Thaipusam is an annual celebration in honor of the Hindu god Subramanian. In order to win favor with the god and ensure their good fortune, worshippers take elaborate sacrificial measures, ranging from simple offerings of milk and flowers, to impaling themselves with long metal skewers and carrying giant metal constructions up the 272 stairs into Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. It’s a huge event, with thousands of participants and close to 2 million onlookers.
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Celebrated by Muslims during the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar.
Shias observe the event on the 17th of the month, while Sunnis observe it on the 12th of the month.
Also known to Muslims in Malaysia as Maulud Nabi. This is purely a religious festival and is marked as a public holiday.
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Federal Territory Day or Hari Wilayah Persekutuan is a state holiday for Federal Territory in Malaysia. It is celebrated on 1 February every year in Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya. The date marks the anniversary of formation of the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory in 1974, ceded by the state of Selangor to the federal government of Malaysia.
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Malaysia is a country that consists of thirteen states and three federal territories in Southeast Asia. The country is separated into two regions – Malaysian Borneo – by the South China Sea and Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysia borders Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Singapore and the Philippines. Official languages – Malay.Government – Federal constitutional elective monarchy and Parliamentary democracy.
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Malaysian Public Holidays are something you have to take into account when planning a holiday in Malaysia. We have one of the highest number of state and national holidays in the world 
. Here is the Malaysia Calendar for Malaysia Public Holiday 2012.
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