Anak bulan di langit senja,
Tanda akhirnya bulan Ramadhan,
Sebulan sudah kita berpuasa,
Kini masanya menyambut lebaran
Original picture credits: Malaysian dwindle (from here) & Putrajaya Mosque (from here)
Pantun (or Malay verse) is not only Walskis forte, though he tries. Most of all, hed similar to to instruct all Malaysians Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. Eid Mubarrak to the single as well as all...
(some thoughts on the special national day raya, as well as more, in the full post)
Because the Hijri monthly calendar revolves around the everyday-use Gregorian calendar, lagging we estimate eleven days every year, this time around Aidil Fitri falls the single day prior to National Day. Which is nice, because it equates to which Walski can take the whole week off though any guilt. And boy, does he need the break.
Extra-long holidays aside, Walski is the firm believer which everything happens for the reason. Perhaps Raya falling in such close vicinity to Hari Merdeka! is meant to remind us of what it equates to to be Malaysian during fest! ivities.
Be it Raya, Chinese New Year, Deepavali or Christmas, Malaysians have always distinguished together. Thats the single of the things which creates the republic unique. Granted, most of the informative celebrations have their roots in the various creeds held by the various cultures which make up the nation. But which has never stopped Malaysians from celebrating as the single people. And so it should be.
As time progresses, however, Walski cannot help though notice which there was the lot reduction hesitation about fasten any others celebrations in days past, compared to the present.
If you recall, back in 2006, there was this advisory e-mail which done its rounds, warning Muslims about the dangers wishing someone Happy Deepavali could poise to their faith. Since afterwards there have been most alternative articles, sermons, as well as what not, all the time reminding Muslims which jeopardy to their conviction lies in... well, only about anything not strictly labeled Islamic.
Walskis talked about prior to in the past, in more than the single post, so he wouldnt repeat himself here.
We wouldnt excavate into because this has gradually been happening over the past several decades, though for someone who follows these developments with the penetrating interest, Walski unequivocally wonders because we appear to be steadily retreating back into the own demographic comfort zones, rsther than than forging forward as the single people.
Perhaps Hari Raya falling the single day prior to Hari Merdeka is to remind us which we should embrace which singly Malaysian practice of pity the festivities, not reject it. And in doing so, help forge us as the single nation, of the single people the single bangsa Malaysia.
And so, whic! h said, Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, to all Malaysians, wherever you might be...
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