The year 2026, a Bing Wu Fire Horse Year, marks a time when temple celebrations and deity birthdays become focal points for blessings, luck transformation, and welcoming auspicious energy. This “2026 Deity Festivals Calendar” compiles the major divine birthdays, auspicious dates, and ceremonial events throughout the year, making it easier for devotees to plan temple visits and seize timely opportunities to enhance their fortune. Whether you seek wealth, health, peace, or guidance, these sacred days offer spiritual grounding and renewed strength for the journey ahead.

January 2026

Jan 30 (Fri) | Lunar: December 12

• Blessing Day (Bai Ri Fu) 

• Birthday of the Silkworm Flower Goddess (Canhua Niangniang)

February 2026

Feb 2 (Mon) | Lunar: December 15

• Birthday of Marshal Wen (Wen Yuan Shuai)

Feb 3 (Tue) | Lunar: December 16

• Birthday of Hok Tek Cheng Sin (Fude Zhengshen)

• Birthday of Ultra Supreme Elder Lord (Taishang Laojun)

• Birthday of Southern Summit Great Emperor (Nanyue)

Feb 11 (Wed) | Lunar: December 24

• Kitchen God's Ascension (Song Zao Shen)

• Sending Off Kitchen God

Feb 16 (Mon) | Lunar: December 29

• New Year's Eve

• Welcoming the God of Wealth (Cai Shen)

• Descent of the Northern & Southern Dipper Lords

• Birthday of Avatamsaka Bodhisattva (Huayan Pusa)

Feb 17 (Tue) | Lunar: January 1

• Lunar New Year's Day

• Eternal Birthday of the Original and Primordial Heavenly Lord (Yuanshi Tianzhun)

Feb 18 (Wed) | Lunar: January 2

• Birthday of Che Kung

Feb 19 (Thu) | Lunar: January 3

• Birthday of Zhenwu Great Emperor

• Worship of Heaven and Earth

• Birthday of Master Sun Simiao (Sun Zhenren)

Feb 21 (Sat) | Lunar: January 5

• Birthday of the God of Wealth (Cai Shen)

• Birthday of the God of Five Roads of Wealth (Lu Tou Shen)

• Birthday of Dipankara Buddha

Feb 22 (Sun) | Lunar: January 6

• Beginning of Spring (Lichun)

• Birthday of Qingshui Zushi

• Birthday of the Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven (Jiutian Xuannu)

Feb 23 (Mon) | Lunar: January 7

• Human Day (Renri)

Feb 24 (Tue) | Lunar: January 8

• Birthday of White-Robed Guanyin (Baiyi Guanyin)

• Birthday of Yama King of the Fifth Court (Wudian Yanluo Wang)

Feb 25 (Wed) | Lunar: January 9

• Birthday of the Jade Emperor (Yudi)

• Worship of the Jade Emperor (Bai Tian Gong)

Feb 26 (Thu) | Lunar: January 10

• Birthday of Earth Deity (Tushen)

• Birthday of Landlord God (Di Zhu Gong)

March 2026

Mar 1 (Sun) | Lunar: January 13

• Ascension of Holy Emperor Guan (Guansheng Dijun)

Mar 3 (Tue) | Lunar: January 15

• Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao)

• Birthday of the Heavenly Lord Tianguan (Shangyuan Tianguan)

• Birthday of Emperor Zhenwu (Yousheng Zhenjun)

• Birthday of Golden Heaven Goddess (Jintian Niang)

• Birthday of Lady Linshui (Chen Jinggu)

Mar 14 (Sat) | Lunar: January 26

• Birthday of the Guardian God of Wealth (Biyou Caishen)

• Guanyin Loan-Granting Day

Mar 20 (Fri) | Lunar: February 2

• Birthday of Earth God

• Birthday of Mencius (Meng Fuzi)

• Birthday of the Earth God Fude Zhengshen

• Birthday of Na Tuk Kong (Da Bo Gong)

