Muslims in Indonesia celebrate Ramadan amid soaring prices

Published March 21, 2023 10:54 PM

By NINIEK KARMINI
Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Millions of Muslims in Indonesia are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan that’s set to begin Thursday. Many are also grappling with soaring food prices as a result of supply disruptions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From colorful torchlight street parades to cleaning relatives’ graves and sharing meals with family and friends, every region in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country and the largest archipelago has its own way to mark the start of Ramadan. The religious affairs minister announced Ramadan will begin on Thursday after the sighting of the crescent moon was confirmed by Islamic astronomy observers teams from several regions.

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