HEADLINE-RELIGION | Happy Eid-ul-Fitr 2023: ASEAN CELEBRATE Eid al-Fitr
Practices and culture by country
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Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Pawai Obor or Torch festival in the eve of Eid in Majene Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Mass exodus, locally known as mudik is well-known Eid culture in Indonesia as many people homecoming from urban and big cities to rural areas to celebrate the Eid
Eid is known in Indonesia as Hari Raya Idul Fitri, or more popularly as Lebaran, and is a national holiday.[73] People return to their home town or city (an exodus known as mudik) to celebrate with their families and to ask forgiveness from parents, in-laws, and other elders.[74] Festivities start the night before with chanting the Takbir and lighting lamps. On the day itself, after Eid prayer in the morning, zakat alms for the poor are distributed in the mosques. People gather with family and neighbors in traditional clothing and have a special Lebaran meal. Children are given money in colourful envelopes.[75] Later, it is common for Muslims in Indonesia to visit the graves of relatives to ritually clean the grave. Muslims also visit the living in a special ritual called Halal bi-Halal sometime during or several days after Idul Fitri.[76]
Lebaran continues with drumming and street parades.
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Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei
In Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, Eid is more commonly known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Jawi: هاري راي عيدالفطري), Hari Raya Idul Fitri, Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Fitrah or Hari Lebaran. Hari Raya means ‘Great Day’.[77]
Rows of Pelita (It is customary for workers in the city to return to their home town to celebrate with their families and to ask forgiveness from parents, in-laws, and other elders. Forgiveness is often requested without citing any specific error to avoid arguments. This is known in Malaysia as balik kampung (homecoming).[78]
The night before Hari Raya is filled with the sounds of takbir in the mosques or musallahs. In many parts of Malaysia, especially in the rural areas, pelita or panjut or lampu colok (as known by Malay-Singaporeans) (oil lamps, similar to tiki torches) are lit up and placed outside and around homes, while tiki torches themselves are also a popular decoration for that holiday. Special dishes like ketupat, rendang, lemang (a type of glutinous rice cooked in bamboo) and Malay delicacies such as various kuih-muih are served during this day. It is common to greet people with “Salam Aidilfitri” or “Selamat Hari Raya” which means “Happy Eid”. Muslims also greet one another with “maaf zahir dan batin”, which means “Forgive my physical and emotional (wrongdoings)”.[citation needed]
It is customary for Muslim-Malaysians to wear a traditional cultural clothing on Hari Raya. The Malay variant (worn in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Southern Thailand) is known as the Baju Melayu, shirt worn with a sarong known as kain samping or songket and a headwear known as songkok. Malaysian women’s clothing is referred to as Baju Kurung and baju kebaya. It is a common practice however for the Malays in Singapore and Johor, Malaysia to refer to the baju kurung in reference to the type of outfit, worn by both men and women.[citation needed]
Street festival during Eid in Geylang, Singapore
In Malaysia, especially in the major cities, people take turns to set aside a time for open house when they stay at home to receive and entertain neighbours, family and other visitors. It is common to see non-Muslims made welcome during Eid at these open houses. They also celebrate by lighting traditional bamboo cannon firecrackers known as meriam buluh, using kerosene in large hollow bamboo tubes or Chinese imported crackers. The traditional bamboo cannon, meriam buloh, and fireworks are notoriously loud and can be very dangerous to operator, bystander and even nearby buildings. These are usually bamboo tubes 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) in diameter and 4–7 m (13–23 ft) long, filled with either: water and several hundred grams of calcium carbide, or heated kerosene, then ignited by match.[citation needed]
In Malaysia, children are given token sums of money, also known as “duit raya”, from their parents or elders.
Thailand
There are almost 3 million Muslims in Thailand. In the southernmost provinces, wearing gold on Eid is a popular practice there along with neighbouring Myanmar. In some parts of the country, Muslim residences would open their homes with food specialities to visitors.
Cambodia, Vietnam
The Muslims of Cambodia often open their homes to friends and neighbours to share food together.[82] Men, women and children dress in fine attire, while the preferred dress colour is white, symbolising the purity of the soul after a month of Ramadan.[83] It is customary during Eid for Cambodian Muslims to donate 3 kilograms of rice to the poor or disabled.[84]
Eid is also celebrated by the much smaller Muslim community of Vietnam, which makes up less than 0.1% of the population. The Muslim community in Vietnam are mostly of the same ethnic as the Cham people.
