Festivals That You Can Enjoy in Malaysia in 2017
By Ainul Amani Aminuddin
Have you ever dreamt of having a perfect vacation and such a wonderful adventure but worry that your dream might get ruined and that you might not end up enjoying it? Are you afraid of your vacation being boring? No fun? A waste of money? Getting lost and so on? Well, don't you worry because I will be giving you a guide about festivals that you can enjoy in Malaysia. By reading this article, In Sha Allah I will be able to help you readers to overcome all concerns you're experiencing.
For now, I will be focusing on recommending the readers to choose Malaysia as a must-visit tourist destination especially for foreign visitors. If you like to travel then Malaysia should be on your travel bucket list. There are many interesting activities that are held throughout the year. Each month, Malaysia will conduct a variety of activities, not just for enjoyment and merriment but these activities will enable all communities to get to know the origin of and the advantages of available cultures in Malaysia. Besides ethnicity festivals celebrated in Malaysia, Malaysia also hold some interesting annual events. This allows the community to enjoy diverse cultural events without having to go abroad because in Malaysia, these events are comparable to events that have been done outside the country.
So, first things first, we have to know some background about Malaysia. As we all know, Malaysia is famous with its multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country. Alongside the numerous indigenous societies, significant impacts from Chinese, Indian, Persian, Arabic, and British societies have occurred. Malaysia shares borders with Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei, and is connected to Singapore by an interstate bridge extensions. Malaysia is comprised of two fundamental landmasses, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo, which are isolated by the South China Sea. The official language of Malaysia is Malay. English remains a broadly utilized language, and there are likewise numerous different indigenous dialects spoken.
Next, I will reveal one by one the festivals that will be carried out in Malaysia and hope that all readers become intrigued and excited to discover the beauty of the Malaysia. So, readers, you may begin to pack up your belongings and make sure every important document is readily valid so that your travel plan can carry on smoothly.
Tioman Surf Festival 2017
Usually in Malaysia between mid-October and the finish of March the atmosphere at the eastern side of the country is influenced by the monsoon season or rainy season. Amid the storm time frame, it can rain here and there for a considerable length of time however it doesn't imply that readers ought to maintain a strategic distance from Malaysia amid these months in light of the fact that there will be the Tioman Surf Festival 2017.
After a wonderful success of Tioman Surfing Event Vol. 1 - 5, Tioman Boardriders Event Management will dispatch its sixth release for January 2017 as Tioman Festival 2017. This year, this event will be held at Coconut Grove, Juara, Tioman on 14th January 2017. Tioman Boardriders Event Management is a nearby Tioman organization with JKKK Kg Juara, exclusively in charge of facilitating Tioman Festival, a yearly occasion that is completely supported by the Ministry of Tourism of the State of Pahang, The Tioman Development Authority and Tioman Boardriders Club.
In accordance with their enthusiasm in specialized topical and neighborhood learning of the island, Tioman Boardriders Club works together with all organizations to sort out this one of a kind occasion. The Tioman Festival and the Surfing Competition specifically, pulls in and empowers neighborhood surfers from within Malaysia, and additionally, from different parts of South East Asia. Tioman Festival is likewise turning into a mainstream draw for universal explorers and music fans.
Thanks to the advancement of the different sorts of land-based and ocean based activities, Tioman's Surf Festival 2017 is relied upon to achieve an assortment of advantages for Tioman Island and Malaysia's tourism industry.
Initially a surfing occasion, with each progressive edition Tioman Festival is looking set to wind up tourists by providing an assortment of water-based activities for them to partake in. Among the different activities in the spotlight are Rock-climbing, Speed-climbing, Stand Up Paddle and Tug of War and Beach Clean-up, to give some examples.
Melaka International Kites Festival 2017
The Melaka International Kite Festival will be made a yearly occasion as a component of the tourism timetable for the state of Melaka. The launching of the festival will be held near Dataran 1 Malaysia, Klebang. There are 120 countries globally, with an additional 37 nations nearby will be partaking in the celebration. The current year's number was a major change contrasted with 2015 where only 25 nations took part.
This year, Melaka Deputy Tourism, Coastal, Rivers and Islands Development Committee executive Datuk Ghazali Muhamad attended and said the two-day celebration was required to pull in 10,000 nearby and worldwide sightseers to the state. They have been wanting to sort out this celebration over a more drawn out period to join activities such as kite-production workshops.
By attending this festival, readers can enjoy viewing uniquely shape kites flown by both the local and international communities and you can enjoy a relaxing kind of festival and thus be able to get rid of stress. This is also a good therapy for the tourists that wanted a peaceful but not lonely vacation.
