'Idul Fitri holiday is a time to rest'

For many, Idul Fitri is a time to ask for forgiveness from family, friends and colleagues. For others, particularly children, it is a time to receive new clothes, pocket money and to feast on traditional dishes. The Jakarta Post asked some residents about what the holiday means to them.

Niken Widya Yunita, 22, is a Detik.com reporter. She lives with her family in Cimanggis, East Jakarta:

Nothing is special about Idul Fitri for me. I do not take part in the tradition of mudik (returning to one's hometown), since most of my family as well as relatives live here.

I will spend my holidays taking a rest at home after very tiring and hectic work days. Of course, I will visit my friends and relatives to celebrate Idul Fitri with them.

Kisyanto, 47, is a taxi driver who lives with his family in Bekasi:

Idul Fitri is the time to go see my parents in my village in Central Java.

They are very old now, and often miss their children. But as all of us are here in Jakarta, we cannot leave our jobs at any time just to return home to visit our parents.

Hatta, 29, is a filmmaker who lives in a boarding house in South Jakarta:

This Idul Fitri is more special to me than those before, because I'm going home to see my mother in Magelang, Central Java. It's been almost a year since the last time I saw her.

This year has given me a little extra cash so I plan to buy my mother a washing machine, as I have planned for a long time. I will take her to a store in Magelang so she can pick it out.

I've never given anything special to my mother before. I think I will spend more than a week at home. -- The Jakarta Post