{"id":1559,"date":"2025-12-25T11:50:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-holidays.com.my\/?page_id=1559"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:12:09","slug":"thaipusam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public-holidays.com.my\/ms\/thaipusam\/","title":{"rendered":"Hari Thaipusam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thaipusam merupakan perayaan penting Hindu yang disambut terutamanya oleh masyarakat India di Malaysia. Perayaan ini didedikasikan untuk Dewa Murugan, melambangkan pengabdian, pengorbanan, dan penyucian rohani. Setiap tahun, beribu-ribu penganut berkumpul di kuil-kuil utama dan tapak ziarah untuk meraikan Thaipusam melalui doa, persembahan, dan tindakan kepercayaan.<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-block=\"hook:1919\" class=\"alignfull\"><article id=\"post-1919\" class=\"post-1919\"><div class=\"entry-content is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n<div data-block=\"hook:2194\" class=\"alignfull ct-hidden-lg\"><article id=\"post-2194\" class=\"post-2194\"><div class=\"entry-content is-layout-flow\">\n<!-- PH_AD_1 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1377031619908518\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3844427183\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/article><\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ph-event-wrap\"><div class=\"ph-event-intro\"><p>Thaipusam disambut sebagai cuti umum di beberapa negeri Malaysia, antaranya Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya.<\/p><p>Pada tahun 2026, Thaipusam jatuh pada 1 Februari, Ahad, manakala pada tahun 2027 ia jatuh pada 22 Januari, Jumaat.<\/p><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tahun Semasa dan Akan Datang<\/h3><table class=\"ph-event-table\"><thead><tr><th>Tahun<\/th><th>Tarikh<\/th><th>Hari<\/th><th>Cuti<\/th><th>Negeri-negeri<\/th><th>Jenis<\/th><th>Cuti Panjang<\/th><th>Cuti Gantian<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2026<\/td><td>1 Feb<\/td><td>Ahad<\/td><td>Hari Thaipusam<\/td><td>Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya<\/td><td>Negeri<\/td><td>Ya<\/td><td>-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2026<\/td><td>2 Feb<\/td><td>Isnin<\/td><td>Cuti Hari Thaipusam<\/td><td>Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya<\/td><td>Negeri<\/td><td>Ya<\/td><td>Ya<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2027<\/td><td>22 Jan<\/td><td>Jumaat<\/td><td>Hari Thaipusam<\/td><td>Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya<\/td><td>Negeri<\/td><td>Ya<\/td><td>-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2028<\/td><td>13 Feb<\/td><td>Ahad<\/td><td>Hari Thaipusam<\/td><td>Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya<\/td><td>Negeri<\/td><td>Ya<\/td><td>-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2028<\/td><td>14 Feb<\/td><td>Isnin<\/td><td>Cuti Hari Thaipusam<\/td><td>Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya<\/td><td>Negeri<\/td><td>Ya<\/td><td>-<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tahun-tahun Sebelumnya<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"ph-event-wrap\"><table class=\"ph-event-table\"><thead><tr><th>Tahun<\/th><th>Tarikh<\/th><th>Hari<\/th><th>Cuti<\/th><th>Negeri-negeri<\/th><th>Jenis<\/th><th>Cuti Panjang<\/th><th>Cuti Gantian<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2024<\/td><td>25 Jan<\/td><td>Khamis<\/td><td>Hari Thaipusam<\/td><td>Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya<\/td><td>Negeri<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>11 Feb<\/td><td>Selasa<\/td><td>Hari Thaipusam<\/td><td>Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, WP Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya<\/td><td>Negeri<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>-<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dalam <span class=\"ph-inline\">2026<\/span>, Thaipusam jatuh pada tarikh yang ditentukan oleh kalendar Tamil, biasanya pada bulan Thai. Memandangkan perayaan ini mengikuti kitaran lunar, tarikh yang tepat berubah setiap tahun dalam kalendar Gregorian dan disahkan melalui pengumuman rasmi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adakah Thaipusam merupakan Cuti Umum di Malaysia?