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13 Apr 2023 - 6 min read
Common Hari Raya Greetings and Wishes For Aidilfitri, Plus Hampers Ideas!
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The Hari Raya Aidilfitri will come in weeks and we will utter the Hari Raya greetings to each other and share Hari Raya hampers to the loved ones again! It’s the happiest time for the Muslims, since the Hari Raya Aidilfitri (or also Hari Raya Puasa) marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month.
The Hari Raya is the right moment to gather with your loved ones, especially family and close friends. People will celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri by sharing the Hari Raya greetings, congratulating each other, and gathering in one’s house for the Hari Raya feast.
Also read: Where to go during Raya in Singapore
People usually share or exchange hampers with each other. Now, have you thought about the kind of hampers you’d like to share with your favorite people? Here, we have the hampering ideas, including the recommended Hari Raya Greetings to say in your card!
There are several Hari Raya greetings in Singapore that you can say to each other when the Hari Raya comes. But, although you already know those Hari Raya greetings, you might have not known the history of each saying.
These Hari Raya greetings are usually an expression of celebration and begging for forgiveness from others. Hari Raya Puasa is believed to be the day when the Muslims celebrate their victory after a month doing the Ramadan fasting and prayers. With the hope that all the worship in the last month is accepted, they also want to completely remove their own sin by begging forgiveness from their loved ones, so they will be ‘reborn’ as a new person in Hari Raya Puasa.
The Hari Raya greetings are said while shaking hands, usually by the younger ones to the elders in the family or even in the neighborhood.
So, here are some of Hari Raya greetings and the short meaning of them:
This Hari Raya greeting for the Hari Raya Puasa means “I beg forgiveness, both physically and spiritually”. This is an expression that is well known in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia (although it is “Maaf Lahir Batin” in Indonesia, but it has the same meaning). Maaf Zahir dan Batin is also believed to have originated in Indonesia.
Hari Raya greetings like “Maaf Zahir dan Batin” are also usually used after the phrase of “Selamat Hari Raya”.
This Hari Raya greeting means to celebrate each other for the day of Hari Raya. Well, after all, it is very worthy to celebrate the Hari Raya Puasa after a month of worship, doing all the Ramadan prayers and fasting. For the Muslims, the day of Hari Raya Puasa is a victory day, in which they have succeeded in defeating their own lust by fasting.
The Singaporeans usually call the Hari Raya day as Hari Raya Puasa or Hari Raya Aidilfitri. So, you can continue the phrase of “Selamat Hari Raya” by adding “Puasa” or “Aidilfitri” and add the year. Adding the year is of course necessary when you plan to write a card for your hampers, for example like “Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2022”. People often get creative when it comes to Hari Raya greetings in cards. You can add a beautiful poet and even make your own Hari Raya greeting cards with nice letterings.
Anyway, the celebration of Hari Raya Puasa starts from the Eid prayer, then by gathering with families, asking for forgiveness from each other, and eating some homemade Hari Raya food like rendang.
We also have the best pick for Hari Raya greetings and wishes. You can choose one and send it to your loved ones! Check out the list:
Congratulating others with Hari Raya greetings will be more complete when you also send your loved ones some nice hampers. This has been a habit during Hari Raya.
If you plan to send hampers for Hari Raya Puasa this year, these are some ideas that you can use:
Who doesn’t love beautiful flowers with a nice scent that will spread all over the house? Sending flowers for your loved ones will be a good idea. You can send it with the vase as well, so the hampers’ recipient can just put it on their table easily. Choose a beautiful vase that is not fragile, so when you send it with the courier, it will be safer. To make it more attractive, tie the Hari Raya greeting card on the vase with a nice ribbon.
If you plan to send hampers to a family with children, maybe sending a pile of snacks will be a great idea. Unlike sending some cakes, snacks will be more convenient since it is more durable, and the recipient can save it longer. You can just send it in a box and let the children be surprised when unboxing it, or make it wrapped with decoration to make it more interesting. This can be a reward too if the children were learning to do the fasting last month. You can put the Hari Raya greeting card while making it a decoration too!
Hari Raya will be more delightful with new clothes or make up. Girls, this is a good idea if you want to share hampers with your girlfriends. Make a package of clothes or make up and send it before the Hari Raya comes, so they can use it for the Hari Raya. Make a Hari Raya greeting card with personal words too to make it more special!
If you have a friend that is not originally from Singapore and they spend the Hari Raya here, it will be pleasant for them if you send the Singapore’s Hari Raya food like beef rendang, sambal goreng, and complete it with lontong or ketupat. You can share this with your friends even though they don’t celebrate Hari Raya.
Anyway, have you made a plan for the Hari Raya Puasa holiday? If you need an idea, you can check for this staycation plan during the Hari Raya holiday, in case you are interested in staying in the hotel with your whole family. Don’t forget to also check for public holiday 2023 in Singapore dates to prepare your holiday.
Lastly, even though we are still weeks away from the Hari Raya, let us greet you with the most sincere Hari Raya greetings: “Happy Ramadan, Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir dan Batin!”.
In This Article
Hari Raya Greetings in Singapore
1. Maaf Zahir dan Batin
2. Selamat Hari Raya
3. Best Hari Raya Greetings and Wishes
Hampers Ideas to Share for Hari Raya Aidilfitri
Flowers
Snacks
Clothes or Make Up
Singapore’s Hari Raya Food
