The Indonesian New Year is celebrated on January 1st of the Gregorian calendar, which is New Year’s Day. On New Year's Day, every household gathers together to hold banquets or dances to celebrate the arrival of the new year.
Like the Chinese, Indonesian Chinese celebrate the New Year on January 1 of the lunar calendar
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Different from the Chinese New Year, in Indonesia every The major festivals of different sects have different dates:
1. The Islamic festival is Eid al-Fitr. Every year in September of the Islamic calendar, Muslims across the country must fast during the day, on the first day after Ramadan. It is Eid al-Fitr (date is between February and March of the Gregorian calendar).
On the eve of Eid al-Fitr, Muslims will make charitable donations. The statutory holiday is only one day, but in fact, it is usually more than three days of holiday, and some units even have more than one week of holiday. People who work outside the home must rush back to their hometowns to reunite with their relatives before Eid al-Fitr. The night before Eid al-Fitr is a sleepless night. All mosques chant long prayers all night long, and the sound of chanting is spread to all directions through loudspeakers.
On Eid al-Fitr, every house is cleanly cleaned, and decorations made of young coconut leaves are hung in front of the door. People dress up in costumes and visit each other, and some organizations and groups even hold group worship. The atmosphere is warm and festive.
2. The Protestant festival in India is the Quiet Day. This festival is equivalent to the New Year in our country. On the first day of October in the Balinese calendar.
This is a very unique festival. A few days before the festival, people start to get busy. Men clean the courtyard and make puppets shaped like devils, lions, dragons, etc. for the festival, while women rush to make new clothes and dishes and cakes for festival sacrifices. The day before the festival is a day of celebration. People are in high spirits, beaming with joy, and wear colorful national costumes to participate in the celebration activities.
On the day of the festival, a completely different scene appeared in Bali: except for the police on duty, police cars, ambulances, and tourist vehicles, there were no other pedestrians or vehicles on the street, and all shops were closed. Closed for business. After night falls, no lights are lit, and the entire island of Bali is pitch black without a trace of light. All entertainment venues have stopped activities, and there is no sound at all.
People stay behind closed doors all day long, do not light fires, do not cook, are neither happy nor sad, they just quietly think about their past, purify their souls, in order to seek inner peace, and then put it into practice Dissolve in the tranquility of nature and achieve true "emptiness" and "quietness" so that in the new year, everything can start from scratch and live according to God's revelation and will.
3. The Indonesian Buddhist festival is Vesak Day: it is the day when Indonesian Buddhism commemorates the enlightenment of the Buddhist Lord. During this festival, Buddhists from all over the country gather at Borobudur, Mendot and other temples in Central Java to hold grand celebrations.
Reference: Guangming.com-Indonesian Traditional Festival