Selamat Hari Raya

DEAR PARENTS, STUDENTS, READERS AND FRIENDS,

We would like to inform you all that Play N Learn will CLOSE EARLY on 9th Sept 2010 (Thursday) at 4pm. We will also be CLOSED on the 10th Sept 2010 (Friday) and 11th Sept 2010 (Saturday) due to Hari Raya. Business and all classes will resume as usual on the 12th Sept 2010 (Sunday). Thanks and sorry for the Inconvenience Cause.

Play N Learn would like to wish all our Muslim parents, students, readers and friends Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

Please drive safely back to your hometown to meet your loved ones.. Be safe.... and Don't Rush....Drive slowly...

To those not celebrating Hari Raya, Play N Learn would like to wish you Happy Holidays.. Take this time to rest and spend time with your loved ones too..

Play N Learn would like to take this opportunity to apologize to all of you for any inconveniences and misunderstanding cause on our part. We would like to THANK ALL ALL OF YOU for supporting Play N Learn. Thank You All!!!
 
Here is some information about Hari Raya which was taken from  http://allmalaysia.info.

A time to forgive and forget

Aidilfitri is celebrated for the whole month of Syawal, but in Malaysia, only the first two days are observed as public holidays. It is widely common however, to see Muslims taking the first week off from work.

Urbanites make their annual pilgrimage to their hometowns (this is popularly referred to as balik kampung), to be with parents, relatives and old friends. Thus, cities like Kuala Lumpur get relatively quiet during the festive season of Aidilfitri.

The Muslim community ushers in the first day of Aidilfitri by congregating at mosques for morning prayers. Everyone is usually decked out in their traditional best to mark the special occasion. Men are usually dressed in Baju Melayu, while the Baju Kurung, the quintessential Malay attire for females, is the prefered choice for the fairer sex.

Then it's usually breakfast at home with the family, followed by a visit to the cemetery where deceased loved ones are remembered; graves are cleaned and cleared of overgrowth, and prayers are offered to Allah.

This is also a time to forgive and forget past quarrels. Asking for pardon is done in order of seniority. The younger members of a family approach their elders (parents, grandparents etc) to seek forgiveness, to salam (Muslim equivalent of a handshake), then kiss the hands of the older person as a sign of respect.

The usual greeting (that is uttered with the salam) during Aidilfitri is “Selamat Hari Raya”, which means “Wishing you a joyous Hari Raya”. 

Children and old folks are given duit raya or gifts of money, in small envelopes. In recent years, many givers have opted for the Chinese practice of putting the money in ang pow packets; however instead of the usual red, the packets are green in colour.

Although the first three days are celebrated on a grander scale, many Muslims hold “open house” throughout the month, where friends and neighbours of other races are invited to join in the celebrations.