Christmas in Indonesia
christmas indonesia locally known natal portuguese word christmas celebrated various tradition throughout country indonesia approximately million christian protestant roman catholic region christian majority protestant catholic celebrate christmas ceremony local food big city shopping center decorated plastic christmas tree santa claus figure locally known sinterklas derived dutch word sinterklaas many local television channel broadcast christmas musical concert government organizes annual national christmas celebration addition traditional food also unique christmas day food traditional dessert like nastar pineapple tart kastengel dutch word kaasstengel putri salju north jakarta indonesian portuguese descent live mainly kampung tugu christmas mass christian kampung tugu visit cemetery next local church start raborabo tradition raborabo tradition consists playing kroncong music dancing together around village area local sing visit others relative relative visited must later join game chain player form street visit continue arrive last house area papua region christmas mass ritual cooking pork feasting held using barapen grilling stone pork meat cooked hot stone heated using wood instead using match papuan people scrape wood continuously produce heat set fire order prepare barapen papuan men dig hole put hot stone time papuan woman prepare vegetable sweet potato water spinach fern cassava spinach papaya hot stone stacked base hole pork vegetable put hole covered another layer hot stone pork cooked hole half day tradition barapen expression gratitude togetherness sharing love characterised eating pork together negeri naku south leitimur ambon ceremony called cuci negeri cleaning nation ceremony symbolises purification liberation sin local people environment cuci negeri start gathering community function hall clan hold traditional ritual ambonese walk traditional function hallthey sing dance sound tifa traditional music instrument along way woman bring offering like betel areca nut traditional drink called sopi christmas eve celebration maluku church bell ring ship sound siren yogyakarta area christmas celebration marked wayang kulit adaptation nativity scene church mass led priest wear traditional javanese attire wearing beskap blankon speaks local language similar eid alfitr christmas time people visit friend family child may receive money envelope elder prechristmas celebration manado start december regional government officer go christmas safari observe mass different district every day part tradition resident manado join carnival visit clean family graf series christmas celebration finish first week january festival called kunci taon festival carnival across region featuring unique costume christian village bali located southern side island village road decoration called penjor made yellow coconut leaf made christmas symbolise anantaboga dragon christmas celebration draw influence balinese hinduism bali christmas tree made chicken feather unique tree imported european country torajan people celebrate christmas cultural festival called lovely december festival consists dancing culinary celebration cultural carnival bamboo music performance handicraft exhibition festival ended firework lettoan procession held december lettoan ritual pig parade cultural symbol represent three dimension human life three symbol saritatolamban shaped like stair represents prayer hope better life step always go sun represents source life light tabang flower represents success torajan people life batak north sumatera christmas day always followed sacrificing animal local people save money month beforehand buy animal together tradition called marbinda show togetherness mutual cooperation sacrificed animal pig buffalo ox meat shared people participate purchasing animal every year ministry religious affair hold national christmas celebration republic indonesia program started suggestion tiopan bernhard silalahi minister administrative bureaucratic reform sixth development cabinet protestant background president indonesia suharto since time national christmas celebration held almost every year held virtual event due covid pandemic exception canceled condolence victim indian ocean earthquake tsunami canceled condolence victim sunda strait tsunami also planned cancelled delayed last minute condolence victim west java earthquake national christmas celebration held jakarta common used venue jakarta convention center since tradition changed newlyelected president indonesia joko widodo list national christmas celebration host since christianity indonesia medium related christmas indonesia wikimedia common