Mar 21 (Sat) | Lunar: February 3

• Birthday of Wenchang Dijun (Wenchang Wang)

Mar 24 (Tue) | Lunar: February 6

• Birthday of Donghua Dijun

Mar 28 (Sat) | Lunar: February 10

• Birthday of Earth Deity (Tushen)

• Birthday of Landlord God (Di Zhu Gong)

Mar 30 (Mon) | Lunar: February 12

• Birthday of Flower Deity

April 2026

Apr 2 (Thu) | Lunar: February 15

• Birthday of Ultra Supreme Elder Lord (Taishang Laojun)

• Birthday of Marshal Yue Fei

• Birthday of the Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven (Jiutian Xuannu)

Apr 5 (Sun) | Lunar: February 18

• Qingming Festival

Apr 6 (Mon) | Lunar: February 19

• Birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva (Guanyin)

• Birthday of the Jade Maiden Goddess (Yunu Niangniang)

Apr 8 (Wed) | Lunar: February 21

• Birthday of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (Puxian Pusa)

Apr 9 (Thu) | Lunar: February 22

• Sacred Birthday of Guangze Zunwang (Kong Tek Chun Ong)

Apr 23 (Thu) | Lunar: March 7

• Birthday of Immortal He Xiangu

Apr 26 (Sun) | Lunar: March 10

• Birthday of Earth Deity (Tudigong)

May 2026

May 2 (Sat) | Lunar: March 16

• Buddha’s Birthday of Cundi Bodhisattva (Zhunti Pusa)

May 6 (Wed) | Lunar: March 20

• Birth Anniversary of the Goddess of Birth (Zhusheng Niangniang)

May 9 (Sat) | Lunar: March 23

• Birthday of Mazu, Goddess of the Sea (Tianhou Niangniang)

May 13 (Wed) | Lunar: March 27

• Birthday of Marshal Che (Che Da Yuan Shuai)

• Birth Anniversary of King of Mount Tai of the Seventh Court (Qi Dian Tai Shan Wang)

May 14 (Thu) | Lunar: March 28

• Birthday of Cangjie (Zhizi Xianshi)

• Birthday of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak (Dongyue Dadi)

May 20 (Wed) | Lunar: April 4

• Birthday of Manjushri Bodhisattva (Wenshu Pusa)

May 24 (Sun) | Lunar: April 8

• Birthday of Buddha Shakyamuni

• Birthday of Madame Golden Flower (Jinhua Furen)

• Bathing the Buddha Festival (Yu Fo Jie)

• Life Release Ceremony

May 26 (Tue) | Lunar: April 10

• Birthday of Earth Deity (Tushen)

• Birthday of Landlord God (Di Zhu Gong)

May 31 (Sun) | Lunar: April 15

• Birthday of Immortal Han Zhongli

• Shakyamuni Buddha’s Enlightenment Day (Shijia Wenfo)

June 2026

Jun 2 (Tue) | Lunar: April 17

• Birthday of Golden Flower Goddess (Jinhua Niangniang)

Jun 3 (Wed) | Lunar: April 18

• Birthday of Divine Physician Hua Tuo

• Birthday of the Child-Delivery Officer (Songsheng Sima)

• Birthday of the Great Emperor of the Northern Dipper (Beiji Ziwei Dadi)

Jun 8 (Mon) | Lunar: April 23

• Birthday of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (Puxian Pusa)

Jun 10 (Wed) | Lunar: April 25

• Birth Anniversary of Wuan Zunwang

• Bai Minority Guanyin Festival

Jun 13 (Sat) | Lunar: April 28

• Birthday of Medicine Buddha (Yaowang)

• Birthday of Shennong, Divine Farmer

Jun 15 (Mon) | Lunar: May 1

Birthday of Southern Pole Longevity Emperor

Jun 19 (Fri) | Lunar: May 5

• Dragon Boat Festival

• Day of Earth Sacrifice (Di La)

• Attainment of the Way by the Five Blessings Great Emperor (Wufu Dadi)

