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Public holidays in Malaysia 2008

Overview of 38 public holidays and observances in Malaysia for 2008, including 14 official public holidays. Dates are shown with the day of the week.

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Public holidays

Date	Name
1 January 2008 (Tuesday)	New Year's Day
10 January 2008 (Thursday)	Islamic New Year
20 March 2008 (Thursday)	Prophet's Birthday
1 May 2008 (Thursday)	Labour Day
2 June 2008 (Monday)	King's Birthday
30 July 2008 (Wednesday)	Isra and Mi'raj
31 August 2008 (Sunday)	National Day
1 September 2008 (Monday)	National Day (observed)
16 September 2008 (Tuesday)	Malaysia Day
1 October 2008 (Wednesday)	Eid al-Fitr
2 October 2008 (Thursday)	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
8 December 2008 (Monday)	Eid al-Adha
25 December 2008 (Thursday)	Christmas Day
29 December 2008 (Monday)	Islamic New Year

Kedah

Date	Name
31 May 2008 (Saturday)	Kedah Harvest Festival
20 June 2008 (Friday)	Sultan of Kedah's Birthday

Kuala Lumpur

Date	Name
1 February 2008 (Friday)	Federal Territory Day

Labuan

Date	Name
1 February 2008 (Friday)	Federal Territory Day

Malacca

Date	Name
15 April 2008 (Tuesday)	Melaka Day

Negeri Sembilan

Date	Name
14 January 2008 (Monday)	Marlborough Anniversary

Penang

Date	Name
7 July 2008 (Monday)	Penang George Town Heritage Day
12 July 2008 (Saturday)	Penang Governor's Birthday

Perak

Date	Name
7 November 2008 (Friday)	Sultan of Perak's Birthday

Putrajaya

Date	Name
1 February 2008 (Friday)	Federal Territory Day

Sabah

Date	Name
21 March 2008 (Friday)	Good Friday
30 May 2008 (Friday)	Kaamatan Harvest Festival
31 May 2008 (Saturday)	Kaamatan Harvest Festival (2nd day)
31 July 2008 (Thursday)	Sabah Day
24 December 2008 (Wednesday)	Christmas Eve

Sarawak

Date	Name
21 March 2008 (Friday)	Good Friday
1 June 2008 (Sunday)	Gawai Harvest Festival
2 June 2008 (Monday)	Gawai (2nd day)
3 June 2008 (Tuesday)	Gawai (2nd day) (observed)
22 July 2008 (Tuesday)	Sarawak Independence Day
24 December 2008 (Wednesday)	Christmas Eve

Selangor

Date	Name
11 December 2008 (Thursday)	Sultan of Selangor's Birthday

Terengganu

Date	Name
26 April 2008 (Saturday)	Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday
27 April 2008 (Sunday)	Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday (observed)