Indonesians celebrating Eid al-Fitr holiday in Kelimutu National Park, Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia

On Flores island, we visited popular Kelimutu National Park on Monday, April 24, 2023, one of the Muslim Eid holidays, granting leaves for public servants. After the month of Ramadan is Eid al-Fitr week—“Holiday of Breaking the Fast”—when public servants take leave. Flores has 1.5 million people—60% Roman Catholic and 40% Muslim. While Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country and is 86% Muslim, Flores island is predominantly Catholic due to its colonization by Portugal in the east and its early 1900s support by the Dutch in the west.

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On Flores island, we visited popular Kelimutu National Park on Monday, April 24, 2023, one of the Muslim Eid holidays, granting leaves for public servants. After the month of Ramadan is Eid al-Fitr week—“Holiday of Breaking the Fast”—when public servants take leave. Flores has 1.5 million people—60% Roman Catholic and 40% Muslim. While Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country and is 86% Muslim, Flores island is predominantly Catholic due to its colonization by Portugal in the east and its early 1900s support by the Dutch in the west.