FESTIVALS :

HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

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    A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or traditions.It is often marked as a local or national holiday,Hari Raya Aidilfiti or Aidiladha.Hari Raya Aidilifitri is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadhan,the Islamic holy month of fasting.The religious Aidilfitri is the first and only day in the month of Syawal during which Muslims are not permitted to fast.The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of down to sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadhan.The day of Aidilfitri,therefar,falls on the first day of the month Syawal.The date for the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on the observation of new moon by local religious authorities,so the exact day of celebration varies by locally.

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   Aidilfitri has a particular Solat consisting of 2 rakaat and generally offered in an open field or large hall.It may be performed only in congregation and has an additional extra 6 Takbirs,3 of them just before ruku' in the second raka'ah in the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam.Other Sunni schools usually have 12 Takbirs,7 in the first and 5 at the beginning of the second raka'ah.This Aidilfitri Solat is depending on which juristic opinion is followed,Fard,Mustahabb or Mandoob.

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     Muslims believe that they are commanded by God,as mentioned in the Al-Quran,to continue their fast until the last day of Ramadhan and pay the Zakat and Fitra  before offering Aidilfitri prayers.