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It is also said to be an Arabic name derived from ريا (raya), meaning perfume or from راية (rayah), meaning banner or flag. [2] It is also said to be a Hebrew name meaning friend. [3] It is also said to be a Hindi name meaning flow. [4] In Indonesia and Malaysia, the term refers to greatness. The phrase hari raya is used to refer to a ...
Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar; this does not always fall on the same Gregorian day, as the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on when the new moon is sighted by local religious authorities. The holiday is known under various other names in different languages and countries around the world.
DeepaRaya is a name for the Deepavali and Hari Raya festivals, which are traditionally celebrated by Hindus and Muslims, respectively, in Malaysia as well as in Singapore.The word came about because of the occasional coincidental timing of the Hindu festival Deepavali and the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr, referred to in the Malay language as Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
Another theory suggested, "lebaran" is derived from Betawi, lebar which means "wide and broad", so the celebration means to broaden or widen one's heart feeling after fasting ritual of Ramadhan. Madurese people have also a similar word called lober to describe the completion of Ramadhan fast. It is also possible the word 'lebaran' derived from ...
Ketupat Raya, images of ketupat are often used as decoration to celebrate Hari Raya or Eid ul-Fitr. In China, there is a similar dish called lap (苙) that is a local speciality of the island of Hainan. [25] Hainanese lap is usually bigger in size than Indonesia's ketupat.
The term Kongsi Raya (which means "sharing the celebration" in Malay) was coined because of the similarity between the word kongsi and the Chinese New Year greeting of Gong xi fa cai. Similarly, the portmanteau Deepa Raya was coined when Hari Raya Puasa and Deepavali coincided. [42]
Hari Kereta Api / Hari Ulang Tahun PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Commemorates the 1945 takeover of Japanese military-controlled railway systems of Java by the Indonesian Railway Youth (Angkatan Moeda Kereta Api (AMKA, literally "Railway Youth Forces")) 1 October: National Day of Pancasila Sanctity and 30 September Movement Memorial Day
"Hari Raya Aidilfitri (also seen as Hari Raya Idul Fitri and Hari Raya Puasa, literally 'Celebration Day of Fasting'" is not a clear sentence. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to break fast". But the literal translation from Malay to English should be from the Malay translation of Eid ul-Fitr, not the transliteration.