Festive Celebration Continues With Open House
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - The season of goodwill, forgiveness and brotherhood known as Hari Raya is continued to be celebrated with the holding of an open-house to treat relatives and friends to sumptuous food.

The unique and heart-warming custom of open house has become a tradition for both Muslims and non-Muslims to visit their friends to convey their seasonal greetings.

Despite yesterday being a working day, celebrants invited their relatives, friends and workmates to attend open house during lunchtime or after office hours.

Beneath all the lavish hospitality and celebration, the festivity also puts on display a racial diversity at the practise of Islam by Bruneians. It is at this time, little ones are seen in their best Baju Melayu, Baju Kurung or Baju Fesyen bowing to their elders in respect.

Whatever circumstances a family is in, a father would make an effort to provide his family members with proper Malay-style attire for the celebration.

"As parents, we must preserve our own identity by calling our younger ones to dress in traditional attire during Hari Raya. In other countries, it is normal to see young celebrants clad in jeans and T-shirts even on the first day of Hari Raya," said some of the celebrants.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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