
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
Official Birthday of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
public holiday in Sabah, Malaysia
March 30 - National & Civic Holiday Cards
Sarawak Independence Day
public holiday in Sarawak, Malaysia
July 22 - Religious Holiday Cards
Start of Ramadan
public holiday in some Islamic countries
1 Ramadan - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Sultan of Johor's Birthday
public holiday in Johor, Malaysia
March 23 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Sultan of Kedah's Birthday
public holiday in Kedah commemorating the Sultan's birthday
third Sunday in June - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday
public holiday in Kelantan, Malaysia
September 30 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Sultan of Pahang's Birthday
public holiday in Pahang, Malaysia
July 30 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Sultan of Perak's Birthday
public holiday in Perak, Malaysia
first Friday in November - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Sultan of Selangor's Birthday
public holiday in Selangor, Malaysia
December 11 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday
public holiday in Terengganu, Malaysia
April 26 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Sultan of Terengganu's Coronation Day
public holiday in Terengganu, Malaysia
March 4 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan's Birthday
public holiday in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
January 14
Cultural deep-dives for Malaysia
Beyond the dated calendar above, CardVerse keeps editorially curated cultural-detail pages for the major festivals of East Asia & Pacific. Each one covers origin, native-language greetings, design tips and reference links.
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Cultural guide
Dragon Boat Festival
An ancient summer festival of dragon-boat races and zongzi rice dumplings, commemorating the poet-statesman Qu Yuan.…
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Cultural guide
Hari Raya Puasa
The Malay-speaking world's distinctive expression of Eid al-Fitr — a week of open houses, ketupat, and forgiveness rites.…
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Cultural guide
Lantern Festival
The 15th-day close of the Lunar New Year, when sky-lanterns rise and sweet rice balls are eaten in family.…
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Cultural guide
Lunar New Year
The fifteen-day festival opening the lunisolar year — the largest annual human migration on earth.…
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Cultural guide
Mid-Autumn Festival
A harvest-moon festival of family reunion, mooncakes, and lantern processions across East and Southeast Asia.…
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Cultural guide
Qingming Festival
An ancient day of honouring ancestors at their graves, sweeping tombs and making offerings of food and joss paper.…