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Students told not to celebrate Valentine's Day in Jambi
The Jambi City Education Agency has advised students not to take part in the upcoming Valentine's Day celebration, which falls on Feb
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he Jambi City Education Agency has advised students not to take part in the upcoming Valentine's Day celebration, which falls on Feb. 14.
The office distributed a circular to school principals advising them to caution students against violating "ethical and moral teachings" on Valentine's Day.
"Our circular will also advise the school principles to remind their students not to do anything outside existing norms," Mulyad, an official with the education agency, said Wednesday.
He said that since the majority of persons in Jambi City were Muslims, the students must abide by their religion teaching.
Meanwhile, head of the Jambi Religious Affairs Agency, HM Thaher, said that Valentine's Day was a Western cultural product that should not be followed by Indonesians.
He said the celebration of Valentine's Day could not be fully wiped out, but could hopefully be abandoned in stages over time. (hhr)(++++)