Jun 20 (Sat) | Lunar: May 6

• Qingshui Zushi’s Attainment of Enlightenment

Jun 21 (Sun) | Lunar: May 7

• Lu Ban Festival (Qiaosheng Xianshi)

Jun 24 (Wed) | Lunar: May 10

• Birthday of Earth Deity (Tushen)

• Birthday of Landlord God (Di Zhu Gong)

Jun 25 (Thu) | Lunar: May 11

• Birthday of Provincial City God

Jun 26 (Fri) | Lunar: May 12

• Birthday of Bing Ling Gong

Jun 27 (Sat) | Lunar: May 13

• Birthday of Crown Prince Guan Ping

• Birthday of Guansheng Dijun (Emperor Guan)

Jun 29 (Mon) | Lunar: May 15

• Ascension of the Jade Maiden Goddess (Yunu Niangniang)

Jun 30 (Tue) | Lunar: May 16

• Birthday of the God of Cosmic Creation (Tiandi Zaohua Zhishen)

• Birthday of Tathagata Buddha (Rulai Fozu)

• Birthday of Celestial Master Zhang (Zhang Tianshi)

July 2026

Jul 2 (Thu) | Lunar: May 18

• Birthday of the Queenn Mother of the West (Laomu Niangniang)

• Birthday of Celestial Master Zhang Daoling (Zhang Tianshi)

Jul 12 (Sun) | Lunar: May 28

• Birthday of City God (Cheng Huang)

Jul 24 (Fri) | Lunar: June 11

• Birthday of Marshal Tian Du (Tiandu Yuanshuai)

Jul 25 (Sat) | Lunar: June 12

• Birthday of Peng Zu

Birthday of Dragon King (Jingquan)

Jul 26 (Sun) | Lunar: June 13

• Birthday of Lu Ban

Jul 28 (Tue) | Lunar: June 15

• Birthday of Heavenly Lord Wang Ling (Wangling Tianjun)

• Birthday of the Primordial Old Goddess (Wuji Laoshen Niang)

Jul 29 (Wed) | Lunar: June 16

• Lu Ban Festival

• Birthday of the Thunder God (Leishen)

• Birthday of the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor

• Birthday of Heavenly Lord Wang Tianjun

August 2026

Aug 1 (Sat) | Lunar: June 19

• Birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva

Aug 6 (Thu) | Lunar: June 24

• Birthday of Guan Yu (Emperor Guan)

• Birthday of the Fire God (Huoshen)

• Birthday of Wang Lingguan

• Birthday of the Two Gods of Harmony and Union (He-He Er Xian)

• Birthday of Xiqin Wangye

• Birthday of Leizhu Dadi

• Birthday of the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor

Aug 13 (Thu) | Lunar: July 1

• Birthday of Ultra Supreme Elder Lord (Taishang Laojun)

Aug 19 (Wed) | Lunar: July 7

• Qixi Festival

• Birthday of Kang Gong

• Birthday of the Great Scholar Kuixing (Dacheng Kuixing)

• Birthday of Weifang Shengmu

• Birthday of Maiden Immortal Qixing (Qingxing Niangniang)

Aug 25 (Tue) | Lunar: July 13

• Birthday of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva (Dashizhi Pusa)

Aug 27 (Thu) | Lunar: July 15

• Hungry Ghost Festival

• Birthday of the Earthly Official (Zhongyuan Diguan Dadi)

• Birthday of Lingji Jun

• Birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Dizang Wang)

Aug 30 (Sun) | Lunar: July 18

• Birthday of the Queen Mother of the West (Wangmu Niangniang)

Aug 31 (Mon) | Lunar: July 19

• Birth Anniversary of the Year's Guardian Tai Sui (Zhinian Taisui Xingjun)

• Birth Anniversary of Fu Xi, Patriarch of the Eight Trigrams

September 2026

Sep 3 (Thu) | Lunar: July 22

• Birthday of the Celestial God of Wealth (Caibo Xingjun)

