Xmas is a national holiday in Indonesia. Protestantism and Catholicism
are two of the six recognized religions here. We meet lots of native
Christians, almost entirely from other islands, largely those to the
east of here like Flores. And of course the tourist expat world that we
live on the edge of is full of Xmas trees and songs - not as much as in
Japan though where it's entirely a commercial event associated with
eating cake. Our gardener came today and I told him to come next
Wednesday. He's a very simple guy, a local Hindu, but he immediately
pointed out that next Wednesday is Christmas.
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