Sabah Public Holidays 2017 Dates Calendar and Information

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Sabah Public Holidays 2017

Date Day Holiday

1 Jan Sun New Year's Day

2 Jan Mon New Year Holiday

28 Jan Sat Chinese New Year

29 Jan Sun Chinese New Year Holiday

30 Jan Mon Chinese New Year Holiday

14 Apr Fri Good Friday

24 Apr Mon Installation of YDP Agong

1 May Mon Labour Day

10 May Wed Wesak Day

30 May Tue Harvest Festival

31 May Wed Harvest Festival Holiday

25 Jun Sun Hari Raya Aidilfitri

26 Jun Mon Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday

27 Jun Tue Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday

29 Jul Sat Agong's Birthday

31 Aug Thu Merdeka Day

1 Sep Fri Hari Raya Haji

16 Sep Sat Malaysia Day

21 Sep Thu Awal Muharram

7 Oct Sat Sabah Governor's Birthday

18 Oct Wed Deepavali

1 Dec Fri Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

25 Dec Mon Christmas Day

Sabah has three public holidays not found in most other parts of the country:

Good Friday is a public holiday allowing Christians to remember the day, according to the Bible, that
Jesus died on the cross. It is celebrated on the Friday before Easter. Malaysia has a small Christian
population with just over nine percent of the country claiming to be Christian in the 2010 census.
However, in Sabah, Christians make up 30 percent of the population.
The Harvest Festival is connected to the rice crop in Sabah and farmers take the time to give thanks
to the spirits for a fruitful reap as well as to pray for a bountiful harvest the following year. It is
celebrated at the end of May.
The Sabah Governors birthday is also a public holiday in Sabah and is celebrated in June. The office
of Governor was established in 1957 when Malaysia gained independence from the United Kingdom.

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