Urab is an often-overlooked Javanese salad made from steamed vegetables tossed with a fragrant, seasoned coconut dressing. Light yet deeply flavorful, the dish highlights balance, freshness, and ...

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CENTRAL JAVA, Indonesia (RNS) — Every year as Ramadan approaches, those who live on the slopes of Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu honor the dead in a deeply rooted Javanese tradition called Nyadran, ...

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Dedicated to preserving the essence of Javanese marriage customs, a “mak andam” (bridal make-up artist) from Indonesia embarked on a journey of over 1,500km from Ponorogo, East Java, to Johor to share ...

THE MORNING sun was fierce but the crowd pressed against the gates of the palace did not seem to mind. They were eagerly waiting for the ceremony to start. Three times a year, the sultan of Yogyakarta ...

According to legend, when a plague came to the city of Yogyakarta, the sultan ordered his citizens to cook sayur lodeh and stay home for 49 days. And the plague ended. According to legend, when the ...