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Wednesday – Thaipusam holiday for KL and Putrajaya Too!

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Are you working in KL or Putrajaya? If yes, you should be happy, it’s a public holiday for you too.

What is Thaipusam?

Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம) (or Thai Poosam Kavady) is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. read more

KUALA LUMPUR: Thaipusam will be a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who announced this yesterday to more than 20,000 people from the Indian community at MIC’s Gathering with the Prime Minister at the Badminton Stadium in Cheras yesterday, said he had considered the request by the MIC to declare Thaipusam a public holiday.

“We discussed this matter. They said that during Thaipusam there would be traffic jams everywhere in Kuala Lumpur and it is difficult to get to work. So let it be a holiday,” he said to cheers from the crowd.

Thaipusam, which falls on Wednesday, is already a public holiday in Selangor, Penang, Perak, Negri Sembilan and Johor.

Thaipusam holiday for KL and Putrajaya too

When the crowd cheered, he said: “Why are you all cheering?” and the people replied: “Cuti! (Holiday).”

“But we must continue to work. When it is a holiday, we have a holiday. But when it is time to work, we must work hard. Promise this, promise this,” he said.

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu thanked Abdullah for the public holiday in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

“The Hindus in Malaysia have been waiting for a long time for such good news, and I hope they will not be disappointed,” he said.

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  1. usws

    January 22, 2008

    Hurray! Holiday!! Uhh, didn’t know the word Thaipusam actually had any meaning. Only knew about the story involving the Gods. Thanks for the information!

    BYE!

    p.s. Happy Cuti-ing..

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  2. R E I

    January 22, 2008

    After so many years in primary and secondary school, i finally know what Thaipusam is. At one point in my life, i thot it was actually a Thailand holiday. Stoopid me.

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