Keep Xmas feast modest: PGI

Thu, 10 Dec 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) appealed
to all Christians in Indonesia on Wednesday to keep their
Christmas celebration modest as a sign of respect for Moslems who
are observing the Ramadhan fasting month, slated to begin on Dec.
20.

"Please avoid celebrations that would be seen as extravagant,
luxurious and colossal, or gatherings involving many people,
given the current social conditions," PGI chairman Sularso
Sopater and deputy secretary general Weinata Sairin said in a
statement.

Extravagant parties would expose the existing wealth gap in
society and create social envy, they said as reported by Antara.
(emb)

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