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印尼开斋节：新衣、归乡与椰壳粽的味道

After Ramadan ends, millions of Indonesians travel home on buses, trains, and motorbikes to celebrate Lebaran together.
Children wear crisp new baju koko shirts or kebaya dresses bought weeks earlier at bustling Pasar Klewer.
Families prepare ketupat—rice cakes steamed inside woven palm-leaf pouches—for breakfast and visits.
Elders sit on low rattan chairs receiving respectful salams and offering gentle pats on young heads.
Neighbors exchange plates of opor ayam and colorful dodol sweets wrapped in banana leaves.
Young adults help cook in open kitchens where laughter mixes with the sizzle of fried tempeh.
Mosques fill early with worshippers wearing white garments and carrying prayer mats rolled tightly.
Relatives take group photos in front of decorated gates hung with string lights and jasmine garlands.
Everyone says ‘Mohon maaf lahir dan batin’ sincerely when asking forgiveness for past mistakes.
At dusk, families enjoy grilled satay and sweet tea while watching fireworks bloom above village rooftops.