BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: As the Muslim community in the Sultanate gets ready for Hari Raya Aidilfitri on Sunday (May 24), the festive mood and excitement are seemingly quieter compared to the previous years following the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
Despite a less joyous mood in the run-up to the festivities, Bruneians were seen at shopping centres yesterday shopping for festive food and drinks. Long queues were observed at several supermarket counters yesterday.
“Waking up on Hari Raya morning clearly won’t be the same this year. Anyone who celebrates Hari Raya understands that the first day is always the most exciting. There won’t be the same sense of excitement as I put on my carefully picked baju kurung , ” said Batrisya, a tertiary institution student. “Bruneians have to accept this year’s Hari Raya is certainly going to be different. But the Hari Raya season is really all about the togetherness of family. This is what makes the holiday feel so special, ” Batrisya said.
“The time at home has meant that I break fast with my family every day of Ramadhan, ” she said. “I am not involved with Hari Raya preparations although my friends have requested me to bake a cake for them like in the previous year. I am too busy with my new born baby.
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