Sep 4 (Fri) | Lunar: July 23

• Birthday of the Sacred Lord Dharma Master (Fazhu Shengjun)

• Birthday of Liu Xingjun of the Southern Palace (Nangong Liu Xingjun)

• Birthday of Zhuge Liang

Sep 5 (Sat) | Lunar: July 24

• Birthday of City God (Cheng Huang)

• Birthday of Bodhisattva Nagarjuna (Longshu Pusa)

Sep 6 (Sun) | Lunar: July 25

• Birthday of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal (Qitian Dasheng)

Sep 10 (Thu) | Lunar: July 29

• Birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Dizang Wang Pusa)

Sep 11 (Fri) | Lunar: August 1

• Birthday of Celestial Master Xu (Xu Zhenjun)

• Birthday of Heavenly Marshal of Golden Armour (Jin Jia Shen)

Sep 25 (Fri) | Lunar: August 15

• Mid-Autumn Festival

• Birthday of the Goddess of the Moon (Taiyin Xingjun)

• Birthday of Lady Linshui (Lin Gu)

• Birthday of the Fourth Prince Zhu of Nankunshen

• Birthday of Master Kong of the Southern Palace (Nangong Kong Enshi)

• Birthday of the Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven (Jiutian Xuannu)

Sep 26 (Sat) | Lunar: August 16

• Birthday of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal (Qitian Dasheng)

• Birthday of Marshal Zhu

October 2026

Oct 2 (Fri) | Lunar: August 22

• Birthday of Dipankara Buddha (Randeng Gufo)

• Birthday of Guangze Zunwang

Oct 5 (Mon) | Lunar: August 25

• Birthday of the Sun God

Oct 7 (Wed) | Lunar: August 27

• Birthday of Confucius

Oct 10 (Sat) | Lunar: September 1

• Birthday of the Nine Emperor Gods of the Northern Dipper

• Birthday of the Southern Dipper Star Lord

• Birthday of the Flying Sage (Zhang Shengzhe)

Oct 10–Oct 18 | Lunar: September 1–9

• Nine Emperor Gods Festival

Oct 18 (Sun) | Lunar: September 9

• Birthday of Doumu Xingjun (Nine Emperor Gods)

• Birthday of Chongyang Dijun

• Ascension Day of Guan Yu

• Birthday of Lady Linshui (Li Gu)

• Birthday of the Central Altar Marsha (Nezha)

• Birthday of the Fire God

• Birthday of the Great Emperor of Fengdu

• Birthday of the Nine Emperor Gods

Oct 22 (Thu) | Lunar: September 13

• Birthday of Goddess Meng Po

• Ascension of the Heavenly Empress (Tianshui Shengmu)

Oct 24 (Sat) | Lunar: September 15

• Birth Anniversary of Goddess Meng Po

• Birth Anniversary of the Third Prince, Lord Wu of Nankunshen

• Birthday of Marshal Zhao

• Birthday of Sage Zhu (Zhusheng Fuzi)

Oct 26 (Mon) | Lunar: September 17

• Birthday of the Golden Dragon King (Jinlong Wang)

• Birthday of the Vanguard Deity (Xianfeng)

• Birthday of the Wealth-Guiding Child (Zhaocai Tongzi)

Oct 28 (Wed) | Lunar: September 19

• Birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva

November 2026

Nov 4 (Wed) | Lunar: September 26

• Birthday of the Five Elements Emperor

Nov 6 (Fri) | Lunar: September 28

• Birthday of Emperor Huaguang

• Birthday of the Five Elements Emperor

Nov 8 (Sun) | Lunar: September 30

• Birthday of Medicine Buddha (Yaoshi Rulai)

Nov 9 (Mon) | Lunar: October 1

• Birthday of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak (Dongyue)

• Birthday of Marshal Tiandu

Nov 13 (Fri) | Lunar: October 5

• Birthday of Bodhidharma (Damo Zushi)

