Here we are, expats in a foreign land, far from home and facing the holiday season. Since not everyone can take a trip home for the holidays, we need to think about how can we celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Years in Indonesia.
Most families follow one of two approaches.
They try, with the available resources, to recreate Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year s celebrations as close as they can to what they experienced back home. Or, they may choose to create new holiday traditions for their families during their stay in Indonesia. Yes, Christmas is celebrated in Indonesia. Caswell's stocks turkey, cranberry sauce and other Christmas goodies, tropical pine trees can be purchased and the expatriate community organizes many holiday activities. We don t have to limit ourselves to customs and traditions from home.