Today is Wednesday. But for some Indonesians, it's not just any Wednesday — it's a "Pon Wednesday". Pon Wednesday exists in the Javanese calendar and has been picked three times by Indonesian ...

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Thousands of Catholics in Semarang Archdiocese in Central Java began the Month of the Holy Rosary on Oct. 1 with an inculturation liturgy that combined Javanese New Year celebrations with Marian ...

Indonesia’s Culture Ministry is exploring cultural cooperation with Suriname to promote national heritage globally, drawing ...

Indonesia's decadent and unique traditions highlight the cultural and philosophical pillars that define Javanese society. Javanese tradition is deeply rooted in the concept of "Rukun Aga," or "Five ...

IT IS rare to find a working wood-fired stove dating back to 1939, let alone the chance to sample tewol – a traditional Javanese cassava dish often paired with palm sugar – in an authentic village ...

Ong Hari Wahyu, 55, is a noted art director for Indonesian films. However, when he returns to his hometown of Yogyakarta, Ong is respected for his conservation of Javanese art and culture. Despite ...

NO ONE BEATS about the bush quite like the Javanese, an ethnic group from Indonesia’s most populous island. Chronicling their mores in 1960 Clifford Geertz, an American anthropologist, noted that ...

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrive for photographs ahead of a bilateral meeting during the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Sydney on March 17, ...