Hari Raya Puasa

Another holiday tomorrow.. yippie !
And yes, today is the last working day of the week for me..
Decided to take the Friday off.. planning something this weekend.. *grinz*
hehehehe..

ok.. back to my blog topic

HARI RAYA PUASA





Hari Raya Puasa is a very important occasion that is celebrated by Muslims all over the world. It is also known as the festival that marks the end of one month of fasting-Ramadan. The words ‘Hari Raya’ mean 'day of celebration.' And nope... Hari Raya Puasa is NOT the Muslim New Year.

What is Ramadan?
Ramadan is the name of the one-month fasting period when Muslims fast for a period of almost 12 hours. They fast from dawn till sunset.

In Singapore, Hari Raya preparations can be seen at least one month before the festival. Geylang Serai, the place that is known for the Muslims to gather, will have the whole street lighted up with nice decor... Usually at break fast time, it is always filled with large crowds. Bazaars (something like pasar malam) would be set up and they would be selling numerous festive items for Muslims. Food, clothes and decorative items. I went there once, many yrs ago.. Walked the whole street, enjoyed being in the crowd with them.

Went to a muslim friend's house before during Hari Raya Puasa. My secondary school classmate to be exact. Nur Sharon. Still remembers her name.. But cant remember wat i ate there.. oops! There was a few of us there.. some Chinese, one Indian, and the rest muslims.. One thing I remembered though.. the cookies were nice.. *slurp*

oh, come to think of it, we used to have a malay neighbour (same floor) and the nice couple (pakcik n macik) will bring over some nice food for us to eat. Now don't have liao.. But then, the flat is now occupied by an Indian family.... hehe.. we still get nice goodies and makan too..

Okie.. now my makan time.. LUNCH !