Only
two weeks left before Muslim in the whole world celebrate it. Hari Raya Aidilfitri
is regarded as a merry celebration as it marks a person’s triumph and success
on discipline and self-resistance during a full one month fasting in the holy
month which called Ramadhan.
There is a lot of advantages Muslim can gain in this month, that is why we are
encourage to do as many good deeds as we can. After a month, Muslim celebrates Hari
Raya cheerfully and with joy. The fasting does not deter us from making preparations to
welcome Hari Raya Aidilfitri. However, it builds up excitement. During Ramadhan, we have
already start to shop for new clothes, delicacies and goodies and furnish our
home with new furniture and decorations.
As
for my family and I, we will be celebrating Hari Raya at my father’s hometown
which is situated in Kedah. Six hours travelling in the car sure is tiring
especially when we travel while fasting. Usually, he will be exhausted at the half-way
drive, so father
will drive to RnR for us to perform prayer and relaxing for a moment before
continuing the journey. Upon arriving at our grandparents’ house, we will be greeted by them and close
relative. Our families will start gathered around and chit-chatting as we have
not seen each other for quite some time. Especially the adults, they would
really spent a long time talking while bringing back memories. During the night
time, all of us will be performing tarawikh at the nearby mosque while greeted
some relative and our grandparents’ neighbours along the way.
The
most exciting moment before Hari Raya is when we gather around in front of the
television while waiting for Hari Raya announcement. They would shouting happily
informing the positive news and subsequently, the kids would also start to play
with firecrackers at the house compound.
In
the morning of first Syawal, we will go to the mosque to pray. After praying,
the children would line up to ask forgiveness from the older. This is a
precious moment in the morning of Syawal where they will sheds sincere tears as a sign of
true regret, adults
surely used this opportunity before not be able to see each other again. After
that, we will receive guests
and relatives who come to pay us a visit, they will also give ‘duit raya’ to the
children in our house. This is the moment the ladies of the house will present
the foods that had been prepare the days before. Usually, womenfolk make many
varieties of cakes, cookies and sweetmeats to be devour in the Syawal month for
the families and guests, they
also cook 'rendang' curries and prepare 'satay' to go with the 'ketupat'. They would
likely be helping decorating the house compound with many coloured lights, the men will also lit
small lamps and placed along the driveway. While the children would go around the neighbourhood,
collecting duit raya. They
will wear new clothes and shoes. The girls will wear jewellery while the boys wear
new 'songkoks'.
The
town is usually crowded with Muslims dressed gaily and going about. We will
visit our friends and relatives. For most of us, Hari Raya is a time for family
reunions. It make
Muslim rejoices during this festive season.
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