Celebrate a
balmy Christmas in Malaysia
The
celebration of Christmas in multi-faith Malaysia is quite unique for the
festivities associated with the holiday are essentially commercial in nature
without overt religious overtones. Christmas day is designated as a public
holiday throughout the country and this allows all citizens to join in the
revelries traditionally associated with the festival.
Essential
features of the Christmas Holiday in Malaysia
Shopping frenzy
at the malls
Malls
and shopping centers all over Malaysia are usually dressed up for Christmas with
glittering lights, sparkling Christmas trees and jolly ‘Santa Clauses’ who
beckon shoppers to shop up a storm and hand out gifts and trinkets to visitors
of all ages.
As
Christmas usually falls in the midst of Malaysia’s popular 1 Malaysia Year End
Shopping extravaganza, there are countless discounts, promotions and freebies
to be had at the country’s many shopping locales, where the non-stop playing of
Christmas carols and songs only add to the festive atmosphere.
Sumptuous
banquets and meals
Most
restaurants and hotels in Malaysia have special meal offers and banquets
planned for Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day. These elaborate meal sets
and buffets, usually feature all the traditional eats associated with Christmas
like roast turkey, mince pies, Christmas puddings and much more. So if you plan
to be in Malaysia over the Christmas holiday and would like to partake of a
Christmassy meal, you are likely to be spoilt for choice.
Christmas
Parades
Malaysia
is known to be home to a harmonious multi-ethnic, multi-cultural population as
a result, Christmas celebrations are not an exclusive affair for the country’s
Christian community. In fact, in Malaysian cities like Miri and Kuching on the
island of Borneo, the lively annual Christmas parades organized by the local
churches are popular affairs that routinely draw huge crowds.
Winter
Wonderland
Malaysia
as a tropical country doesn’t receive any snowfall but in keeping with the
winter theme of Christmas, various malls and shopping centers erect winter
wonderlands, which are equipped with snow and ice and offer visitors the chance
to skate on ice, an immensely popular wintertime activity. Sunway Pyramid in the Klang Valley, The
Mines, the Curve in Petaling Jaya, and the Snowland at the Megamall in Penang
are all equipped with facilities for ice-skating, quite a novelty in tropical
Malaysia.
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