Official Public Holiday
Hari Raya Natal
Hari Raya Natal is listed as a public holiday in Indonesia. English reference name: Christmas Day.
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December 25, 2026
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World Calendar Day
Christmas
The Liberian Christmas is a church day, a family day, and a food day. The church service is at midnight on the 24th, and the singing is in English and the local languages. The Christmas meal includes jollof rice, fried chicken, cassava leaf, potato greens, and sweet potato pie. The children receive gifts, usually clothes and shoes, and the adults exchange visits. The Christmas is not about presents. It is about presence, and the tradition is to visit every relative you have on Christmas Day. The streets of Monrovia are decorated with lights, the churches are full, and the sound of Christmas carols mixes with the sound of Liberian gospel music.
World Calendar Day
Navidad
National holiday. The day after Nochebuena when everyone eats leftovers and recovers. Children play with toys, adults sleep, and the house smells like picana for three more days. This is the quietest day in Bolivia and it is earned.
World Calendar Day
Noel
National holiday. Catholic families attend morning mass, Muslim families visit neighbors, and everyone eats. The riz gras is extra rich, the chicken is extra big, and the children are extra happy. Burkina celebrates together regardless of faith because a holiday is a holiday and food is food.
Regional/Cultural Day
Natal
In the Christian-majority areas of North Sulawesi, Papua, Flores, and parts of Kalimantan, Christmas is celebrated with church services, family gatherings, and the tradition of going from house to house (natar) where each host serves a different dish. In Papua, the Christmas feast includes pork roasted in a traditional earth oven (bakar batu), and the entire village eats together.
Regional/Cultural Day
Natal di Papua
In the highlands of Papua, Christmas means bakar batu: a pit is dug, stones are heated in a fire, and layers of pork, sweet potato, and vegetables are placed between hot stones and covered with leaves. The earth oven cooks for hours, and the entire village gathers around the pit to eat together. The missionary influence is visible in the church, but the feast is indigenous, and the method of cooking predates the church by millennia.
Regional/Cultural Day
Indonesia Careful Commute Day
A day for leaving early, finding the route, watching the platform, and giving everyone a little room.
Regional/Cultural Day
Fresh Bread Smell Day
A day for bakeries, kitchens, markets, ovens, and the aroma that can turn a street corner into a memory.
Regional/Cultural Day
Animals of Saint Barthélemy Day
You find frigatebirds, green sea turtles, and colorful reef fish surrounding Saint Barthélemy. You observe that residents predominantly keep dogs, cats, and tropical fish as pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
