(28 Feb 2025)
INDONESIA RAMADAN PREPARATIONS
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Tangerang, Baten Province, Indonesia – 27 February 2025
1. Various of men, women and children gathering on the side of the road in the Tangerang village
2. A man lighting torches
3. Man distributing torches to the crowd
4. Tilt up of drum being beaten
5. Reverse shot of drum being beaten to Barongsai
6. Mid of Barongsai dance
7. Various of Samsul Anwar, his wife, Rekanita Amelia Yusuf, and their 8-year-old adopted son Argha Al Khawarizmi walking along the alley to join
8. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): Samsul Anwar, villager
“Every year we welcome Ramadan with a tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation, as you can see the lion dance also joins in this celebration showing the unity and religious tolerance between Muslims and Chinese people."
9. Mid of torches burning
10. Wide of women holding torches
11. Wide of musicians leading the torch parade as they play trumpets
12. Tilt up of women walking while carrying torches
13. Tilt up from a woman beating the rebana to the torch parade
14. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): Asjani, Head of neighbourhood:
"This year the enthusiasm of the residents is extraordinary in participating in the celebration compared to last year it’s not that they don’t want to join, but their increasingly busy lives and works prevent them from doing so."
15. Various of a line of traffic as cars are stopped while the torch parade passes by
16. Wide of parade participants walking by
17. Mid of woman taking photos of the parade from the side of the road
18. Various of Barongsai and Lion dance in the parade passing by
19. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): Marsya Aulia, college student:
“We are certainly very happy to celebrate Ramadan again this year with an even better celebration.”
20. Various of Lion dance performing
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, is welcoming Ramadan with vibrant traditions.
From torchlight parades to music and dance, communities have come together to mark the start of the holy month.
STORYLINE:
Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country and the largest archipelago, welcomes Ramadan with a variety of traditions.
From torchlight parades to cleaning relatives’ graves and sharing meals with family and friends, each region has its own way of marking the start of the Islamic holy month.
In Tangerang, a city just outside the capital Jakarta, hundreds of men, women, and children gather along the side of the road on Wednesday evening.
They prepare to take part in Tarhib Ramadan, a traditional event held annually to welcome the fasting month.
A man lights torches one by one, their flames illuminating the night. Another distributes them to participants.
The steady beat of a drum echoes through the streets as musicians prepare for the procession.
The rhythmic pounding is soon joined by the bright sounds of trumpets and the rebana, an Arabic handheld percussion instrument.
The parade begins.
People walk together through the narrow, crowded streets of the densely populated neighbourhood, carrying torches and singing Islamic songs.
Among them is Samsul Anwar, villager who is walking alongside his wife, Rekanita Amelia Yusuf, and their eight-year-old adopted son, Argha Al Khawarizmi.
The Chinese Indonesian community also joins in.
Torches burn brightly as the procession continues.
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