| New Year's Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties.
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| Beginning of school year - Monday January 3, 2022 School holidays : Www.moe.gov.my
Applies to Group B (Perlis, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Johore, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, KL, Labuan, Putrajaya)
calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
no school on Saturday & Sunday
School uniform (for girls: baju kurung) required
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Dates confirmed till March 2023
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| Parliament recess (beginning) - Monday January 3, 2022 Special Events :
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| Chinese New Year - Tuesday February 1, 2022 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Chinese New Year - Wednesday February 2, 2022 Buddhism (Vajrayana) : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Valentine's Day - Monday February 14, 2022 cards/flowers : In 2005, a National Fatwa Council issued an edict saying Valentine’s Day was forbidden in Islam because it has Christian elements that go against the teachings of Islam. But not all Muslim groups agree with this strict line.
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Friday February 25, 2022 School holidays :
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| Parliament recess (end) - Monday March 7, 2022 Special Events :
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Monday March 21, 2022 School holidays :
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| End of school year - Friday December 10, 2021 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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