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As Hari Raya Aidilfitri is observed across Malaysia, those celebrating far from home including those from countries affected by the Gulf conflict are turning to familiar food and traditions to stay connected to loved ones during this festive period.

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00:15I'm from Jordan and today I'm in Malaysia to celebrate the Eid. I'm gonna
00:21go with my family to different places. Yes, my dad, mom and my brothers. We're
00:28coming to see Malaysia. It's my first time here to see how beautiful it is. I want to
00:34spend more days here because I think Malaysia is very beautiful to have time there. Maybe
00:39I will think in the future to come here and for other reasons.
00:43As-salamu alaykum. Happy Eid. We are Libyan people here and first time in Malaysia here.
00:50We saw very, very, very interesting celebrating here. This Moscow for the first time and I'm
01:00interested in this culture. I like very much. Today we have different kind of food here.
01:08Yeah, it's a different kind. You don't have hair. You're cooking yourself here. At home in Libya,
01:15what do you eat for Eid? The same food. The same food. We do it here also. We do it
01:23in Libya,
01:23we do it here, we do it everywhere. We can do it everywhere. We can do it. I hope to
01:28be
01:29every time nice, nice time, nice Eid, nice people here in Malaysia. I think you very much. I like
01:39Malaysia.
01:39I think it's a good place. We have a good place. We have a good place. We have a good
01:53place.
01:54We have all the people who are united with them. We hope to be Libya with this
02:06and we hope to be more and more of the Islam. Thank you.
02:12Hi, my name is Jonal Khomsi. I'm from Syria. I lived here for 14 years, so I always spent my
02:19hariraya here. I love Malay food. I'm here with my family, me and my husband and my kid, and also
02:28my
02:28mom and dad. Actually, Malaysia is my second home. I really love Malaysia. I came here so young.
02:34I came when I was only 12 years, so now I'm almost 25. So I love Malaysia so much. I
02:42miss my hometown,
02:43but I love Malaysia so much. No, we always cook at home, especially in Ramadan, but in Hariraya we
02:51eat outside. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Salamat Hariraya. I working in Malaysia. You're working in Malaysia?
02:58Yes. I am from Yemen. And what are you eating today? How are you celebrating?
03:03I eat so much in Yemen. For Raya, for Eid, there's so much. Everything, dessert, anything, chocolate,
03:16eating, lamb, camping, family, old family, same like this. Eid Mubarak,
03:23all year, everyone, everyone good. Salamat Hariraya.
03:26Yeah.
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