Unique Eid Al Fitr celebrations

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A thousand layer cake — lapis legit — is prepared and eaten on the day of Eid Al Fitr (Leberan) in this country which is home to the largest Muslim population in the world.

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Egg fight or Tokhm Jangi makes the Eid celebrations unique here. People of all ages gather in parks and try to break each other’s hard boiled eggs.

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Eid celebration here is marked by the colours of secularism and unity. On this day, Muslims and non-Muslims celebrate Eid together in the multicultural Eid Festival and Fair. The festival first began in 1994 in Sydney before being celebrated in other parts of the country.

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Children receive Eid-ey-yah (money) from their adult relatives. This is an amount that the children are given and is utilised to spend on all their activities throughout the Eid. Children will put on their new clothes and go out to gardens, amusement parks or public courtyards based on how much Eid-ey-yah they received.

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It is also common in some areas for Saudi men to go and purchase large quantities of rice and other staples and then anonymously leave them at the doors of those who are needy and less fortunate. In some areas in the middle of Saudi Arabia, it is a common tradition during Eid that on the morning and after the Eid prayer, each household will cook a large meal that will later be shared by all neighbors.

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It is traditional for young children to go from door to door around their neighborhood, wishing everyone a “Happy Bayram”, for which they are rewarded with candy, traditional sweets or even a small amount of money.