"I think in our country we must continue to encourage people to do it well," Jokowi said after performing Eid al-Adha prayers at Astrid Square of Bogor Botanical Garden on Sunday morning.
To celebrate Eid al-Adha, according to him, maintaining devotion to Allah as well as good interpersonal relationship is an obligation of every Muslim.
"(Whether it is relationship) with friends or neighbors, I think we should continue encouraging the act of social piety," Jokowi added.
Together with First Lady Iriana, Jokowi was performing Eid al-Adha prayers presumed by Ustaz Iqbal Subhan Nugraha, lecturer at An-Nuaimy College in Jakarta.
On this occasion, the President also handed over a cow weighing 1,002 kilograms to the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) to be sacrificed.
Translator: Yashinta Difa Pramudyani
Editor: Suharto
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