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Usually on the eve of the celebrations, family members , especially mothers and housewives, will be busy preparing food, cakes, sweets, rendang, ketupat , biscuits and various delicacies to be served on the day of Hari Raya. Other family members will help in other chores such as decorating and cleaning up the house .
Days before Hari Raya , house compounds, particularly those in the country side will be lit up with oil lamps known as 'pelita' or 'panjut'. Originally during the early days of the arrival of Islam among the Malays , the purpose of lighting the oil lamps was to attract sprit of passel relatives and angels to descend to people's homes during the night of Lailatulqadar.
It is customary for Malays to wear traditional Malay costumes . The dress for men is called baju melayu whike the women's are known as baju kurung and kebaya. Traditional textiles such as songket and batik are worn favourably during this day . Muslims will attend Eid prayer in the morning and consecrate together harmoniously while taking the chance to meet and greet each other.
The rest of the day is spent visiting relatives or sercing visitors. Hari Raya is a very joyous day for children for this is the day where adults tend to be extra-generous. During the night, there are celebrations with sparkles and firecrackers. With emphasis on precautions and restrictions on playing certain firecrackers as enforced by the authorities.
Hari Raya will be meaningful to me because we can meet our far relatives and make us closer .
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