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Events
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March
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Malaysia
Sevens International Rugby Tournament
(March
3 - March 5)
This is
the inaugural Malaysia Sevens! Catch your favorite rugby team in action.
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Mega
Sale Carnival 2000
(March
7 - April 7)
The
Mega Sale Carnival
is on for the first time in the new millennium. Catch the best bargains
nationwide. The carnival highlights on the Made-In-Malaysia exhibition,
Malaysia Fashion Week, Midnite Sales, and gold and jewelry promotions.
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Hari
Raya Qurban
(March
16)
(Nationwide
Public Holiday)
This Muslim festival is celebrated approximately two months after Hari
Raya Aidilfitri on the last month of the Muslim calendar. Also known as
Hari Raya Aidil Adha, this occasion is special for those who have completed
the Haj or the pilgrimage to Mecca. According to the fifth tenet of Islam,
Muslims are required to perform a pilgrimage to the holy city at least
once in their lifetime. Upon the completion of the Haj, pilgrims will
sacrifice animals and the meat is then distributed to the poor. This quiet
festival is spent offering thanksgiving and prayers of forgiveness at
the mosque in the morning, after which visitations to homes of friends
and relatives are made.
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