Yee Sang is made from thin slices of raw fish, shredded vegetables, herbs, spices and oil. During Chinese New Year in Malaysia, many Chinese businesses close for at least two days, while some take a whole week off. Wesak Day Wesak Day is celebrated by all Buddhists around the world to commemorate the Birth, Enlightenment and Maha-Parinibbana of Lord Buddha. Since the most important thing to practise is good virtues of kindness and generosity to all living beings, Buddhist devotees will visit various institutions like orphanages, homes for the aged and others, distributing cash donations and gifts to the needy. Free meals are also provided for the underprivileged.
Many temples serve vegetarian food and hold candle light processions on the auspicious day.
Processions will also be held throughout Malaysia. Vasakhi Malaysia's Sikh community is closely-knit and family oriented. These symbols were to unite and strengthen a people whose religious freedom were threatened by the Moghul rulers of India. Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak, the first guru, and evolved, with the order of Khalsa, into a distinct religion based on the holy book, the Granth Sahib. Vasakhi is commemorated with a visit to the Sikh temple, or Gurdwara, where disciples listen to the reading of the Granth Sahib from beginning to end.