Today, Malaysia enjoys yet another holiday, this time celebrating Deepavali, the “Festival of Lights”. This festival is also also known as ‘Diwali‘ in the Hindi language, but since most Malaysian Indians came from South India, it is referred to as ‘Deepavali’ in Malaysia.
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Even though the 2.6 million Indian community in Malaysia only comprise some 8% of Malaysia’s 28 million population, Deepavali is a national public holiday. It’s yet another proof that Malaysia is, indeed, a country where different races, cultures and religions live together in harmony.
Happy Deepavali to everyone!
Ay, I know Diwali. It’s a big thing among Hindus in India just like Christmas to Christians.
Mimi, OT, I read in the news that Indians are protesting in Malaysia about not being represented and descriminated by the government. Is this true?
where/when did you read that? over the weekend, it was all about deepavali here.
It was shown in BBC 2 weeks ago. Nag demo pa nga sila sa kalsada.
Hey Mimi, my Indian friends are enjoying this festival. Hope yours brings you love and light. :)
blogusvox: i must have missed it.
j: everyone enjoyed the long weekend, whether they celebrate deepavali or not ;)
hey mimi, my friends in singapore also enjoyed this last weekend. naiingit tuloy ako na we don’t have it here ;-) hahaha!
They even declared a half day off in the office to celebrate this, which I didn’t enjoy because I was at the client’s office. :(