Hari Raya Aidilfitri (also seen as Hari Raya Idul Fitri and Hari Raya

Puasa. literally "Celebration Dav of Fasting") is the Malay term for the Muslim festival of
Eid ul-Fitr. Hari Raya is also known as Lebaran. Muslims in Brunei. Indonesia. Malaysia.
Singapore and the Philippines celebrate Eid like other Muslims throughout the world. The
term "Hari Rava" literally means "Dav of Celebration" - it is also occasionally used to
refer to Eid ul-Adha in the form of "Hari Raya Aidiladha". The main greeting used by
Muslims in Malaysia and Singapore is "Selamat Hari Rava" which means "Happy Eid" in
Malay. Another greeting is "maaf zahir dan batin" which translates loosely to "I seek
forgiveness (from you) physically and spiritually". for Hari Raya is a time to reconcile and
renew relationships with others.

Christmas (also reIerred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December
25 that commemorates the birth oI Jesus oI Nazareth.
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The day marks the beginning oI the
larger season oI Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.
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The nativity oI Jesus, which is the
basis Ior the anno Domini system oI dating, is thought to have occurred between 7 and 2 BC.
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December 25 is not known to be Jesus' actual date oI birth, and the date oI celebration may have
been chosen to correspond with either a Roman Iestival
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or the winter solstice.
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Modern customs oI the holiday include giIt-giving, Church celebrations, exchange oI Christmas
cards, and the display oI various decorationsincluding the Christmas tree, lights, mistletoe,
nativity scenes, and holly. Santa Claus (also reIerred to as Father Christmas, although the two
Iigures have diIIerent origins) is a popular mythological Iigure oIten associated with bringing
giIts at Christmas Ior children. Santa is generally believed to be the result oI a syncretization
between Saint Nicholas and elements Irom pagan Nordic and Christian mythology, and his
modern appearance is believed to have originated in 19th century media.

Diwali or Dpvali (Sanskrit: , Hindi: , Marathi: , Kannada: ,

Kokani: , Tamil: A, Telugu: B, Urdu: & ) is a signiIicant 5-
day Iestival in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism occurring between the end oI September and
early November. It is also popularly known as the Festival of Lights. Diwali is an oIIicial holiday
in India and Nepal.
The word literally translates as a row of lamps in Sanskrit
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. It is traditional Ior adherents
oI Diwali-celebrating Iaiths to light small clay lamps (or Deep in Sanskrit: ) Iilled with oil to
signiIy victory over the the evil within an individual. During Diwali, many wear new clothes and
share sweets/snacks with each other. Some Indian business communities start their Iinancial year
by opening new account books on the Iirst day oI Diwali.

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important oI the traditional Chinese holidays. It
is oIten called the Lunar New Year, especially by people in mainland China and Taiwan. The
Iestival traditionally begins on the Iirst day oI the Iirst month (Chinese: ; pinyin: zhng yue)
in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese New
Year's Eve is known as huxi. It literally means "Year-pass Eve".
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important Iestivity in the Lunar Calendar. The origin
oI Chinese New Year is itselI centuries old and gains signiIicance because oI several myths and
traditions. Ancient Chinese New Year is a reIlection on how the people behaved and what they
believed in the most.