Bamboo cannon
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A bamboo cannon is a type of home-made firecracker which is popular during the Eid season in Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Philippines. This is also cele
Bamboo cannon in West Sumatra, 1947
A boga made of tin cans, with igniter attached
Lebaran
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Lebaran is the Indonesian popular name for two Islamic official holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in Indonesia, and is one of the major national holidays in the country. Lebaran holiday officially
Bamboo cannon
…bamboo is more widely available. In West Kalimantan, the banks of the Kapuas River host Bamboo Cannon Festivals, which are celebrated a week before Idul Fitri. The biggest bamboo cannon in Indonesia broke the records of Indonesian World Record Museum (MURI) in 2007 and again in 2009. Like other fireworks…
Family get together to have lebaran feast; ketupat, sayur lodeh, opor ayam, rendang, sambal goreng ati and emping are usually served next to peanuts and candies.
Eid mass prayer on open field during colonial Dutch East Indies period
Ramadhan bazaar selling various products to celebrate Ramadhan and Lebaran
Lebaran bazaar in Semarang offering food and clothes for lebaran holiday