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When the moons align: Lunar New Year, Lent and Ramadan
Academia 3 weeks ago

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When the moons align: Lunar New Year, Lent and Ramadan

Whether it is the 40-day Lenten period of repentance leading to Easter, the month of Ramadan dedicated to the Quran and spiritual growth or the Lunar New Year’s focus on clearing out the old to welcome a fresh start, these traditions share profound themes of inner conversion and social responsibility.
Balancing the blaze at home: Blue in the year of fire horse
Lifestyle 3 weeks ago

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Balancing the blaze at home: Blue in the year of fire horse

With the Lunar New Year overlapping Ramadan, homeowners look to the water element, expressed in shades of blue, to temper heightened fire energy and invite harmony into domestic spaces.
Chinese Muslims navigate identities amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan overlap
Society 3 weeks ago

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Chinese Muslims navigate identities amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan overlap

Amid the rare overlap of Lunar New Year and Ramadan, Chinese Muslims in Indonesia are finding ways to honor both celebrations, respecting family customs and Islamic practices at the same time.
Twenty-five years on
Editorial 1 month ago

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Twenty-five years on

It would probably be good to ask ourselves whether we have practiced what Gus Dur taught the nation, namely the obligation to fight discrimination and to respect human dignity.
Lunar New Year drives corporate decor boom, but retail demand falters
Economy 1 month ago

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Lunar New Year drives corporate decor boom, but retail demand falters

Sellers of nian gao or kue keranjang in Glodok’s Chinatown area as well as parts of West and Central Java reporting softer sales compared to previous years.
Chinese Indonesians enjoy Lunar New Year festivities across country
Archipelago 1 year ago

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Chinese Indonesians enjoy Lunar New Year festivities across country

Over 800 people from different ethnicities and religions gathered at See Hien Kiong Temple after dark to enjoy lion dances, dragon dances, line dances, wushu performances, and violin music.
Imlek 2025: Glodok residents move on from May 1998 riots
Society 1 year ago

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Imlek 2025: Glodok residents move on from May 1998 riots

Residents of Jakarta's Chinatown, now a melting pot of diversity, still recall the mob violence that ripped through the community almost three decades ago and the discriminatory undertones that linger.
Shanghai celebrates Lunar New Year with a dogs' dinner
Food 1 year ago

Shanghai celebrates Lunar New Year with a dogs' dinner

In China, where people are choosing to adopt pets rather than have children, restaurants or online stores have started to offer dinner events and meal sets for cats and dogs, with at least one held a few days early on Saturday.
China new year holiday spending surges past pre-pandemic levels
Economy 2 years ago

China new year holiday spending surges past pre-pandemic levels

China's new year holiday spending last week surged past pre-pandemic levels, official figures showed, a rare bright spot for an economy struggling with sluggish consumption and deflation.
Where to get the most authentic Chinese dishes in Jakarta
Table Setting 2 years ago

Where to get the most authentic Chinese dishes in Jakarta

The 2024 Lunar New Year is around the corner, and there is no better way to celebrate the Year of the Wood Dragon than by enjoying authentic Chinese dishes.
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