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Widad: ‘Visiting elders and serving bameah (asam daging) are Raya musts.’

GOING from door to door visiting neighbours has become an unpopular practice during Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations today.

But not at the Lebuh Acheh Muslim enclave in George Town, says Widad Rawa, 58, a long-time resident and member of the Badan Warisan Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh Pulau Pinang.

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