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        "id": 1405412,
        "msgid": "minister-shihab-to-attend-waisak-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-04-21 00:00:00",
        "title": "Minister Shihab to attend Waisak",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Minister Shihab to attend Waisak SEMARANG: Minister of Religious Affairs Quraish Shihab will attend the celebration of Buddha's day of enlightenment (Waisak) at the Borobudur temple, Central Java, on May 11, Antara reported yesterday. Vice chairman of the Waisak organizing committee, Sungkono, said here yesterday that at least 10,000 Buddhists from across the country were expected to attend the ceremony, which will start with a procession from Mendut temple to Borobudur.",
        "content": "<p>Minister Shihab to attend Waisak<\/p>\n<p>SEMARANG: Minister of Religious Affairs Quraish Shihab will<br>\nattend the celebration of Buddha&apos;s day of enlightenment<br>\n(Waisak) at the Borobudur temple, Central Java, on May 11, Antara<br>\nreported yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Vice chairman of the Waisak organizing committee, Sungkono,<br>\nsaid here yesterday that at least 10,000 Buddhists from across<br>\nthe country were expected to attend the ceremony, which will<br>\nstart with a procession from Mendut temple to Borobudur.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sungkono, Buddhist priests and followers will<br>\ndraw Waisak water from the Umbul Jrumpit spring in Temanggung<br>\ndistrict on May 9.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, they will take the Waisak fire from the<br>\n&quot;Eternal Fire&quot; in Merapen, Grobogan district.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the celebration, the Buddhist community will<br>\ndistribute basic commodities and medicine among local people<br>\nliving near the temples.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-shihab-to-attend-waisak-1447893297",
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