Changing times and traditions


Balik kampung vs video calls. — Illustrations: RAZZIAH ABDUL RASHID/The Star Graphics

AS we move through the years, digital advancement has been a big influence in altering some of the ways we prepare for and celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri. But with an unprecedented pandemic further precipitating that change, Hari Raya as we observe it today will be notably different.

Entering into our second Hari Raya Aidilfitri during the Covid-19 pandemic, Sunday Star looks at some of the traditions that are fading away, and the new customs that are now replacing them.

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