One of the participants, Ron Bohart, a kite flyer from Oregon, United States, said the kite celebration in Melaka is one of the best he had ever participated in. He took about a month to make one of his most recent kites, a six-sided Amur Leopard and he also has a few kites of endangered animals, for example, The Giant Red Panda and Black Rhino.
Colour Rush 5.0 2017
This year in February, for a traveler who is seeking a truly memorable experience while participating in recreational activities, it is recommended to join this event. By participating in this run, travelers can provide support and provide inspiration to local residents in Malaysia. This program is not only open to Malaysian, but also to international residents.
The Color Rush is a 5KM bright fun run composed by the Sarawak Children's Cancer Society to bring issues to light and in order to financially support families and kids combating diseases affecting the youth in Sarawak. It is held in the time of February in recognition of the International Childhood Cancer Day. Brilliantly colored powder is tossed amid the run, symbolically showing the impact of children to the community and why they are crucial to protect.
Disease battling is a long and burdensome voyage. Kids need to persevere through difficult and, to some degree, unnerving encounters. For 2017, they have picked JOY as their subject, being a shout-out to the warriors overcoming their illnesses.
It’s not a bad idea to do some good while travelling. May this journey be your chance of getting to know more about Malaysians. Don't you worry, because Malaysians are famous for being very friendly and enthusiastic. So, you are not alone.
So, it is recommended to join their loved ones for a brilliant, vital, and important experience. Together, you can help them make money to finance the battle against diseases affecting the youths.
Le Tour Langkawi 2017
For this event, it is pretty famous among international residents, where the program has already been running in the world’s eye for such a long time. This is your own chance to witness the match in Langkawi. It is a great opportunity for tourists to enjoy the beauty of Langkawi. Langkawi is famous for being a shopping destination to shop duty-free. If you get the opportunity, make full use of it ;)
The Tour de Langkawi is an extensive bike race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the race starts and ends. The race has been held every year since 1996, basically in the time of February. It comprises of 10 day-long sections (stages) more than 10 days, yet has been decreased to eight phases over recent years. While the course changes every year, the Genting Highlands climb, the hardest in the visit, is constantly included. Visit de Langkawi is endorsed by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2. HC street race in the UCI Asia Tour timetable.
All stages are planned meticulously all the way to the finish line. Times for each finished stage are exacerbated; the rider with the most minimal total time is the pioneer of the race and gets the chance to wear the yellow pullover. While the main race gathers the most consideration, there are different challenges held inside the Tour: the focuses on characterization for sprinters, the mountains grouping for climbers, the Asian rider order for Asian riders, the group characterization for contending groups, and the Asian group grouping for contending Asian groups.
This is some of the highlight in this event for this year. Three times a top three finisher so far at the race, the Dimension Data rider was too fast for Jacob Mareczko (Wilier-Trestina) while Marco Benfatto (Androni) was third. Benfatto, however, would be relegated for "irregular sprinting,” with Travis McCabe (UnitedHealthcare) instead rounding out the podium on the official results.
Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2017 (MyBalloon Fiesta)
Have you ever been to Cappadocia, Turkey? Only hearing the name of the place should have you recalling the skies filled with hot air balloons, isn't it? For Malaysians who haven’t had the opportunity to set foot in Turkey, there’s no longer a need to go far to witness the hot air balloons itself. In this regard, Malaysia now has an event called MyBalloonFiesta.
MyBalloonFiesta (in the past Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta) is a yearly occasion in Kuala Lumpur that truly makes you sit up and pay heed. An extraordinary approach to snap some awesome travel photographs, it happens in Desa Parkcity and is reminiscent of New York's Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival. It leads one to hope to see loads of beautiful, tear-shaped molded inflatables, and additionally some unbelievable, quirkily-formed ones. Past partaking hot air inflatables have included ones molded like Darth Vader's head, a feline, Doraemon, a comedian, a pink elephant's head and even one formed like a mammoth peacock. In case you're hoping to ride a fastened inflatable amid the celebration, you are required to buy the MyBalloon Club pass, which additionally gives you unique benefits, for example, live jazz exhibitions, gourmet buffet breakfast (07:00 to 10:00), and a private space to view the balloons inflating.
The Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta highlights brilliant hot air swell buoys with more than 20 balloonists from everywhere throughout the world. Kuala Lumpur, or more particularly, the Putrajaya Lake turns into the yearly area that has the balloonists and the guests. Amid this four-day occasion hope to see regular tear molded inflatables, additionally abnormally formed ones, as Darth Vader's head, a jokester, or even an elephants head!
