The preparation for Eidil Fitri begins during Ramadan. Women are busy sewing beautiful new curtains and buy new clothes for the whole family. In addition, 5 days before Hari Raya Puasa, the women will start baking cakes like marble cake and cake lapis (layered butter and chocolate cake) and traditional Malay delicacies like kueh makmur , a rich baked pastry filled with roasted peanuts or almonds mixed with sugar and formed into a leaf shape, kueh tart (pineapple tarts), kueh bangkit (cookies made of tapioca flour) and many more.
Some families re-decorate their homes in preparation to receive all the guests who will visit them during the festival. Most families also decorate their houses with glittering lights on their windows, or around the yards of their houses. Some Muslim families light oil lamps to welcome the angels which are believed to be visiting the earth during the seven days preceding the festival.
Hari Raya Puasa
Eidil Fitri, or Hari Raya Puasa as it is known in Singapore , is one of the highlights of the Muslim cultural and religious calendar. It is celebrated a t the end of the fasting month, when the new moon is sighted. The Malay words Hari Raya' translate as 'Day of Celebration' or the Festival of Breaking the Fast'. Many non-Muslims confuse Hari Raya Puasa with the Muslim New Year.
The celebrations begin with the birth of the new moon of Syawal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims usually attend Eid prayers in the mosque in the morning. This is then 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. Some Muslims visit a day or two before Eid instead.
Best Dress
The Malays are usually decked out in their best traditional outfit to mark the special occasion. The men usually wear Baju Melayu (loose shirt with trousers) with kain samping ( short over-sarong of rich material ) , while the Baju Kurung (tunic top) is the quintessential Malay attire for females. Married families dress in the same colour to represent unity.
In the afternoon, everyone gathers with their families and close friends for a grand feast of thanksgiving. It is also customary to seek forgiveness from family and friends, and to renew your sense of community. The younger generations seek forgiveness and blessings from their parents, which is very essential .
When visiting, the guests and the hosts exchange salaams' and greetings of Selamat Hari Raya, which means Wishing you a joyous day of celebration.
Feasting
There are a wide variety of delicious spicy dishes and traditional delicacies to eat throughout the first three days of Eidil Fitri. The spicy dishes are ketupat (rice dumpling wrapped in coconut leaves), lontong (rice and vegetable soup ) , satay (grilled meat on a skewer), sambal sotong (chilly squid) and beef rendang (beef cooked with spices and coconut milk). Other festive delicacies include lemang (glutinous rice cooked in bamboo tubes), serunding (desiccated fried coconut with chillies ) and sambal goreng (fried meat and vegetables with chillies ).
Green Gifts
The Muslims also give duit raya ' (gifts/ packets of money) to children and old folks when they go visiting. The packets are usually green in colour and children look forward to getting these money tokens on Hari Raya Puasa.
Although the first three days are celebrated on a grand scale, many Muslims in most Asian countries celebrate Eidil Fitri throughout the whole month. One explanation they give is that Muslims fast for an entire month in Ramadan and therefore their reward is a month of celebrating Eidil Fitri too! Another reason to extend the celebration is so that non-Muslim friends and neighbours can also join in.
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