TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Google Doodle honors 'mudik' season
Today’s Google Doodle features a drawing of people looking ready to go back to their hometowns waiting for the bus, carrying boxes that are most likely gifts for their families in the village.
Change Size
Today’s Google Doodle features a drawing of people looking ready to go back to their hometowns waiting for the bus, carrying boxes that are most likely gifts for their families in the village. (Google/-)
A
mid the traffic jam nightmares, endless delays at the airport and fully-loaded trains and buses that sum up the homecoming situation for most Indonesians over the past few days, Google has come up with a delightful drawing that honors the mudik tradition.
Today’s Google Doodle features a drawing of people looking ready to go back to their hometowns waiting for the bus, carrying boxes that are most likely gifts for their families in the village. If you click on the Google Doodle, it redirects you to a search page filled with YouTube links featuring the video explaining the Doodle.
(Read also: House leaders to spend Idul Fitri in hometowns)
In the video, Google stated: “Coinciding with the end of Ramadhan, mudik sends millions of travelers weaving through the country via car, bus, motorbike and train. Today’s Doodle captures the excitement of this journey and the gifts that are exchanged at the end of the road.”
Approximately 6.7 Jakartans have left the metropolis to go back to their hometowns for the Idul Fitri holiday, leaving the city’s electricity consumption down by a whopping 70%. Meanwhile, airlines are also seeing delays within the past three days due to the spike of traveler numbers in the homecoming season.
