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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 ]
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.
The Catholic Church in Indonesia (Indonesian: Gereja Katolik di Indonesia) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. Catholicism is one of the six approved religions in Indonesia, the others being Islam, Protestantism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
Kongsi Raya, also known as Gongxi Raya, [1] is a Malaysian portmanteau, denoting the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid ul-Fitr) festivals.As the timing of these festivals fluctuate due to their reliance on lunar calendars (the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar while the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar), they occasionally occur close to one another – every 33 ...
Towards the end of Ramadan, most employees receive a one-month bonus known as Tunjangan Hari Raya. [86] Certain kinds of food are especially popular during Ramadan, such as large beef or buffalo in Aceh and snails in Central Java. [87] The iftar meal is announced every evening by striking the bedug, a giant drum, in the mosque. [88]
Shawwal (Arabic: شَوَّال, romanized: Shawwāl) is the tenth month of the Islamic calendar.It comes after Ramadan and before Dhu al-Qa'da.. Shawwāl stems from the Arabic verb shāla (شَالَ), which means to 'lift or carry', [1] generally to take or move things from one place to another.
Catholicism in Saudi Arabia is officially barred from being practised, though Catholics are allowed into the country for temporary work.There is a large expatriate Filipino community in Saudi Arabia, many of whom are thought to be Catholics.
Type: National polity: Classification: Catholic: Orientation: Latin: Scripture: Bible: Theology: Catholic theology: Polity: Episcopal: Governance: Catholic Bishops ...