Myanmar
During Ramadan, in small towns and big villages with significant Muslim populations, Burmese Muslim youth organize singing teams called Jago (meaning “wake up”). Jago teams usually do not use musical instruments apart from the occasional use of harmonica mouth organs.[86] The roving groups of singers will take the tunes of popular Hindi movie songs, replaced with Burmese lyrics and invocations about fasting, the principles of Islam, and the benefits of Salat.
Philippines
Among Muslim Filipinos in the Philippines, Eid al-Fitr is commonly known as Hariraya, Buka, Hariraya Buka, or Hariraya Buka Puasa.[88][89][90] It is also known as Wakas ng Ramadan (literally “End of Ramadan”), Araw ng Raya (“Feast Day”), or Pagtatapos ng Pag-aayuno (“End of the Fast”) in Filipino. It was proclaimed a legal holiday for Muslim Filipinos in 1977 by Presidential Decree 1083. In 2002, this was upgraded to a public national holiday by Republic Act 9177. It is also sometimes known by its Malay name “Hari Raya Puasa”; and by its Indonesian name “Lebaran“.[91][92][93]
President Rodrigo Duterte interacts with participants of the 2016 Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Davao City, Philippines
Its beginning is decided by the sighting of the crescent moon (hilal), followed by morning prayers in mosques or public plazas.[94] When this occurs can sometimes differ depending on the regional government. In some places it is based on the physical sighting of the hilal; while in others it is determined by the Regional Darul Ifta’ of Bangsamoro (RDI-BARMM) or the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), especially during cloudy days.[88][95][96]
The sighting of the hilal is traditionally marked by the beating of drums in some regions. In modern times, this has evolved into a noise barrage known as “Mobile Takbir”, where celebrants, especially youths, rev their motorcycles or honk their horns while driving through the streets. Guns are also sometimes fired. These practices have been discouraged by the Grand Mufti of Bangsamoro and local government officials as not being in accordance with Islamic teachings as well as being dangerous and causing accidents in the past.[96][97][98]
Hariraya is characterized by the giving of gifts (known as Eidi), food sharing (salu-salo), and visiting the elderly and the sick.[98][99] Food, alms, and basic necessities are also donated to the poor, a practice known as Fitrana or Zakat al-Fitr. This is usually done a day before Eid al-Fitr.[91][100] Various traditional sweet delicacies of the different Muslim Filipino ethnic groups are served for breakfast, including daral, dodol, browas, tinagtag, panyalam, jampok, and so on.[101] Various activities also mark the celebrations, including dancing, boat races, horse races, and carabao fighting in cities and towns with significant Muslim populations. In Metro Manila, the celebrations are usually held at the Manila Golden Mosque and the Quirino Grandstand.[94] The celebration lasts for three days.
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IN ASEAN:
BRUNEI
Brunei to celebrate Hari Raya tomorrow
Brunei Darussalam will celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri tomorrow as the hilal or new moon of Syawal for 1444 Hijrah was not sighted at vantage points yesterday evening.
The announcement was made last night with the consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, following reports from officials, and was broadcast on Radio Television Brunei (RTB).
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INDONESIA
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center) speaks at the centenary event for Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Feb. 7. The celebration included a cultural carnival, religious rituals and a culinary bazaar. (NU Online/Saiful Amar)
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana returned to their hometown of Surakarta, Central Java, on Wednesday to celebrate Idul Fitri with their family. The President departed from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta in the afternoon, accompanied by only a few staff members. He had instructed all staff from the State Secretariat and the Cabinet Secretary office, who usually accompany him on his trips, to spend the holiday in their hometowns with family..
MALAYSIA
Muslims in Malaysia celebrate Aidilfitri on Saturday
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KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims in Malaysia will celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri on Saturday (April 22), the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad announced.
“In keeping with the command of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, following the consent of the Rulers, I hereby declare that the date for Hari Raya Puasa for the states in Malaysia has been set for Saturday, April 22, 2023,” he said.
The announcement was broadcast over local television networks. – Bernama
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PHILIPPINES
Marcos urges public to ‘remain united’ in Eid’l Fitr message
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the public to stay united regardless of their faith as he joined the Filipino Muslim community in celebrating Eid’l Fitr or the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.In his Eid’l Fitr message, Marcos enjoined Muslim Filipinos to “sustain the values, teachings, and practices” learned during the holy month of Ramadan.
“Let these form the foundations of your characters as you continue to fulfill righteous deeds and strive to live a virtuous life moving forward,” he said.
The President said that Eid’l Fitr “reflects how Allah, the Most Gracious and Most Merciful, rewards those who have demonstrated steadfastness in the midst of spiritual rejuvenation.”
“Indeed, He fulfills His promise that, for every sacrifice, He will provide relief,” he said.
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