Hari Raya: Wishes, Messages & Greetings

A Muslim holiday, Eid al-Fitr called as Eid, takes place at the end of the Islamic holy month of fasting, Ramadan. This day is one of the most important festivals for Muslims and referred by many names around the world. This day is called as Lebaran, Hari Raya, Idul Fitri, or Aidil Fitri in Malay-speaking countries of Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia. Hari Raya/AidilFitri/Idul Fitri/Lebaran festival takes place according to local sightings of a variety of phases of the moon. In year 2012, this day will be celebrated on Sunday, 19 August. The main festival for Muslim around the world is Hari Raya Puasa together with Hari Raya Haji/Qurban. In mosques or mushollahs, Muslim people sing the takbir, the sounds of many muezzin, on the night before Idul Fitri.

Pelita or panjut or lampu colok are illuminated and placed outside and around the residences in many parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, particularly in rural areas. Special Indo-Malay delicacies dishes such as dodol, ketupat, lemang and more are served during this festival of Eid. People meet one another by saying “Selamat Idul Fitri” or “Salam Aidilfitri” that means “Happy Eid”. Idul Fitri is not only for partying but a time for amends to request forgiveness for sins that may be committed by people but was purified by fasting in the Muslim month of Ramadan. So people welcome one another with “mohon maaf lahir dan batin” and “maaf zahir dan batin” in Indonesia and Malaysia that means “Forgive my physical and emotional wrongdoings”.

For Wishes, Messages & Greetings, visit URLs:

• http://www.harirayapuasa.com/
• http://www.funscrape.com/Comments/2/Hari_Raya_Aidilfitri.html
• http://www.123greetings.com/aff-bin/subcategory/460/enov_hariraya