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thaipusam disambut sebagai cuti umum di beberapa negeri di Malaysia, manakala di negeri-negeri lain ia diraikan sebagai perayaan keagamaan tanpa cuti rasmi. Negeri-negeri yang lazimnya mengiktiraf Thaipusam sebagai cuti umum termasuk Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan, Pulau Pinang, Perak dan Johor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Di negeri-negeri di mana Thaipusam merupakan cuti umum, pejabat kerajaan, sekolah dan banyak perniagaan biasanya ditutup atau beroperasi pada waktu operasi yang dikurangkan. Di negeri-negeri lain, aktiviti harian mungkin diteruskan seperti biasa, walaupun kuil dan pusat keagamaan masih mengadakan upacara berskala besar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oleh kerana pematuhan berbeza mengikut negeri, adalah dinasihatkan untuk sentiasa menyemak kalendar cuti umum khusus negeri untuk <span class=\"ph-inline\">2026<\/span>, terutamanya semasa merancang jadual kerja atau perjalanan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maksud dan Kepentingan Thaipusam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thaipusam memperingati peristiwa apabila Dewi Parvati menganugerahkan tombak (vel) suci kepada Dewa Murugan, yang membolehkannya mengatasi kuasa jahat. Bagi penganut, perayaan ini melambangkan kesyukuran, kerendahan hati, dan pembaharuan rohani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramai penganut membuat persediaan untuk Thaipusam melalui puasa, doa, dan tindakan disiplin. Persembahan seperti kavadi\u2014struktur berhias yang dibawa semasa perarakan\u2014melambangkan pengabdian dan pemenuhan nazar. Sesetengah penganut juga melakukan tindikan badan sebagai ungkapan iman, ketahanan, dan penyerahan diri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bagaimana Thaipusam Diperhatikan di Malaysia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia menganjurkan beberapa perayaan Thaipusam terbesar di luar India. Perarakan paling terkenal berlangsung di Batu Caves di Selangor, di mana penganut memanjat ratusan anak tangga untuk sampai ke kompleks kuil. Sambutan utama lain diadakan di kuil-kuil di Pulau Pinang, Perak, dan Johor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perarakan sering bermula pada awal pagi dan berterusan sepanjang hari. Sukarelawan menyediakan makanan dan minuman di sepanjang laluan, mencerminkan semangat amal dan komuniti yang berkaitan dengan perayaan tersebut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walaupun terdapat ritual yang sengit, sambutan Thaipusam secara amnya aman dan teratur, menarik bukan sahaja penganut tetapi juga pengunjung yang berminat untuk merasai kepentingan budaya acara tersebut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pengaturan Kerja dan Amalan Cuti Umum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Apabila Thaipusam diwartakan sebagai cuti umum dan jatuh pada hari bekerja, ia biasanya disambut pada hari tersebut. Jika jatuh pada hujung minggu, pengaturan cuti gantian bergantung pada garis panduan peringkat negeri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pekerja yang bekerja dalam sektor perkhidmatan penting, runcit dan hospitaliti mungkin masih dikehendaki bekerja, terutamanya di kawasan yang mempunyai orang ramai dan peningkatan pelancongan. Hari rehat alternatif atau pampasan mungkin dikenakan mengikut peraturan buruh dan dasar syarikat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mengapa Thaipusam Penting untuk Perancangan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thaipusam boleh menjejaskan keadaan trafik, jadual pengangkutan awam dan operasi perniagaan dengan ketara\u2014terutamanya di kawasan berhampiran kuil-kuil utama. Mengetahui sama ada Thaipusam merupakan cuti umum di negeri anda membantu dalam perancangan kerja, sekolah dan perjalanan yang lebih baik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bagi mengelakkan gangguan, adalah disyorkan untuk merujuk kepada pengumuman rasmi cuti umum dan warta negeri untuk <span class=\"ph-inline\">2026<\/span> pada <span class=\"ph-inline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public-holidays.com.my\/ms\/2026\/\">Cuti Umum Malaysia untuk tahun 2026<\/a><\/span>, atau rujuk kepada <span class=\"ph-inline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public-holidays.com.my\/ms\/school-holidays-malaysia-2026\/\">Cuti Sekolah Malaysia untuk tahun 2026<\/a><\/span>, memandangkan tarikh dan butiran sambutan disahkan lebih dekat dengan acara tersebut.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thaipusam is an important Hindu festival celebrated mainly by the Indian community in Malaysia. The festival is dedicated to Lord Murugan, symbolising devotion, sacrifice, and spiritual purification. 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