‘We all need to make sacrifices’, says Indonesia's president in Idul Fitri greeting

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) and first lady Iriana (right) wish all Indonesians a happy Idul Fitri in a subdued video greeting. (Courtesy of Presidential Press Bureau)

JAKARTA, May 24 (Jakarta Post/ANN) - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and first lady Iriana wished all Indonesians a happy Idul Fitri in a subdued video greeting as the country celebrates the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan differently amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

It is customary for Indonesians to gather with their families in their hometowns for Idul Fitri, in a tradition known as mudik (exodus). This year, however, the government has banned the mudik to curb the spread of COVID-19.