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Prophet Muhammad's Birthday / Maulid Nabi (Tentative) is a statutory national public holiday in Indonesia, observed on the 12th of Rabi' al-Awwal in the Islamic Hijri calendar to mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The date is subject to moon sighting and may shift by one or two days from the tentative date listed, following official Indonesian government confirmation. Indonesia has a particularly rich tradition of Maulid celebrations that weaves Islamic devotion with local cultural expression across the archipelago's diverse communities.

• ✦Maulid Nabi celebrations in Indonesia range from large-scale mosque gatherings featuring readings of the Barzanji (a classical Arabic text praising the Prophet) and communal meals, to uniquely local expressions such as Grebeg Maulud in Yogyakarta and Surakarta — a royal Javanese court ceremony featuring a procession of gunungan (mountains of food and produce) distributed to the public.
• ✦In Banten, West Java, the Maulid Nabi is marked by the distinctive Panjang Jimat tradition, a procession of sacred heirlooms from the Kasepuhan Palace; in Lombok, the Bayan community holds the Lebaran Topat ceremony — demonstrating how Indonesia's Maulid observances reflect the nation's extraordinary cultural diversity within a shared Islamic framework.