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Catholic pilgrims gear up for "Semana Santa"

Thousands of Catholic pilgrims across Indonesia are gearing up for the celebration of the Holy Week, popularly known ...

Labuhanbatu withdraws thousand of Islamic text book

The District Education Office of Labuhanbatu, North Sumatra, said it has withdrawn thousands of packages of Islamic ...

More than 10,000 Chinese worship legendary ancestor in Zhengzhou

More than 10,000 Chinese from over 40 countries and regions attended a grand worshipping ceremony on Thursday to mark ...

Hindu community solemnly observes Day of Seclusion

Followers of Hinduism in Indonesia abandoned their routine activities and solemnly observed the Hindu Day of Seclusion ...

Bali observes noise-free Day of Seclusion

The Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali, with a population of 4.3 million and thousands of tourists, remained ...

President inaugurates hajj dormitory in Mandailing Natal

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited Mandailing Natal District, North Sumatra, on Saturday to inaugurate a local ...

King Salman radiates religious tolerance

The people of the Hindu predominated Bali warmly welcome Saudi King Salman bin Abdulazis al Saud, now visiting the ...

Indonesians on waiting list for 12 years to perform hajj

Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its agreement on Wednesday to restore Indonesias Hajj quota from 168,800 to 211 thousand and ...

Thailand`s "floating basket" festival muted as country mourns King

Celebrations for Thailands Loy Krathong "floating basket" festival were muted on Monday as the country mourns late ...

The festivity of cultural diversity carnival in WCF 2016

Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 12, 2016 (Antara) – I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung field or known as Puputan square in Bali ...

WCF 2016 commences with visit to Subak

The World Cultural Forum 2016 (WCF 2016), held in Nusa Dua, Bali, commenced on Oct. 10, with participants visiting the ...

World Culture Forum 2016 kicked off with Subak Cultural Visit

- The cultural visit to one of Indonesia's World Heritage Sites, Subak in Jatiluwih, Tabanan, Bali in Oct. 10, marked ...

Arafah, where muslims go to answer Prophet Ibrahim`s call

Over 2 million Muslims from all over the world started moving from Mecca towards Arafah on Saturday for Wuquf, which ...

All Indonesian pilgrims arrive in Saudi

All regular Indonesian pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia, as the last flight group SOC 74 from Solo landed at the ...

Fasting can be good for health

Going without food or drink during the holy month of Ramadan is not only good for ones spiritual being, but also has ...