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Ramadan in Indonesia!

Anne-Lise Mty

Hello all,

I hope you're all doing good. I am Anne-Lise from the ż editorial team. To help expats and expats-to-be who might not be acquainted with the month of Ramadan, we have put together a list of does and don'ts.

Of course, we might have missed certain things which might be specific to Indonesia and if anything we have not mentioned comes to your minds, please do not hesitate to reach out and share your experience with us on this thread.

I hope you all have an incredible week-end!

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One thing good about ramadan is the electronic bargains you get

Fred

After Ramadan you can often find good deals on lightly used motorbikes when all the people who bought for the trip home realise they can't keep the payments up.
Happens every year.

Fred

The don'ts are easy

Don't eat in public
Don't drink in public

Fred

All the massage places are closed until next month, even the ones that are massage places, and bars have restricted opening hours.
Most restaurants have curtains up to hide diners from people that are fasting.
Not sure what the state of play is on the island of Bali as the majority there aren't Muslim, so different rules may apply.

Ubudian

“Not sure what the state of play is on the island of Bali as the majority there aren't Muslim, so different rules may apply.”

No “may” about it Fred.

In most parts of Bali, one would never know that it’s Ramadan.

Fred

Ubudian wrote:

In most parts of Bali, one would never know that it’s Ramadan.


I guessed so. It's very probably the same in some other areas, but the vast majority of Indonesia will follow about the same restrictions and behavioural norms.

Fred

One rather nice thing I've seen reports of is people buying food, paying by go-pay, then giving the driver the food for them and their families to break the fast with.
The riders are commonly poorly paid, so that's an especially nice thing to do.