Eid al-Fitr, (Arabic: “Festival of Breaking Fast”) also spelled ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, also called al-ʿĪd al-Ṣaghīr, Turkish Ramazan Bayrami (“Ramadan Festival”), first of two canonical festivals of Islam. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, and is celebrated during the first three days of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar (though the Muslim use of a lunar calendar means that it may fall in any season of the year). As in Islam’s other holy festival, Eid al-Adha, it is distinguished by the performance of communal prayer (ṣalāt) at daybreak on its first day. Eid al-Fitr is a time of official receptions and private visits, when friends greet one another, presents are given, new clothes are worn, and the graves of relatives are visited.
The current year 2021 and with the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia had banned inter-district and inter-State travel, so family reunion or "balik kampong" would not be possible. Only family within the same household would celebrate Eid or Aidilfitri. Only close relative living in the same district would be allowed and the number of people has been limited to a small figure to curb the surge of the Covid-19 infections.
Even visiting the cemetery or visiting graves has been banned.
We wish all our Muslim readers, relatives and friends a "SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI".
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