True Meaning of Eid to You

Raya have finally be announced by FIANZ after 2 hours of waiting around 930pm. And it has been decided that we (New Zealand) will celebrate Eid Fitri on Monday 21 September 2009. Frustrated that we are not celebrating a day earlier? That we start on the same day as Malaysian did, but we celebrate late by 1 day? Or frustrated that it has to be on one of the schooling day instead of holiday Sunday?
As for me, none of theaswer applied. ALHAMDULILLAH.
I believe everything that occured have reason behind it. And it certainly is. No doubt in it. It just that for us to ponder what. Maybe we cant see it now but Insya Allah sooner or later we will realise about it.
So there is no need to be frustrated or having any bad feeling about it. It is HIS fate, and HE know BEST
Some of us have test on Monday and few of them might have some regret. Some cried, some give a sigh and somemight just keep quit to themselves.

Than I asked myself, actually why are you celebrating Eid Fitri?

1. Is it for you to have your own sweet time and enjoy the food served?
2. is it a day for you to hang around with your circle of friends?
3. Being free after a whole month of discipline?@Holiday
4. Get together with your loved ones?
   

If all those are your reason, no wonder you are having a bad feeling. Especially for the third one, 3. Then eid Fitri is nothing more like a normal holiday like Independence day or you Sultans birthday. Isnt it? For me all those are the bonus of celebrating. Isnt Eid Fitri should be celebrate with full of enjoyment and gratefullness as you have complete what ALLAH has command you to do, fasting for a whole month. Shouldnt Hari Raya to be celebrate with having your mandi sunat hari raya then performing 2 rakaat of Solat Hari Raya together with other muslims, worshipping ALLAH with tasbih,tahmid, and takbir. Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah Allahuakbar. Then thats it. The life proceed as normal. Go on with your daily routine.
Dont forget to great one another, Eid Mubarak and ask for forgiveness; purify yourself from any wrongdoings you have done all this while; just like the special name given to this day; Eid Fitri represent oneself as becoming to their Fitrah again, pure from any sins, just like the day you were born, Insya Allah
The purpose of 'Eid is deeper than mere celebrations and relaxation. Lexically, eid in Arabic is derived from awd i.e. to return or recur. Thus, in the past when an afflicted community found relief and erstwhile prosperity and comfort returned, that occasion was called 'eid. In Al-Islam, after the month long fast and at the end of Hajj the human soul returns to its pristine state of cleanliness and purity; hence the celebrations of 'Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Hajj.