Following is the list of holidays to be observed by
The High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur during the year 2008:
No Holidays
Date
Day of week
1
 NEW YEAR’S DAY
1ST JANUARY
Tuesday
2
 REPUBLIC DAY
26TH January
Saturday
3
 CHINESE NEW YEAR
7TH Febuary
Thursday
4
 MAHA SHIVARATRI
6TH March
Thursday
5
 MILAD-UN-NABI (B’DAY OF PROPHET MOHAMMAD)
20TH March
Thursday
6
 RAM NAVAMI
14TH April
Monday
7
 MAHAVIR JAYANTI
18TH April
Friday
8
 LABOUR DAY
1ST May
Thursday
9
 WESAK DAY
19TH May
Monday
10
 INDEPENDENCE DAY
15TH August
Friday
11
 ONAM
12TH September
Friday
12
 MAHATMA GANDHI’S B’DAY/HARI RAYA
2ND October
Thursday
13
 DUSSEHRA (VIJAYA DASHAMI)
9TH October
Thursday
14
 DIVALI (DEEPAVALI)
27TH October
Monday
15
 GURU NANAK’S B’DAY
13TH November
Thursday
16
 IDU’L ZUHA/HARI RAYA QURBAN
8TH December
Monday
17
 CHRISTMAS DAY
25th December
Thursday