The Indonesian Flower War Association Will Decorate 14 Churches With Janur And Palem Leaves

The DPP of the Indonesian Flower Warga Association carried out community service activities at the end of March by doing decorations at a number of Catholic churches. (photo: dock. special)

JAKARTA - The Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Flower Warga Association will carry out community service activities at the end of March by doing decorations at a number of Catholic churches in Jakarta.

"This is a form of religious tolerance at the Catholic religious ceremony, namely Palm Sunday by making a structure at the altar and ambo on Palm Sunday," said Chairman of the IPBI DPP, Lucia Raras Purwaningrum, Sunday, March 25.

He added that the community service activities carried out by the IPBI DPP were a form of religious tolerance and a religious ceremony in Indonesia.

"In this activity, IPBI uses elements of Indonesian culture, namely woven leaves and palm leaves which are coupled in such a way as flowers, thus adding to the beauty and coolness of the Palm Sunday Ekaristi Celebration," said Raras Purwaningrum.

Para perangkakai, katanya, melibatkan para disainer flora dan pembrikan janur dari Jakarta, Bali, Yogyakarta dan Jawa Tengah.

Palm Sunday, is the beginning of the Holy Week, where one of the hallmarks of Palm Sunday is palm leaves or palm leaves. The decoration churches around the altar are made all palm leaves, even though there are elements of the leaves.

According to the plan for March 30 - 31, the workers will start consuming leaves and palms so that later they can be installed in 14 churches in Jakarta, in early April 2023.

The churches in Jakarta to be decorated include the Cathedral Church, the Wisma Samadi Auditorium, the Saint Thomas Rasul Church, the St Yakobus Church, the St Stefanus Church, the Maria Mother Church, the Maria Immaculata Church, the Santo Gabriel Church, the Santo Lukas Church, the Regina Caeli Church, GKI Citra 1.

Meanwhile, there will be two churches in Tangerang decorated with the Indonesian Flower Warga Association, namely the St Barnabas Church and the Santa Maria Regina Church.