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Collection of ritual news, found 328 news.

Presidential spokesperson extends wishes on Jokowi's 59th birthday

Presidential spokesperson Fadjroel Rachman extended his best wishes to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ...

Indonesian Channel in West Sumatra cancelled due to COVID-19

The ongoing global pandemic of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has forced the Indonesian Government to cancel the ...

President misses ritual handshake, photo opportunity with community

Indonesian President Joko Widodo yearns to again revert to the old ritual of shaking hands and taking photographs with ...

Seunicah Oen, popular vegetable salad from Aceh, sold during Ramadhan

Rujak, or a salad with a spicy brown sugar sauce, is a common dessert in all parts of Indonesia, with several regions ...

Dayak community decides to forego harvest feast over pandemic

The Dayak community of Serimbang Village in Landak District, West Kalimantan, decided to cancel a feast typically held ...

Weekend Stories

Solace for those performing tarawih in solitude amid pandemic

After he has taken iftar, or the evening meal, which is eaten for breaking the Ramadhan fast, and he hears the nearby ...

COVID-19 disrupts Baliem Valley tradition to welcome Ramadhan

Muslims in Walesi and Tulima villages, Walesi Sub-District, Jayawijaya, Papua, did not hold the joint stone-burning ...

Indonesia's cultural capital makes communication diverse, creative

Sociologist at the University of Indonesia Dr Imam Prasodjo believes that Indonesia’s invaluable wealth, ...

News Focus

Confucians, Buddhists urged to remain home due to coronavirus

Today is supposed to be another significant day for Confucians when they would have performed religious prayer over ...

Cultural board plans ritual to 'repel misfortune' amid coronavirus

The Dayak Cultural Board in Bengkayang District, West Kalimantan, is planning to conduct a ritual known as ...

Thousands of residents participate in "Mekotek" Tradition in Badung

Thousands of residents in the Munggu Village area, Badung District, Bali Province, participated in the ...

ASEAN launches digital archive of region's cultural heritage

The first digital archive of the valuable historical and cultural heritage of ASEAN member states was launched today, ...

'Bhinneka Tunggal Ika' in Jakarta's Dharma Bakti Temple

Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity), Indonesia's national motto, came to life and became more than a slogan ...

Hitching a boat ride to enjoy sights of buffaloes swimming

Enjoying the twilight in swampy Danau Panggang Sub-district, with a water buffalo boarding the platform to rest as a ...

ANTARA's Choice

Tranquility in the hustle and bustle of Jakarta

On Saturday, December 7, crowds gathered to attend the Wellness and Meditation Festival held in Central Jakarta’s ...