Celebrate Hari Raya With Festivities in Malaysia

 

Hari Raya Aidilfitri (or Hari Raya Puasa, which means “Celebration Day of Fasting”) is the Malay coinage for the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr (Ramadan Festival). Muslims from Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Eid similar to the remaining Muslims all over the world. Typically on the day of the festivities, family members, particularly the women, are seen quite occupied with cooking food, cakes, sweets, biscuits and several other delicacies to be used on the day of Hari Raya. Sumptuous and delicacies like ketupat or rice cake and a meat preparation termed rendang are some of the quite popular food items that are eaten on the festive occasion.

 

Oil lamps known as the pelita or the panjut can be seen many days before the festival on the house compounds, more so in the country areas. This is seen most notably on the 27th night of Ramadan, and is known as the Tujuh Likur night. On this night, the Malays wear their traditional dresses. Men put on the ‘baju’s’ and the women wear the ‘baju kurung’ and the ‘baju kebaya’. Other customary wear include the songket and the batik.

 

During the morning time, the Muslims go for an Eid prayer. This is done together by all the members and shows communal harmony. This also provides them the opportunity to meet each other and exchange Hari Raya festival pleasantries. Generally, as soon as the prayers are finished, many muslims visit the graves of their beloved deceased, to pay their tributes. During this part, the graves are tidied and adorned with flowers, with recitals from the Holy Quran. This is done in order to obtain blessings from God for the deceased.

 

The remainder of the day of the Hari Raya festival is a holiday, and is utilized for meeting up and calling on relatives and loved ones. Duit Raya is a nominal sum of money that children get from adults on this day. It being a very joyous occasion, children get some money along with the sweet delicacies.

 

In Kuala Lumpur, the multicultural atmosphere ensures you have a great time, no matter what day, month or season it is. If you are the type to look for high-quality bargains wherever you go, you’ll find the best value accommodations during the Hari Raya festival is at a Kuala Lumpur hotel. Kuala Lumpur offers so much for the visitor and an economical hotel such as the Citrus Hotel Kuala Lumpur will add value to your experience in Malaysia.