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        "id": 1809689,
        "msgid": "note-this-the-remaining-long-weekend-holidays-in-2026-1781769197",
        "date": "2026-06-18 14:09:57",
        "title": "Note This! The Remaining Long Weekend Holidays in 2026",
        "author": "Qommarria Rostanti",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesian residents face a scarcity of long weekends in the second half of 2026, with only two extended breaks remaining. The limited holidays have sparked discussion on social media, with some lamenting the lean period while others note it is time to refocus on work ahead of Ramadan in early 2027.",
        "content": "<p>The public needs to prepare for the scarcity of long holiday moments\nin the second half of 2026. After a May punctuated by several public\nholidays adjacent to weekends, the opportunity to enjoy a long weekend\nis now increasingly limited.<\/p>\n<p>Entering the middle and end of the year, the number of remaining long\nweekends can be counted on one hand. There are at least only two more\nlong weekend moments for the public.<\/p>\n<p>First, 17 August 2026, which falls on a Monday. This moment allows\nthe public to enjoy a three-day long weekend from Saturday, Sunday, and\nMonday. The second will arrive at the end of 2026. The government has\nset a collective leave day for Christmas on Thursday (24\/12\/2026),\nfollowed by the Christmas holiday on Friday. This allows the public to\nenjoy a four-day long weekend from Thursday to Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, here are the remaining public holidays the public\ncan still enjoy until the end of 2026, based on the Joint Decree of the\nMinister of Religious Affairs, the Minister of Manpower, and the\nMinister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform:<\/p>\n<p>1 June (Monday) - Pancasila Day<\/p>\n<p>16 June (Tuesday) - 1 Muharram (Islamic New Year 1448 Hijriah)<\/p>\n<p>17 August (Monday) - Independence Day<\/p>\n<p>25 August (Tuesday) - Prophet Muhammad\u2019s Birthday<\/p>\n<p>25 December (Friday) - Christmas Day<\/p>\n<p>Collective leave 24 December (Thursday) - Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>This situation has been widely discussed by netizens on social media.\nA number of social media users expressed sadness because the coming\nmonths have fewer holidays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c4 months of full work then,\u201d commented a netizen, adding a crying\nemoticon.<\/p>\n<p>However, another netizen said that now is the time to refocus on\nwork. Moreover, according to them, in February 2027 the Muslim community\nwill already be facing the holy month of Ramadan and then Eid\nal-Fitr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe calendar also realises it\u2019s time for you to work hard again,\nbecause February brings fasting and Eid is waiting,\u201d said a netizen in\ntheir Instagram comment, quoted on Thursday (18\/6\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Although long weekend holidays are becoming fewer, the public can\nstill make use of existing holidays to travel and spend time with\nfamily. Without having to travel out of town, various interesting\ndestinations within the city can also be an option to fill the holiday\ntime.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/note-this-the-remaining-long-weekend-holidays-in-2026-1781769197",
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