When teenagers are asked about raya celebration, words that come to mind will definitely be DUIT RAYA. Raya cannot be completed without receiving and calculating duit raya. Such a good thing, when we reminisce about our childhood memories of collecting and comparing whose duit raya is the highest but upon entering the age of seventeen, I rarely get duit raya anymore, which I found quite saddening.
This year though, raya celebration was especially dull and sad because I lost my grandmother few months back. Due to her old age, grandma was always sick ever since I remember. Last year of raya celebration, her health was getting worse causing her to be warded and bedridden. On 24 of April this year, at the of 89, she left us. My memories with will always be remembered and kept deep deeply in the heart of mine.
This year though, raya celebration was especially dull and sad because I lost my grandmother few months back. Due to her old age, grandma was always sick ever since I remember. Last year of raya celebration, her health was getting worse causing her to be warded and bedridden. On 24 of April this year, at the of 89, she left us. My memories with will always be remembered and kept deep deeply in the heart of mine.
Yes, Hari Raya is about celebration — and it is also about appreciating those who are still with us. I didn’t use to see the importance of visiting our relatives only once a year. But now, I have found myself missing relatives especially my beloved grandma that I barely knew on this special occasion.
We should treasure the family that we still have around us and use Hari Raya to strengthen our family ties, put aside any differences that we may have with one another, and forgive. Eid Mubarak and Selamat Hari Raya!
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