Nov 18 (Wed) | Lunar: October 10

• Birthday of the Flower Grandfather and Grandmother (Huagong Huapo)

• Birthday of the Water Immortal King (Shuixian Zunwang)

Nov 20 (Fri) | Lunar: October 12

• Birthday of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal (Qitian Dasheng)

Nov 23 (Mon) | Lunar: October 15

• Birthday of the Water Official of Lower Origin (Xiayuan Shuiguan Dadi)

• Birthday of Smallpox God Messenger Liu (Doushen Liu Shizhe)

• Birthday of Marshal Wen (Wen Yuanshuai)

• Commemoration of Shennong

December 2026

Dec 3 (Thu) | Lunar: October 25

• Birthday of the Heavenly Master Xu Xun (Xu Zhenren)

Dec 5 (Sat) | Lunar: October 27

• Birthday of the Five Great Montains (Wu Yue)

• Birthday of the Ziwei Emperor

Dec 19 (Sat) | Lunar: November 11

• Birthday of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun (Taiyi Zhenren)

The Integration of Buddhism and Taoism in Malaysia

Buddhism and Taoism play significant roles in Malaysian Chinese communities, where their practices have become deeply intertwined and often indistinguishable. For instance, many Chinese temples house both Buddhist bodhisattvas and Taoist deities under the same roof—Guanyin Bodhisattva, Maitreya Buddha, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva coexist harmoniously with Taoist figures such as the Heaven Official and Guan Di. Temple rituals reflect this seamless blend, incorporating Buddhist scripture recitations and memorial services alongside Taoist customs such as incense offerings and talisman ceremonies. During festive periods such as the Lunar New Year, devotees may pray to Guanyin for blessings while also making offerings to the Taoist Kitchen God and God of Wealth.

Malaysian Chinese Folk Beliefs & Deity Worship Culture

The veneration of deities forms a core part of Malaysian Chinese folk religion, with prominent devotion directed toward figures such as Maz, Guan Di, and the Nine Emperor Gods. Mazu, worshipped as a protector of seafarers, is especially popular in coastal regions like Penang, Selangor, and the fishing villages of Johor. Fishermen often visit Mazu temples before setting out to sea, praying for safe voyages and smooth returns. Meanwhile, the Nine Emperor Gods, Taoist deities associated with purification and astral power, are honored during their festival through strict vegetarian fasting. Devotees observe a nine-day diet free of meat, eggs, and other animal products, a practice believed to cleanse the body and spirit in preparation for spiritual communion.

Locally Distinctive Beliefs in Malaysia

Datuk Gong is a distinctly Malaysian local deity. Typically enshrined beneath trees or along roadsides, Datuk Gong is believed to be a guardian of the land, protecting the safety and well-being of nearby residents. Worship rituals for Datuk Gong are simple yet devout. Offerings usually include everyday items such as rice, fruits, and sometimes even tobacco, cigarettes, or tea.

Ancestor Worship and Feng Shui Beliefs in Malaysia

Ancestor worship is a fundamental part of Chinese belief, deeply intertwined with the principles of feng shui. In Malaysia, during the Qingming Festival, Chinese families visit ancestral graves to clean the tombstones, burn incense and paper offerings, and present fruits and pastries as tributes, a practice that reinforces family bonds while expressing gratitude and remembrance. This tradition is not only a symbol of family unity but also believed to bring blessings to descendants through the sincerity of worship and the feng shui arrangement of the burial site. The orientation, surrounding environment, and layout of a grave must adhere to feng shui principles to ensure the ancestors rest peacefully and continue to watch over the family's prosperity.

The blessings of ancestors are closely linked to the flourishing of the family. A well-situated Yin House is thought to attract good fortune, safeguarding the health and happiness of future generations. If you are considering selecting a burial site that aligns with feng shui standards, we invite you to explore Perpetual Memorial Park. Our team offers detailed consultations and professional services to help you make an informed and harmonious choice.

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