We were asked to choose one design from any given and make a new one by changing the design, colors and such while maintaining the position of the images inside the calendar.
The theme is Festival that we/I celebrate.
In my case, it's the Eid-ul Fitr or also known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri/Puasa. So I chose the month of July's design which is in pink. This year, Hari Raya fall on the month of September.
Eid-ul Fitr or Hari Raya Aidilfitri/Puasa literally "Celebration Day of Fasting" is usually celebrated by muslims on the 1st of the Islamic month of Syawal. It is widely celebrated by muslims all over the globe including Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. In this month, muslims usually seek forgiveness spiritually and physically from each other especially to elderly people.
Preparation
On the eve of Hari Raya, Muslims will recite the takbir, which is held in mosques and surau (smaller place of worship). In some communities, there will be congregations reciting the takbir from house to house.
In big cities and towns, shopping malls and commercial centres will hold big promotions and price discounts for festive shoppers as people purchase clothes and supplies. Decorations are hung in public areas and Hari Raya songs will be played in shopping complexes. The media, such as the television will host various programs in conjunction with the celebrations.
Many people also traditionally return to their hometown generally from big metropolitan cities to rural areas. This is known as balik kampung — literally going back to one's home town to celebrate Hari Raya with family and friends. At many times, the flux of vehicles on the roads nationwide increased the number of car accidents, including deadly ones, occurring during the festive season. Road safety campaigns are often launched by the authorities ahead of the festivities in the effort of lowering the discomforting number of accidents.
Celebrating
Usually on the eve of the celebrations, family members, especially mothers and housewives, will be busy preparing food, cakes, sweets, biscuits and various delicacies to be served on the day of Hari Raya. Delicacies such as ketupat or rice cake and a meat cuisine called rendang are among the most famous cuisines that are served during this day. Other family members will help in other chores such as decorating and cleaning up the house.
Days before Hari Raya, house compounds, particularly those in the countryside will be lit up with oil lamps known as pelita or panjut. This display of oil lamps will reach its height on the 27th night of Ramadan, called the Tujuh Likur night. 'Likur' literally meaning a figure between 20 and 30, hence 'tujuh likur' means twenty seven. Originally during the early days of the arrival of Islam among the Malays, the purpose of lighting the oil lamps was to attract spirit of passed relatives and angels to descend to people's homes during the night of Lailatulqadar. However after ages has passed, such misconception is regarded counterfactual as much understanding of Islam were obtained. Nowadays the oil lamps are lit solely for decorative purposes.
It is customary for Malays to wear traditional Malay costumes. The dress for men is called baju Melayu while the women's are known as baju kurung and baju kebaya. Traditional textiles such as songket and batik are worn favourably during this day.
Muslims will attend Eid prayer in the morning and consecrate together harmoniously while taking the chance to meet and greet each other. Once the prayer is done, it is also common for Muslims in Malaysia to visit the grave of their loved ones. During this visit, they will clean the grave, perform the recital of the Yasin — a chapter (surah) from the Qur'an and also the tahlil or prayers for the deceased. All these are done in hope that their loved ones are blessed by God and they are spared from the punishment in the grave.
The rest of the day is spent visiting relatives or serving visitors. Hari Raya is a very joyous day for children for this is the day where adults are extra generous. Children will be given token sums of money, also known as duit raya from their parents and elders.
During the night, there are often celebrations with sparklers and firecrackers, albeit restrictions on playing firecrackers enforced by the authorities. Most firecracker stocks are purchased and smuggled illegally from black markets. Safety issues, especially among children are raised and alarming cases relating to injuries caused by playing firecrackers are often reported, which initially led to the banning of playing firecrackers. Despite of the enforcement of banning firecrackers, more Malay children turn to home-made firecrackers such as meriam buluh (bamboo cannon) as alternatives to commercial fireworks. Usually the lighting of firecrackers begins a few days before the end of Ramadan, and continues for about a week afterwards.
My Inspiration
STEPS
Step 1:
I started my calendar by typing out the days and dates using the Type Tool, moving them to desired position and changing the color of the font.
Then followed by typing the 'September 09', again with the Type Tool and positioned it.
I just copy and paste 'Eid Mubarak' and 'Forgive & Forget' to make it looks like borders.
Step 2:
I drew the 'Ketupat' with Brushes > Charcoal and then changed the color to green.
Step 3:
I continued the wordings (vertically) until they reached the top.
The wordings design in Arabic that read 'Eid Mubarak' was written with Brushes > Charcoal in black and I completed it with 'tajwid' (so that it'll have the correct sound when we read) which are in red.
I, then, completed the design with another bigger green 'ketupat'.
'Ketupat' usually represents Hari Raya in countries such as Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
FINAL DESIGN
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