Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri..^^

Salam everyone..=)
As we know, we will start fasting tomorrow. So I decided to story about hari raya and also Ramadan. =)

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is one of the meaningful even for Muslims all over the world. As we know, it is celebrate every year in the month of Syawal in Islamic year. It is the day we seek for forgiveness physically and spiritually. It also is the time for us to reconcile and renew relationship with other.

Before we celebrate Hari Raya, the Muslims must fast for a month in Ramadan. Ramadan is the month before Syawal. It is must for Muslims to fast except the young, old or infirm. Fasting in Ramadan is very challenging for me. Fasting means you cannot eat drink and put something into your body. We need to fast from the morning (Subuh) till evening (Maghrib). During Ramadan, Muslims are also expected to put more effort into following the teaching of Islam by avoiding violence, anger, envy, greed, and all the bad things. But Ramadan also is the interesting month. We will have our “sahur” in the morning. It is for us to have energy for that day. I am still remembering my mom wake me up every morning to “sahur”. In the night of this month, we will pray Tarawikh. The most exciting thing in this month is we will get busy to prepare for Hari Raya. We will buy “baju raya”.. =) Usually Muslims will wear a baju kurung for woman and baju melayu for guys. Do you have your “baju raya”? What colour is it? Mine is purple..=)

On Hari Raya also we will have our own “duit raya”. Usually, it is given to all Muslims kids. But I also get my own “duit raya” from my mom and dad. I am curios why ha? Maybe because I am still a kid. =)

When it comes to hari raya, the town people traditionally return to their hometown to celebrate hari raya with their family and friends. The roads will full of cars all over the way to north, south and east. The traffics will be very bad especially two days before hari raya.

On the eve of celebration, family members will be busy preparing food, cakes, ketupat, lemang and a various delicious to be served on the day. The one that I am totally miss is “Rendang”..=) There are also many “kuih raya” on that day. It is including cakes, tempeyek, bahulu and others. Owh yeah! If u want to orders “popia simpul” u can orders it to me..^^

For me, hari raya is one of the meaningful events for Muslims. It is the day to enjoy the winning after a month fasting. I love hari raya so much and I cant wait for it..=)

Nor Shamimi Muhamad Ridza
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