Malaysia will be celebrating its 61st National Day on the 31st August 2018. This year’s national day celebration themed Sayangi Malaysiaku which translates to “Love My Malaysia” will be held in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia.
This year’s National Day logo showcases three individuals raising their hands with a heart connecting the three together. The logo aptly titled, Sayangi Malaysiaku symbolizes unity and harmony amongst the multi-ethnic communities living in Malaysia. The usage of the colour blue, white, yellow and red represents the four colours available on Jalur Gemilang, the Malaysian flag. This year’s National Day celebration is upped a notch with the selection of an upbeat song as the official National Day theme song entitled, Kita Punya Malaysia or Our Malaysia by Bunkface, a Malaysian punk rock band.
The National Day of Hari Kebangsaan is a national holiday in Malaysia and is annually observed witha national parade to commemorate the declaration of independence of the then Federation of Malaya from the British Empire.