Idul Fitri, also known as Lebaran, is an Islamic celebration to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan and to start the fist day of Syawal. During the celebration, an Indonesian will say Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri or Selamat Lebaran or Selamat Hari Raya Puasa, or as people in India and South Africa often say: Eid Mubarak.
The name of the celebration itself vary, from one country to another. In our neighbouring country Malaysia, the celebration is called Aidil Fitri or simply Hari Raya, while in Bangladesh people will say Rujar Eid. Turkic Muslims call the celebration as Ramazan Bay Rami. Meanwhile, our brothers and sisters who speak Urdu will say Choti Eid, which means happy celebration.
On Lebaran Day, it has been a tradition that Indonesians eat sweet foods and biscuits, wear new clothes and give presents or money to children. Eid itself is an Arabic word for festivity and Fitr for to break fast, meaning that it symbolizes the end of fasting period in Ramadhan month and that households treat anybody who comes to visit with foods and drinks.
The name of the celebration itself vary, from one country to another. In our neighbouring country Malaysia, the celebration is called Aidil Fitri or simply Hari Raya, while in Bangladesh people will say Rujar Eid. Turkic Muslims call the celebration as Ramazan Bay Rami. Meanwhile, our brothers and sisters who speak Urdu will say Choti Eid, which means happy celebration.
On Lebaran Day, it has been a tradition that Indonesians eat sweet foods and biscuits, wear new clothes and give presents or money to children. Eid itself is an Arabic word for festivity and Fitr for to break fast, meaning that it symbolizes the end of fasting period in Ramadhan month and that households treat anybody who comes to visit with foods and drinks.
The night before the day of Lebaran is the night where people say takbir. Mosques and prayer houses or mushalla spread the spirit of Lebaran by voicing: "Allahuakbar. Allahuakbar. Laailahaillallahu wallahuakbar. Allahuakbar walillahilhamd," which is translated into English as: Allah is the biggest. Allah is the biggest. There is no God but Allah. Allah is the biggest and praise be to Allah.
Labourers who work out of town, like in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, will return to the home towns to visit relatives and to ask forgiveness from the elders. This tradition is called Mudik or Pulang Kampung, or, in Malaysia, Balik Kampong.
Magic words to congratulate or to ask forgiveness are also heard often during Lebaran Day, such as Mohon Maaf Lahir Batin or "Forgive my physical and emotional (wrongdoings)," and sometimes also "Minal Aidzin wal Faizin."
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