Hari Raya Celebration (Essay For SPM)

Every year, a Muslims will be celebrated the most glorious day which is called " Hari Raya
Puasa" after one month of fasting and they have been faced the tough situation during the
fasting season. For me and my family consider it as a special day to catch up with the relatives,
friends, neighbors and children. In Malaysia, we can see the Muslims prepared early in the
morning for becoming the special day. They garnish their house, buying new clothes and
making various type of food and cookies. We can see that the shopping complex especially
Times Square and Midvalley will be crowded by the Muslims people choosing their new
clothes for the Hari Raya Puasa. As for me, Hari Raya Puasa should be celebrated with full of
enjoyment but now it has changed because many Malaysians are disregarded of their roots
now. But doesn't mean they are forgetting or not celebrating it maybe their priority is not to
celebrating too much because they have to continue their studies. It only feels when I was a
little boy went home to home to try types of food and asking for duit Raya.

One night before the Hari Raya, me and family were busy helping each other to make
"pelita". It is a heritage for Malay people to fire up the beauty of the entire house. It is made
up from bamboo stick and filled with oil. But nowadays, people had invented a new kind of
pelita which is made from plastic that is safe to used. I can see my mother and grandmother
will busy making some cookies and mouth watering food. There were ketupat, lemang, pulut
kuning, lontong and some other delicious food. These foods will never miss as they are the
main food for Hari Raya Puasa.

Hence, I can see people get bonded with many Malaysians from variety of races and
automatically strengthen the relationship between each other's respective. It also helps
someone's weight to gain more weight drastically due to the intake of lots of variety food.
Moreover, there must be an event that we called an open house that will be held by the
Muslims. The event helps to strengthen the relationship between family members after not
seeing each other for a long period of time. I hope kind of this event should be practically in
every Muslims members.

Lastly, when the night comes, we are letting off firecrackers and fireworks. The atmosphere
filled with the sound of exploding fireworks and chaos as the kids were playing it around the
house.We all slept late that night, chatting with each other. In conclusion, I would like to have
an interesting event like this because all the mistakes that you have done in life are been
forgiven by begging the bless of parents from head to toe.
Hari Raya Celebrations

Every year, after one month of fasting, Muslims celebrate Hari Raya Puasa which falls in the
month of Syawal. All Muslims celebrate the day with great joy. In the morning, they go to
the mosque to pray. Then, on returning home, they receive guests and relatives who come
to pay them a call.

Days before, the womenfolk make many varieties of cakes, cookies and sweetmeats. They
also cook 'rendang' curries and prepare 'satay' to go with the 'ketupat'. Homes are
decorated with many coloured lights all over the garden. Small lamps are lit and placed
along the driveway.

On Hari Raya Day, many Malaysians visit their Muslim friends to share their joy. They
receive warm hospitality and are entertained to a feast of specially prepared food. Boys and
girls wear new clothes and shoes. Girls wear jewellery and boys new 'songkoks'.

The town is usually crowded with Muslims dressed gaily and going about. They visit their
friends and relatives while some go to the cinemas or to the Lake Gardens. Many, however,
go back to their 'kampungs' to celebrate the festival with their parents. It is also a time for
family reunions. Everyone rejoices during this festive season.

fasting partial or temporary abstinence from food

satay A dish of southeast Asia consisting of strips of marinated meat, poultry, or

seafood grilled on skewers and dipped in peanut sauce.

kampung kampung is a word in Malay and Indonesian language which means "village".
Essays on Festivals in Malaysia

Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Every year, after one month of fasting, Muslims celebrate Hari Raya Puasa which falls in the
month of Syawal. All Muslims celebrate the day with great joy. In the morning, they go to
the mosque to pray. Then, on returning home, they receive guests and relatives who come
to pay them a call.
Days before, the womenfolk make many varieties of cakes, cookies and sweetmeats. They
also cook 'rendang' curries and prepare 'satay' to go with the 'ketupat'. Homes are
decorated with many coloured lights all over the garden. Small lamps are lit and placed
along the driveway.
On Hari Raya Day, many Malaysians visit their Muslim friends to share their joy. They
receive warm hospitality and are entertained to a feast of specially prepared food. Boys and
girls wear new clothes and shoes. Girls wear jewellery and boys new 'songkoks'.
The town is usually crowded with Muslims dressed gaily and going about. They visit their
friends and relatives while some go to the cinemas or to the Lake Gardens. Many, however,
go back to their 'kampungs' to celebrate the festival with their parents. It is also a time for
family reunions. Everyone rejoices during this festive season.