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The preparation for Eidil Fitri begins during Ramadan. Women are busy sewing beautiful new curtains and buy new clothes for the whole family. In addition, 5 days before Hari Raya Puasa, the women will start baking cakes like marble cake and cake lapis (layered butter and chocolate cake) and traditional Malay delicacies like kueh makmur , a rich baked pastry filled with roasted peanuts or almonds mixed with sugar and formed into a leaf shape, kueh tart (pineapple tarts), kueh bangkit (cookies made of tapioca flour) and many more. Some families re-decorate their homes in preparation to receive all the guests who will visit them during the festival. Most families also decorate their houses with glittering lights on their windows, or around the yards of their houses. Some Muslim families light oil lamps to welcome the angels which are believed to be visiting the earth during the seven days preceding the festival. Hari Raya Puasa Eidil Fitri, or Hari Raya Puasa as it is known in Singapore , is one of the highlights of the Muslim cultural and religious calendar. It is celebrated at the end of the fasting month, when the new moon is sighted. The Malay words Hari Raya’ translate as ‘Day of Celebration’ or the Festival of Breaking the Fast’. Many non-Muslims confuse Hari Raya Puasa with the Muslim New Year. The celebrations begin with the birth of the new moon of Syawal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims usually attend Eid prayers in the mosque in the morning. This …
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