{"id":3097,"date":"2018-01-04T15:26:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T20:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2018-01-04T15:26:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T20:26:08","slug":"indonesian-holidays-for-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/indonesian\/indonesian-holidays-for-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian Holidays for 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a vast, archipelago nation with many religions, it should come as no surprise that Indonesia celebrates a lot of holidays. Get ready for the year ahead and learn a bit of Indonesian language and culture through the country\u2019s holiday calendar for the upcoming year. Here are the Indonesian holidays for 2018.<\/p>\n

Public Holidays<\/h2>\n
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The Balinese New Year is an important holiday.<\/p><\/div>\n

In addition to the official holidays, Indonesia also has joint holidays that are added on to give extra days off. Known as cuti bersama<\/strong>, these give people long weekends and are meant to encourage domestic tourism. When combined, Indonesians will enjoy a whopping 21 days of holiday in 2018. To put it into perspective, that’s double what Americans will get. Here’s a list of all the official 2018 holidays in Indonesia, with the date, local and English names:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/strong><\/td>\nIndonesian<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 1<\/td>\nTahun Baru<\/td>\nNew Year\u2019s Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 16<\/td>\nTahun Baru Imlek<\/td>\nChinese New Year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 17<\/td>\nHari Raya Nyepi<\/td>\nBalinese New Year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 30<\/td>\nJumat Agung<\/td>\nGood Friday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 14<\/td>\nIsra Mi\u2019raj<\/td>\nAscension of the Prophet\u00a0Muhammad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 1<\/td>\nHari Buruh Internasional<\/td>\nInternational Labor Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 10<\/td>\nKenaikan Yesus Kristus<\/td>\nAscension of Jesus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 29<\/td>\nHari Raya Waisak<\/td>\nVesak Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 1<\/td>\nHari Lahir Pancasila<\/td>\nPancasila Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 15-16<\/td>\nHari Raya Idul Fitri<\/td>\nEid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 17<\/td>\nHari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.<\/td>\nIndependence Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 22<\/td>\nIdul Adha<\/td>\nFeast of Sacrifice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 11<\/td>\nMuharram\/Tahun Baru Islam<\/td>\nIslamic New Year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 20<\/td>\nMaulid Nabi Muhammad<\/td>\nBirth of Muhammad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25<\/td>\nHari Natal<\/td>\n\n

Christmas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

So where do those extra cuti bersama<\/strong> days fall for 2018? There are four extra days split before and after Eid al-Fitr, from June 13-14 and also from June 18-19. There’s also one extra day before Christmas on December 24. The newest Indonesian holiday is Pancasila, which was announced by President Joko Widodo a few years ago<\/a>. Pancasila is the official philosophical foundation of the country, as laid out by the country’s first President, Sukarno.<\/p>\n

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Merdeka Square will be packed on Hari Merdeka.<\/p><\/div>\n

Isn’t it amazing that people in Indonesia get to celebrate four different New Years as well as holidays from three major religions? While Indonesia is often referred to as a “Muslim country,” it’s important to remember that the country does not have an official state religion and that it actually recognizes six.<\/p>\n

For more details on some of Indonesia’s major holidays, check out a few of our past posts:<\/p>\n