Malaysians are festival freaks

When I was a child, there must be a sentence in every language textbook "Malaysia is a multicultural country, I love my country Malaysia". For a long time, I didn't care about this sentence. I felt that there is nothing valuable about multiculturalism, but when I grew up, it turned out that it was really impossible to grow up in such an environment.

Today is Christmas, I sent a text message to congratulate my friend in Japan, and then asked her how she was going to celebrate the festival? Who knows, she said that Christmas in Japan is not a public holiday, and she still has to go to work as usual. After thinking about it, although Christmas is a recognized holiday in the world, it turns out that not every place has a holiday. I can't help but wonder which Asian countries have Christmas holidays?

Although there are not many Christians in Malaysia, we still have holidays!

Seriously, Malaysians are really festive. . . Ha ha

Malaysia has three major ethnic groups and aboriginal people, so there are many festivals in Malaysia. The main festivals of each race alone are: Eid al-Fitr for the Malays, Lunar New Year for the Chinese, Deepavali for the Indians, Kadazan and Iban Harvest. These festivals are New Years or major festivals of various ethnic groups. However, in addition, each ethnic group will also have other smaller festivals, just like the festivals that we Chinese have: Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice and so on. Although not every holiday is closed, usually for the convenience of the people, there will be one or two small holidays. In this way, each ethnic group takes one or two vacations in turn, which is really a lot accumulated in one year.

Of course, when it comes to festivals, you must eat them. During festivals, in addition to celebrating with your family, an Open House is usually held. The so-called Open House, as the name implies, is to open up one's own home, and let relatives, neighbors or friends of different races at work come to sit at home and taste some traditional delicacies that are usually cooked during the festival. Food has always been the most direct way for human beings to communicate with each other. As time goes by, everyone gradually understands that the laws of various cultural customs are still meaningful, and they will celebrate various festivals together.

Once, a young couple from the United States told me that what attracted them to settle in Malaysia was that they wanted their children to grow up in a multicultural country. Although I can't fully appreciate the meaning of living here halfway across the world, I believe it should be a good experience. If you are free, you can come and play.