Throwing a party, sprucing up a neighbourhood, or raising a child for that matter, are the collective responsibility of extended family and neighbours. These men are washing the prayer mats outside their local masjid (mosque).
Re-painting in preparation for Hari Kemerdekaan (Independence Day). In the kampungs (traditional neighbourhoods of close quarters and strong community ties), the locals spruce things up themselves. In the perumahans (bigger houses, higher fences, more privacy, weaker community ties), residents pay a small fee for workmen to do it.
This is the kampung behind our perumahan--we had hoped to live in a kampung but it didn't work out that way. We joined in the festive spirit and tidied up our yard too.
Not just for the big day but for the whole month of August all the streets are adorned with colourful banners and the red and white Indonesian flag is proudly flown in the front yard of every house.
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