Festival & Celebration

5 March 2015

Happy “Chap Goh Meh” 恭祝大家元宵节快乐!

Today is the full-moon of the first lunar month, and thus marks the ending of the 15-day Lunar New Year celebrations.  In Malaysia, this festival is popularly known as “Chap Goh Meh” (literally, ‘the fifteenth night’) in the local Hokkien dialect, and is a significant day for the Chinese community.

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5 March 2015

Lunar New Year Celebration at Nalanda

On Sunday 1 March, Nalandians and devotees gathered at Nalanda Centre to celebrate the festive season.  The celebration was held right after the meaningful “Tea Ceremony” by students showing respect and gratitude to their parents.

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22 February 2015

Nalanda Youths celebrate New Year

On Saturday 14 February, Nalanda Youths came together to foster good friendship and to celebrate an early Lunar New Year.  The Youth Centre was ‘lit up’ with radiant smiles and creative decorations.

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1 January 2015

Happy New Year – Best wishes for 2015

Nalanda Buddhist Society Malaysia wishes everyone a joyful observance of the New Year!  May your days ahead be fulfilling and peaceful.  May all beings be well and happy!

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22 October 2014

Happy Deepavali to All

On this festive occasion, Nalanda Buddhist Society wishes our Hindu friends a “Joyous Diwali” filled with amity, harmony, and peace!  Enjoy a wonderful celebration with family and friends, and discover a ‘world of brightness and light’ in others, and within ourselves.

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7 September 2014

Wishing you a blessed Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a major annual celebration in East Asia.  For the Chinese people, it is traditionally a day for family reunion and the celebration of harmony and togetherness.  Over the centuries, the festival evolved to include the display of colourful lanterns that mimic the autumn foliage, and the consumption of ‘mooncakes’ (尝月饼).

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30 August 2014

Malaysia – My Country, My Home

On 31 August 2014, we celebrate Malaysia’s 57th Independence Day.  Arguably, it has been a difficult year for Malaysia with the twin accidents of MH370 and 17 still fresh in our thoughts.  Yet we have faith that with collective will and unity, we can overcome such tragedies as one nation and people.

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28 July 2014

Salam Mettā Hari Raya

On this festive occasion, Nalanda Buddhist Society wishes our Muslim friends ‘Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri’!

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25 June 2014

Heart-warming and reflective Sunday

On Sunday 15 June, Nalandians and devotees participated in the third ‘Gimhāna Retreat’ Service Sunday at Nalanda Centre.  After pūja, chanting and meditation, Sis. Nandini Tan gave a wonderful sharing on family well-being.

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14 May 2014

Joyous Heritage Procession on Buddha Day

One of the highlights of Nalanda’s annual Wesak celebration is the peaceful ‘Heritage Procession’ in the evening of ‘Buddha Day’.   This year’s procession was themed “One step, one wholesome thought – 2,558 steps to spiritual progress!” to mark the Buddhist Era 2558.

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