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The Meaning Of Aidilfitri To Me....


Nur Hazwani Bt Hashim
PTM140716779



Hari Raya Aidilfitri is the Malay term for the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr. Hari Raya is also known as Lebaran. This festival is celebrated by Muslims in Malaysia and other Muslims throughout the world. If we were to look at the term, "Hari Raya" literally means "Day of Celebration". Usually, the main greeting used in Malaysia when greeting each other is "Selamat Hari Raya" which means "Happy Eid" in Malay. Hari Raya Aidil Fitri is actually a joyous occasion for Muslims as it signifies the personal triumph of the believer and the victory of self-restraint and abstinence from food for a month. Symbolically, it symbolises purification and the renewal. It is not easy to fast - honestly. For my country Malaysia, the period of fasting ends when the new moon is sighted on the evening of the last day of Ramadhan which could be today as indicated by the lunar calendar. The actual sighting is conducted by state appointed religious officials at various vantage points (usually at hilltops) throughout the country. Once the crescent is sighted, there is an official announcement made over the air in the evening to declare the following day as the first day of Aidil Fitri - the beginning of the 10th month of the Muslim calendar Syawal.


I have fasted and it has been an interesting month to me... Today my family and I will celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri in hometown is it’s in Alor Star, Kedah. Let the Muhibbah spirit continue to live among us with started our days with prayer to Allah. My family and I started the day we went to the mosque for Eid prayers. Mosque there filled with islamic community gathered for a mass congregation for Eid prayers. Everyone usually dressed pretty, neat and elegant for this Aidilfitri day’s celebration. Men usually wear Baju Melayu, while the Baju Kurung and Baju Kebaya is for girls and to symbolize the spirit of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri.Then I went back to our home for breakfast at home with the family, followed by a visit to the cemetery where deceased loved ones are remembered; graves are cleaned and cleared of overgrowth, and prayers are offered to Allah. Nextly, we went back to our house and this is also a time to forgive and forget past quarrels. Asking for pardon is done in order of seniority. The younger members of a family approach their elders (parents, grandparents etc) to seek forgiveness, to salam (Muslim equivalent of a handshake), then kiss the hands of the older person as a sign of respect.
The usual greeting (that is uttered with the salam) during Aidilfitri is “Selamat Hari Raya”, which means “Wishing you a joyous Hari Raya”.



In children of our families and the elderly given duit raya or gifts of money, in small envelopes and this has become a tradition of the Malays as a symbol of charity. Hari Raya Aidilfitri would not be complete without an exciting dishes like ketupat which traditional dishes for Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day and is often served with rendang daging (beef cooked with spices and coconut milk) and satay (grilled meat or chicken marinated) .Festivals including lemang (glutinous rice cooked in bamboo), serunding (grated coconut fried with chilli), chicken curry and laksa. Finally and visit each of our families, neighbors and friends for forgive and forget past quarrels.
THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE IN HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI
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