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Eid al-Fitr celebration

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Eid al-Fitr celebration

Members of Dunedin’s Malaysian community celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, in October 2009. About 400 people gathered to mark the end of the Muslim month of fasting. In New Zealand Islam is the most common religion professed by Malays; it is the state religion in Malaysia.

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Otago Daily Times

Reference: 6 October 2009, p. 6

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Carl Walrond, Malaysians and Singaporeans – Malaysian culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46716/eid-al-fitr-celebration (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 19 October 2015, updated 1 August 2024.