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What is the annual mass exodus of city dwellers returning to their ancestral villages and hometowns during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays, one of the largest seasonal migrations in Southeast Asia?

Answer: Balik kampung — Balik kampung (literally 'return to the village') sees millions of Malaysians travelling across the country in the days before Hari Raya, clogging highways with exodus traffic as extended families reunite in their rural birthplaces.

Balik kampung (literally 'return to the village') sees millions of Malaysians travelling across the country in the days before Hari Raya, clogging highways with exodus traffic as extended families reunite in their rural birthplaces.

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