Other family members will help in other chores such as decorating and cleaning up the house. Delicacies such as ketupat or rice cake and a meat cuisine called rendang are among the most famous cuisines that are served during this day. Usually on the eve of the celebrations, family members, especially mothers and housewives, will be busy preparing food, cakes, sweets, biscuits and various delicacies to be served on the day of Hari Raya. Road safety campaigns are often launched by the authorities ahead of the festivities in the effort of lowering the discomforting number of accidents. At many times, the flux of vehicles on the roads nationwide increased the number of car accidents, including deadly ones, occurring during the festive season. This is known as balik kampung - literally going back to one's home town to celebrate Hari Raya with family and friends. Many people also traditionally return to their hometown generally from big metropolitan cities to rural areas. The media, such as the television will host various programs in conjunction with the celebrations. Decorations are hung in public areas and Hari Raya songs will be played in shopping complexes.

In big cities and towns, shopping malls and commercial centres will hold big promotions and price discounts for festive shoppers as people purchase clothes and supplies. In some communities, there will be congregations reciting the takbir from house to house. On the eve of Hari Raya, Muslims will recite the takbir, which is held in mosques and surau (smaller place of worship). Another greeting is 'maaf zahir dan batin' which translates loosely to 'I seek forgiveness (from you) physically and spiritually', for Hari Raya is a time to reconcile and renew relationships with others. The main greeting used by Muslims in Malaysia and Singapore is 'Selamat Hari Raya' which means 'Happy Eid' in Malay. The term 'Hari Raya' literally means 'Day of Celebration' - it is also occasionally used to refer to Eid ul-Adha in the form of 'Hari Raya Aidiladha'. Muslims in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Eid like other Muslims throughout the world. Hari Raya Aidilfitri (also seen as Hari Raya Idul Fitri and Hari Raya Puasa, literally 'Celebration Day of Fasting') is the Malay term for the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr.

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