5 Unique Hari Raya Celebrations with Sunway Malls

Sunway Malls Embraces The Spirit Of Nature This Raya 

This is the first year all the 5 Sunway Malls joined hand to usher the season of forgiveness and togetherness, Hari Raya Aidilfitri with a grand launch held at Sunway Putra Mall recently. We were amazed with this year raya décor, at Sunway Putra Mall a tropical rainforest comes alive with a lush greenery landscape, a walkway shaded with exotic tropical trees and a soothing waterfall cascading into a lake in the middle of the concourse.

5 Unique Hari Raya Celebrations with Sunway Malls

Themed “Pesona Raya”, Sunway Putra Mall highlight on modern fashion centric, bringing in Renowned Designer Collections; Tom Abang Saufi, Salikin Sidek, Bohari KL, QieRahman, Petra and Kraftangan Malaysia’s handmade crafts. These collections are set to be prestigiously unique and authentic to heritage staples such as Batik, handcraftsmanship and detailed embellishments.

Sunway Malls Raya Celebration Launch at Sunway Putra Mall

Well, the celebration began with a graceful traditional dance accompanied by the spellbinding sounds of a Gamelan performance. In line with the theme of flora and fauna, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Razman M. Hashim, Executive Deputy Chairman of Sunway Group; HC Chan, CEO of Sunway Malls & Theme Parks; Kevin Tan, COO of Sunway Malls; Chow Heng Wah, General Manager of Sunway Carnival Mall; Phang Sau Lian, General Manager of Sunway Putra Mall; KS Wong, Senior General Manager of Sunway Velocity Mall and Albert Cheok, Centre Manager of Sunway Giza marked the official launch by watering plants to symbolize Sunway’s continuous efforts towards sustainable development.

Designer’s fashion show during the launch

Then, local actress and singer Marsha Milan entertained the crowd with her own rendition of Hari Raya Hari Bahagia and Manusia. Throughout the festive month, shoppers and visitors will be entertained with an array of performances vary from designer’s fashion show, traditional dance. Aside from this, the mall is also holding a Traditional Arts and Crafts Workshop by Kraftangan Malaysia where visitors can learn the art of weaving, jewellery making, batik art, and also rattan crafts.

Children from Yayasan Chow Kit were treated to a shopping and buka puasa session

To give back to the community this festive season, children from Yayasan Chow Kit were treated to a buka puasa session alongside the Sunway Malls’ community after the launch.

Sunway Putra Mall Raya 2017 Decor themed Pesona Raya

Each mall under the Sunway Malls brand celebrates individuality with different themes and characteristics in their respective mall decors.

Sunway Velocity Mall’s Hari Raya is themed “An Enchanting Raya”. Adopting a floral batik concept, entitled “An Enchanting Raya”, shoppers can enjoy a real life kampung house in the city made with batik elements, banana trees made with batik, large flower decorations, and numerous lights and pelita adorning the walkways of the Main Atrium.

At Sunway Pyramid, the mall takes on a mystical Raya vision, themed “The Beauty of Raya”. Inspired by the tranquil art that dates back over a millennium, the papercutting theme hopes to inspire both today’s and yesterday’s generation when they shop at the mall. Special papercutting workshops will be held every weekend (on both days of Hari Raya too) throughout the day.

In Kota Damansara, Sunway Giza is abuzz with weekend bazaars which will be in place to hype up the festivity amongst the community. Shoppers can browse through selections of cookies, hampers, clothes, and more at the bazaar.

Up North, Sunway Carnival Mall becomes a blossoming, leafy world of its own with lush tropical greenery and gorgeous flowers, in line with its theme “Indahnya Raya”. The mall’s greenery concept to illustrates and extols the beauty of Hari Raya with vibrant green leaves, grass and trees to epitomize the symbolic green colour that most associated with Hari Raya, nature and fresh beginnings. Don’t miss out the opportunity to take a stroll at the Agrobazaar Aidilfitri FAMA to stock up on Raya cookies, dazzling brooches, well-known ‘songkok’ by ABM Zulaikha, ‘dodol’ and much more.

5 Unique Hari Raya Celebrations with Sunway Malls

In line with Sunway’s direction towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) Association, shoppers can redeem a packet of flower seeds with no purchase at all! Start at home, plant the seeds, and watch these beautiful flowers bloom in your home or garden this festive season! Seeds will be given away to shoppers while stocks last.

Each mall will be giving out different seeds as below:

Sunway Pyramid, Bandar Sunway : Alcea Rosea seeds

Sunway Velocity Mall, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur : Sunflower seeds

Sunway Putra Mall, Kuala Lumpur : Red Zinnia seeds

Sunway Carnival Mall, Penang : Marigold seeds