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Read the brochure on how people of different cultures celebrate their New Year
in Malaysia.
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I’m Vanessa.
My family celebrates New
I’m Adam.
I’m celebrating Awal Year on the first of January. We
Muharram today. Awal means place importance on family gatherings on
‘beginning’ and Muharram is the New Year’s Eve. Every year, my parents invite
name of the first month in the Muslim my uncle and aunt to do the countdown with
Lunar calendar. The date coincides with us. We have a barbeque and play games. At the
the migration of Prophet Muhammad from stroke of midnight, we wish “Happy New Year.”
Mecca to Medina in 622 AD. Then, we hold a special prayer for good
As Muslims, we start the New Year with health and good fortune for the coming year.
reflections about the past year and we make This ends with making some resolutions to
better resolutions and plans for the coming have a successful year.
year. We recite verses from our Holy
Quran. Awal Muharram is a quiet and
spiritual celebration for Muslims.

I’m Santhiya.
We celebrate our Indian New Year on
the first day of the first month according to the Hindu Lunar
calendar. We spring-clean our house two weeks before the festival.
My sister and I decorate the entrance of our house with colourful intricate
designs called kolam.
On that day, we wear new clothes and conduct family prayers. We touch
our parents’ and elders’ feet to get their blessings. The New Year is an
opportunity for us to foster closer ties with families and friends.

Vocabulary Journal
Word Meaning
Start a Vocabulary Journal to enrich your reunion meeting people after a
vocabulary. Use the example to guide you. long time
My sentence My father attended a reunion
dinner last month. He met his
former classmates.

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