| Located in Southeast Asia, Malaysia is a hidden gem | | | | shouldn't be missed is the Moon Cake Festival. |
| for those willing to try something new. One of the | | | | Ironically, it is a Chinese holiday made popular by the |
| best ways to experience the culture is to attend one | | | | thousands of Chinese immigrants in residence here. |
| of the many Malaysian holiday celebrations.Malaysia is | | | | This holiday, which takes place in August, September |
| a beautiful country made up of 13 federated states | | | | or October (there are no set dates for Muslim |
| located in Southeast Asia. Originally British colonies, | | | | holidays, as they follow calculations from a lunar |
| Malaysia is now a multicultural and multilingual country | | | | calendar) was started in the Mongolian dynasty of |
| with aspects of everyday life drawn from native | | | | China. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth |
| Malay and British customs. The official language | | | | moon, and it is held to celebrate the end of the |
| spoken here is Bahasa Malaysia, although Chinese | | | | harvest season. The celebration is also associated |
| residing in the country speak their own dialects of | | | | with paper lanterns. The Moon Cake Festival is |
| the Chinese language, and other languages are | | | | celebrated with mooncakes, which are round and |
| spoken sporadically as well.The capital of Malaysia is | | | | about the size of your palm. Flavors range from black |
| Kuala Lumpur, and the country's population, spread | | | | bean paste to lotus paste to yellow bean paste, and |
| out among the various states, is about 25 million. | | | | they are traditionally given to elders to foster better |
| Most of the country is Islamic with anyone claiming | | | | relations.Another holiday in Malaysia worth |
| to be of Malay decent (about 65% of the country) | | | | experiencing is the Hari Raya Aidilfitri, which is a |
| being Muslim. Other religions are also tolerated with | | | | Muslim holiday where you can meet the King and |
| Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity also | | | | Queen of Malaysia personally. The line for this |
| found in Malaysia. Many of the most interesting | | | | privilege can stretch for miles outside the palace in |
| celebrations in this country, however, are the Muslim | | | | Kuala Lumpur, but is worth the wait. After all, how |
| holidays. Visiting the country during these periods can | | | | many opportunities do you get to meet a king? |
| be a great experience.One celebration in Malaysia that | | | | |