Langkawi International Maritime And Aerospace 2017 (LIMA 2017)
Commanding results since 1991, LIMA is one of the most influential shows within the maritime and aerospace industries. A significant gateway to the heart of the world's most dynamic market region, LIMA brings top decision makers—from senior Government officials to military and civil industry leaders—together with prominent manufacturers and suppliers from around the globe, in creating the ideal platform where partnerships are forged and business opportunities seized.
Its insightful roundtables, conferences and dedicated business programmes; combined with trademark air shows and maritime demonstrations makes LIMA a truly comprehensive affair; an event that certainly has a priority on every industry player's calendar.
The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) is the biggest show of its kind inside the Asia Pacific district. Its great rundown of worldwide exhibitors and providers is more than coordinated by the steady nearness of industry elites, which go from senior Government authorities, and military and common representatives, to industry movers and shakers and that's just the beginning.
Held biennially since its presentation in 1991, LIMA is a perfect stage where industry partners could connect with and extend their systems towards manufacturing new associations and business assertions. Its savvy round tables and meetings, and business gatherings offer access to precious data that empowers organizations to remain in front of the opposition and seize new open doors in the dynamic market of Asia Pacific.
Regatta Lepa 2017
This year’s Regatta Lepa 2017 will happen from 21-23 April in the town of Semporna, in east drift Sabah. This is additionally the 24th year that the interesting Regatta has been occurring here. Initially paying tribute to the roaming ocean Bajau individuals, the occasion has now been acknowledged as one of the critical conventional and social occasions of Sabah Borneo.
The Regatta Lepa is likewise the most one of a kind ocean celebration in Malaysia as no other culture has anything near this. Seeing it occur live is an ordeal of a lifetime and for any individual who cherishes customary societies in addition to nautical, this is one occasion not to be missed.
It is a social festival for the Bajau individuals of the east shore of Sabah, around the Semporna range and its region. The highlight of the Regatta Lepa is no other than the making your day. The Lepa is really a solitary pole cruising watercraft of the Bajau individuals. Amid the celebration, the Lepa's are improved in the town hues, finish with a melodic troupe and artists. The music plays while the artists perform customary Bajau moves while the vessels make a beeline for the fundamental Regatta Lepa Square to judge. The general judging will be founded on the most excellent and beautiful Lepa. Come evening, an exceptional Lepa Beauty Pageant is held at the close-by stadium where a great many local people will witness the procedure of the expo and the delegated of the new Lepa Queen. Amid this session, clergymen will pass on their discourses while VIP's will be welcomed and uncommon visitor specialists will play out a show. A delightful firecrackers show is then taken after to close the function.
Be hypnotized by Sabah's Kaamatan Harvest Festival when you visit Borneo in May. With the social move and music, customary games and recreations, the amazing Unduk Ngadau (Harvest Festival Queen or otherwise called Miss Kaamatan), fair, and in addition occasions that go on, it is hard for you not to fall profoundly enamored with Sabah. Really, the word Kaamatan is a Kadazan-Dusun expression for harvest. In any case, Kaamatan Harvest Festival is not only a festival to imply the start of reap, there is importance to the motivation behind why the Kadazan-Dusun commend it.
Kaamatan Festival 2017
On this chance, if you are in Sabah on the end of May, you can enjoy and experience yourself in this rich festival, you can go to the Kadazan-Dusun Cultural Association (KDCA) or Hongkod Koisaan Center in Penampang where the events would be held. KDCA has been pulling in many local people and in addition traveler from around the world to witness the amazing function of Kaamatan Harvest Festival.
You will be welcome by melodies and moves and additionally the sweet-smelling aroma of top notch nearby nourishments found in KDCA. Here you can likewise get a look at the Bobohizan and her immediate relatives, who are the most vital individuals for the entire Kaamatan Festival. To get to the KDCA, it is just 15-20 minutes ride from Kota Kinabalu town. Be that as it may, it is best to go right on time as it will take you the greater part a day on the off chance that you need to witness the Harvest Queen Finals too.
It is critical to observe that Kaamatan Festival (30th and 31st of May) is considered as a Public Holiday in the whole condition of Sabah. Do arrange your outing admirably and ensure you have all that you must a large portion of the shops will be shut. Absorb yourself the rich ethnic societies with Kaamatan Harvest Festival found in the Land below The Wind. With a wide range of tribes' customary ensemble, move, music, sustenance and Miss Kaamatan rivalry found in this celebration, you will simply need to remember the minute over and over.
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