The Malaysian and Singaporean name for Eid al-Adha, the Islamic 'Festival of Sacrifice,' one of the two major Islamic holidays. 'Hari Raya' means 'celebration day' in Malay, and 'Haji' refers to the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The festival commemorates Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. In Malaysia and Singapore it is a public holiday marked by prayers, the ritual sacrifice of livestock, feasting, and giving to the poor.
The whole family gathered for Hari Raya Haji, sharing the sacrificial meat with neighbors and those in need.
Hari Raya Haji is the Malay name for Eid al-Adha, the Islamic Festival of Sacrifice. Not concerning, just religious vocabulary. Public holiday in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
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(Malaysia, Singapore) Eid al-Adha.
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