National Day Malaysia 2017
Malaysia day becomes a public holiday to celebrate malaysia s sovereignty malaysia day became an official public holiday in 2010.
National day malaysia 2017. This day is also known as hari merdeka in the malay language and that is why the celebration of independence day is incomplete without the seven shouts of merdeka. The main holy days of each major religion are public holidays taking place on either the western calendar or religious ones. Dataran merdeka kuala.
On the 60th national day celebrations in 2017 malaysians should ask why in the past few years they feel shy when overseas to admit they are malaysians when they had never felt ashamed to do so for 52 years unde. The observation of 31 august as malaysia s national day is the cause of some controversy due to calls to prioritize the celebration of hari malaysia malaysia day on 16 september instead. This gesture was initiated by the first prime minister of malaysia tunku abdul rahman back in 1957 at dataran merdeka.
Malaysia will be celebrating our 60th national day anniversary in four months time. Malaysia day has only been a national holiday since 2010. On announcing this holiday prime minister datuk seri najib tun razak said the day would involve activities that would foster the malaysia spirit and would be celebrated with formal events such as a parade to commemorate the historical moment.
State holidays are normally observed by certain states in malaysia or when it is relevant to the state itself. A red lion landing at the marina bay floating platform during the national day parade on aug 9 2017. Dates for malaysia s national day malaysia 2020 2021 and other years.
Happy independence day malaysia. Mark cheong prime minister lee hsien loong arriving at the ndp on aug 9 2017 held. 2017 马来西亚国庆日庆典游行 31 aug 2017.
Or as you may hear in the heart of kuala lumpur merdeka. Hari malaysia commemorates the formation of malaysia in 1963 2 when north borneo sarawak and singapore federated with the existing states of malaya to form malaysia. This holiday gives malaysians a chance to learn about their nation s history while enjoying festivities with their friends and family members.
Malaysia s 60th independence day celebration.