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Independence Day. Hari Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia. Anniversary of the proclamation of independence read by Sukarno in 1945. National public holiday since 1946. 25 December. Christmas. Hari Raya Natal. Birth of Jesus Christ. National public holiday since 1953.
Eid is known in Indonesia as Hari Raya Idul Fitri, or more popularly as Lebaran, and is a national holiday. [79] People return to their home town or city (an exodus known as mudik ) to celebrate with their families and to ask forgiveness from parents, in-laws, and other elders. [ 80 ]
The term lebaranusually used specific to describe Eid al-Fitr Islamic holiday, however in looser terms it sometimes used to describe similar festivals and celebrations. For example, in Indonesian the term lebaran haji(lit. 'Hajj's lebaran') is informally used to describe Eid al-Adha, also lebaran cina(lit. 'Chinese lebaran') for Chinese New Year.
Eid Mubarak (Arabic: عِيد مُبَارَك, romanized:ʿīd mubārak) is an Arabic phrase that means "blessed feast or festival". [ 1 ] The term is used by Muslims all over the world as a greeting to celebrate Eid al-Fitr (which marks the end of Ramadan) and Eid al-Adha (which is in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah). [ 2 ][ 3 ] This exchange of ...
t. e. Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى, romanized:ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, lit. 'Feast of Sacrifice') is the second of the two main holidays in Islam alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar.
Nyepi, a public holiday in Indonesia, is a day of silence, fasting and meditation for the Balinese. The day following Nyepi is also celebrated as New Year's Day. [1][2] After Nyepi, youths of Bali in the village of Sesetan in South Bali practice the ceremony of omed-omedan or 'The Kissing Ritual' to celebrate the new year. [3]
Ketupat (in Indonesian and Malay), or kupat (in Javanese and Sundanese), or tipat (in Balinese) [ 4 ] is a Javanese rice cake packed inside a diamond-shaped container of woven palm leaf pouch. [ 5 ] Originating in Indonesia, it is also found in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, and southern Thailand.
With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most-populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia is a presidential republic with an elected legislature.