Indonesia Public Holiday

Indonesia Travel Deal | Indonesia Public Holiday - If you want to have travel time to Indonesia you should have any information about Indonesia, such as public holidays. Now let we take a note on these 2012 public holidays.

For this 2012, Indonesia will have 14 public holidays surely with more public holidays for islamic festival (as the majority population). Beside that Indonesia also have Buddhist festival and both of them are timed according to local sightings of various moon phases.

Now here the 2012 Public Holidays :

    New Year's Day, 1 January

As on the Gregorian calendar, January 1st as a time to celebrate new year.

    Chinese Lunar New Year, 23 January

You can also called as Imlek day. Surely Indonesia will have it, especially Singkawang in Kalimantan, Sukabumi, Semarang, and others celebrate this Imlek Day.

    The Birth of Prophet Muhammad SAW, 5 February

As the day to commemorates the birthday of the prophet Muhammad.

    Day of Silence (Nyepi), 23 March

As the religious day for Balinese Hindus, they will have the silence day from 6 a.m till 6 a.m the next morning. So it will complete so silence in Bali and no activities in the beach.

    Good Friday, 6 April

Another name of Holy or Black Friday, especially for Christian which dominated regions such as in , Toba,  Manado, Ambon and Flores. You can find great commemoration at Larantuka Flores, locally known as Semana Santa.

    Vesak Day, 6 May

Vesak is an annual holiday celebrated traditionally by practicing Buddhists in Indonesia. Then it will focused at Borobudur and Mendut temple.

    The Ascension of Jesus Christ, 17 May

The Ascension of Jesus as on the New Testamentin the presence of eleven of his apostles, occurring 40 days after Easter day.

    The Ascension of Prophet Muhammad SAW, 17 June

Or Isra and Mi'raj are the two parts of a Night Journey according to Islamic tradition. Commemorated every 27 Rajab according to the Islamic Calendar.

    Independence Day, 17 August

17 August is celebrated across the country, it will filled with numerous vibrant festivities from small-remote villages to all major cities.

    Eid ul Fitr, 19-20 August             

Eid ul-Fitr (Id-ul-Fitr), is the biggest and most important Muslim holiday that celebrates as the completion of Ramadhan. You will find great traffic jam in this period.

    Eid-al-Adha, 26 October            

Eid al-Adha "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is a Muslim Holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide.

    Muharram, 15

November         

Another Islamic celebration, The Islamic New Year is a cultural event for Muslims.

    Christmas, 25 December           

Christmas is a national holiday for Christmas in Indonesia.