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