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During the Liberal democracy period in Indonesia and Guided Democracy that followed it under Sukarno, the common phrase used in speech and formal meetings was "Merdeka", the Indonesian and Malay word for independence or freedom, or variations of it such as "Salam Merdeka ".
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. Christmas however, although bearing similarity in abundance of foods, is never referred to as lebaran, but just Natal or natalan instead.
Celebrations: During the Eid al-Adha celebration, Muslims greet each other by saying 'Eid Mubarak', which is Arabic for "Blessed Eid". Observances
In addition to the official holidays, many religious, historical, other traditional holidays, and even United Nations observances populate the calendar, as well as observances proclaimed by officials and lighter celebrations.
Kyai Haji Ahmad Dahlan (born as Muhammad Darwis; Arabic: أحمد دحلان; 1 August 1868 – 23 February 1923), often abbreviated to K.H. Ahmad Dahlan, was an Indonesian Muslim religious leader and revivalist, who established the Muhammadiyah organization.
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).
The word kyai is of Javanese origin. Sometimes it is spelled kiai.Traditionally, students of Islam in Indonesia would study in a boarding school known as a pesantren.As a form of respect, the leader of the school was referred to as kyai.
Official name: Arabic: عيد الفطر, romanized: Eid al-Fiṭr: Also called: Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast: Observed by ...