JAKARTA – The demand for hampers are high during this Eid Al-Fitr holiday. There will be dozens of beautifully designed baskets available in most shops’. These baskets are sold at a quite fantastic price. People fill these baskets with various prizes, foods, or knick-knacks for parcels.

The items filled into these baskets depend on the purpose of giving the parcels themselves. However, most people fill these baskets with various cookies, fruitcakes, canned drinks, glassware, or bridal equipment.

The purpose of giving these parcels including;

Firstly, it grows empathy between the sender and the receiver. Sharing is caring and it also works by giving parcels to your colleagues as a form of respect and appreciation.

Secondly, it avoids you from a stingy stereotype. By sharing these parcels, you also need to prevent a mutual expectation. This is a good way to exercise charity.

These are the recommended presents for your hampers to welcome Eid Al-Fitr.

1. Fruit parcels

Generally, all fruits have important nutrition needed to maintain your health. This nutrition will undoubtedly benefit your body. This is a good way to show a sense of concern for your colleagues or family.

2. Prayer mats

Prayer mats or sajadah are used for kneeling during your religious activities and come with the size of 80x120cm. The word sajadah is implemented from the Arabic word “sajada” which means “kneel”. Thus, its use is as a base for kneeling during your religious activities.

3. Skull caps

Skull caps or songkok which are generally called as peci or kopiah is a kind of traditional cap for Melayu people. In Indonesia, these skull caps become a part of the national outfit and commonly used by Muslims.

4. Banana chips

Banana chips are usually eaten together with a cup of tea or coffee. Similar to its former fruit form, there are benefits of eating banana chips for your health. Banana chips also contain nutritional value, although at a reduced portion.

so, what do you thing? will you fill up your fill up your hampers with these goodies Eid al-Fitr? just grab it fast on the local store. (*)