INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

(231213) -- INDRAMAYU, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Girls decorated with flowers on their heads participate in a celebration for the traditional Ngarot festival at Lelea village in Indramayu district, West Java, Indonesia, on Dec. 13, 2023. Ngarot is a traditional ceremony in Indramayu of West Java Province held to welcome the rice planting season. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

(231213) -- INDRAMAYU, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl decorated with flowers on her head participates in a celebration for the traditional Ngarot festival at Lelea village in Indramayu district, West Java, Indonesia, on Dec. 13, 2023. Ngarot is a traditional ceremony in Indramayu of West Java Province held to welcome the rice planting season. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

(231213) -- INDRAMAYU, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Girls decorated with flowers on their heads interact with each other before participating in a celebration for the traditional Ngarot festival at Lelea village in Indramayu district, West Java, Indonesia, on Dec. 13, 2023. Ngarot is a traditional ceremony in Indramayu of West Java Province held to welcome the rice planting season. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

(221221) -- INDRAMAYU, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl decorated with flowers on her head participates in a celebration for the traditional Ngarot festival at Lelea village in Indramayu district, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 21, 2022. Ngarot is a traditional ceremony in Indramayu of West Java Province held to welcome the rice planting season. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

(221221) -- INDRAMAYU, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Girls decorated with flowers on their heads participate in a celebration for the traditional Ngarot festival at Lelea village in Indramayu district, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 21, 2022. Ngarot is a traditional ceremony in Indramayu of West Java Province held to welcome the rice planting season. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

(221221) -- INDRAMAYU, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Girls decorated with flowers on their heads participate in a celebration for the traditional Ngarot festival at Lelea village in Indramayu district, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 21, 2022. Ngarot is a traditional ceremony in Indramayu of West Java Province held to welcome the rice planting season. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

(221221) -- INDRAMAYU, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl with flowers on her head prepares for the traditional Ngarot festival at Lelea village in Indramayu district, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 21, 2022. Ngarot is a traditional ceremony in Indramayu of West Java Province held to welcome the rice planting season. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

INDONESIA-INDRAMAYU-NGAROT TRADITION

(221221) -- INDRAMAYU, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl decorated with flowers on her head participates in a celebration for the traditional Ngarot festival at Lelea village in Indramayu district, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 21, 2022. Ngarot is a traditional ceremony in Indramayu of West Java Province held to welcome the rice planting season. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)