OUR FESTIVAL

     Assalamualaikum..

     Hi everyone its me again Ahida. Today I want to talk about our festival in Malaysia. In Malaysia  we have Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Chinese New year, Deepavali and so on.

     But today I want to talk about festival Hari Raya Adilfitri which is muslim and muslimat celebrate after one month fasting. Before Hari Raya Adilfitri begin everyone back to their hometown to celeberate with family members. 

     In the morning of Hari Raya most people go to mosque to prayers Hari raya.Then, some  women and children didnt go to mosque she need to prepare the food and wearing a new baju kurung. The food that we should have on Hari Raya Adilfitri is nasi impit , lemang , ketupat, kuah kacang , lontong, rendang and kuih raya. we also open Hari Raya songs such as Selamat Hari Raya by Saloma, Suatu Hari Di Hari Raya by M.Nasir and more. the group of children will visit the neighbours house to collect "duit raya".  

     Then, after prayers and enjoy the food we move to another part that we must forgiveness from the parents and family members and we also can get 'duit raya' at them. then, most people will visit their relatives grave as their routine in Hari Raya. Next,at night we playing a fireworks together and we make a barbeque session with whole family. hari raya is the best day ever in everyone life because we can meet our whole relatives.
     

This is our food for Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Hello, now I want to tell you about the Chinese festivals. Chinese New Year is the most widely celebrated tradition in Asia. The tradition is usually celebrated on the first day of the first month on the Chinese Lunar calendar. This tradition is rooted in centuries-old customs and is one of the most popular public holidays in China. Apart from China, this tradition is also celebrated in many Asian countries like Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan. There are many values and rituals tied with this tradition. For example, people would wear red clothing, decorate the house with red paper, and give children "lucky money" in red envelopes.

     The food during the New Year is diverse and symbolic. For instance, fish is believed to ensure abundant crops and a long life. Red dates bring the hope for prosperity. Oranges and tangerines symbolize wealth and good fortune. Nian Gao, the New Year’s cake made of glutinous rice, suggests the coming year will be better than year the past. The northern Chinese enjoy a delicacy of boiled dumpling, known as “jiao zi” to celebrate the festival. But if you are a foreigner and plan to spend the New Year festival in China, you should learn how to use chopsticks to enjoy the foods. In conclusion, the celebrations for Spring Festival are very meaningful. In addition, everyone should maintain an optimistic approach to welcome whatever lies ahead. Most importantly, the Chinese New Year is a time to spend with one’s family, relatives, and friends. It is also a time to meet with friends.

Hey guys, i want story about Deepavali festivals. Diwali is the most important annual festival for Hindus which falls during the month of October or November. There is a lot of religious and cultural beliefs behind celebrating this festival. The great cultural belief behind celebrating it, is to commemorate the returning of Lord Rama to his home after 14 years of exile after defeating the demon king, Ravana. It is also celebrated as the symbol of coming of the winter season after the rainy season. It indicates the starting of new annual account for the businessmen.

During this festival, people visit their relatives and friends in order to share gifts and say them good wishes for Diwali. People distribute the gift packets such as sweets, dry fruit packets, gift hampers, cakes and many other things. People offer puja to the Goddess Lakshmi to get more blessings for the bright future and prosperity.

Lamps are lighted everywhere to remove the evil from home and welcome the God and Goddess. People get busy in the activities of Diwali (such as purchasing, clean up, whitewash and other religious activities) almost a month before from the real date of festival. It looks bright and dazzling everywhere because of the lighting lamps and candles.Children are very keen to celebrate it and show their interest by involving in all the activities related to the Diwali. They learn many stories, making rangolis, playing games from their teachers in the school.

POSTED BY : AHIDA, TASNIM, AIDA