Indonesia Festivals
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Indonesians celebrate festivals for four primary reasons: religious, national event, international event, and commemorative. It is somewhat hard to plot in the Grgorian Calendar most of their festivals as they are changeable and dependent on a different timetable. As majority of Indonesia are believers of Islam, most holidays are based on the Hijriah calendar. Added to the numerous religious events are the government proclaimed holidays which may amount to about 13. Because of difficulty and changeability of dates, the festivals for late 2007 and 2008 are given below and shall be updated when deemed necessary:
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January
1st, y 2008 :: New Year's Day
10th, y 2008 :: Islamic New Year
February
7th, y 2008 :: Chinese New Year
March
Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta
7th, y 2008 :: Nyepi or Balinese New Year and Hindu New Year
20th, y 2008 :: Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
21st, y 2008 :: Good Friday
23rd, y 2008 :: Easter Sunday
April
May
1st, y 2008 :: Ascension Day of Jesus Christ
20th, y 2008 :: Hari Raya Waisak
June
July
30th, y 2008 :: Isra Mi'raj Prophet Muhammad (Ascension)
August
17th :: Independence Day
September
Kuta Karnival (Sometimes held earlier in June or July to coincide with school holidays)
October
13th-14th, y 2007 :: Hari Raya Idul (1st-2nd, y 2008)
mid of month :: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
November
December
20th, y 2007 :: Idul Adha (8th, y 2008)
2th :: Christmas Day
29th, 2008 :: Islamic New Year
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