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Cultural variants also provide opportunity for holidays tied to local events. Beside official holidays, there are the so-called "libur bersama" or "cuti bersama", or joint leave(s) declared nationwide by the government. In total there are 16 public holidays every year.
The Javanese calendar (Javanese: ꦥꦤꦁꦒꦭ꧀ꦭꦤ꧀ꦗꦮ, romanized: Pananggalan Jawa) is the calendar of the Javanese people.It is used concurrently with two other calendars, the Gregorian calendar and the Islamic calendar.
Eid mass prayer on open field during colonial Dutch East Indies period. The word Lebaran was derived from a Javanese word, and according to Indonesian Muslim scholar Umar Khayam, the lebaran tradition was the result of acculturation between Javanese culture and Islam during the 15th century.
As most countries and cultures of South and Southeast Asia lie within the Indian cultural sphere, the development of their traditional calendars have been strongly influenced by some form of the Hindu calendar.
For Khmers, the festival means an occasion to pray for good weather, good harvest of crops, and a favorable situation free from destruction by floods or heavy rains. In Khmer folklore, the kite has always symbolized many things. A good number of locals hold the Festival of Kite Flying annually and wish for peace, freedom, and happiness for ...
Display a year or month calendar Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Year year the ordinal year number of the calendar Default current Number suggested Month month whether to display a single month instead of a whole year, and which one Default empty Example current, next, last, 1, January String suggested Show year show_year whether to display the year ...
States that observe a Saturday–Sunday weekend States that observe a Friday–Saturday weekend Public holidays in Malaysia are regulated at both federal and state levels, mainly based on a list of federal holidays observed nationwide plus a few additional holidays observed by each individual state and federal territory.
Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Isakawarsa (Saka new year) according to the Balinese calendar (in 2024, it falls on March 11).. Nyepi, a public holiday in Indonesia, is a day of silence, fasting and meditation for the Balinese.