Wesak Day in Malaysia

Wesak Day is the most important festival in the Buddhist calendar, commemorating the birth, enlightenment and passing of Gautama Buddha. Temples across Malaysia are decorated with flowers and lights, and devotees gather for prayers, the bathing of Buddha statues, candlelit processions and acts of charity.

It is a national public holiday in Malaysia.

The table records Wesak Day as a nationwide holiday. Dates for several years are kept together so changes in weekday and state coverage are easy to compare.

At least one listed date falls on or next to a weekend. The long-weekend calendar shows the actual sequence of workdays, weekends and holidays for each year.