PPLN Beijing Takes Advantage Of Eid Al-Fitr Moments For Socialization Of The 2024 Election

Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia, Djauhari Oratmangun at the Eid al-Fitr gathering at the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing, Saturday, April 22, 2023. (Between / Indonesian Embassy in Beijing)

JAKARTA - The Beijing Foreign Election Committee (PPLN), China took advantage of the momentum of Eid al-Fitr 1444 H on Saturday to socialize registration for the 2024 General Election.

Chairman of PPLN Beijing M Adanan Purba on this occasion appealed to Indonesian citizens (WNI) in China to immediately register so they could exercise their voting rights in the election.

Indonesian Ambassador to China Djauhari Oratmangun held a friendly event with Indonesian citizens at Wisma Duta, the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing.

"For Indonesian students and Indonesian citizens in Beijing, we are all here as families. Let's celebrate today together and hopefully today we can purify us," said Ambassador Djauhari, as reported by Antara.

The joys and joys were held after Eid prayers at the Wisma Duta KBRI Beijing courtyard.

Typical dishes of the archipelago, such as lontong, chicken opor, rendang, empek-empek, and godog vegetables and market snacks are served during the day below 8 degrees Celsius to treat the longing of Indonesian citizens to be traditional culinary.

Chairman of the Committee for Eid al-Fitr at the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing Raden Fitri Saptaji estimates that the number of Indonesian citizens present at the event at Wisma Duta is around 300 people.

For the first time in three years, Eid prayers in China were held without strict anti-pandemic health protocols.

Mosques in China held Eid prayers on Saturday according to the provisions of the Chinese Muslim Association (CIA) that 1 Syawal 1444 H falls on April 22, 2023.