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JAVANESE ETHNIC OF INDONESIA #44248219
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People are scrambling for a mount of rice cracker on Gunungan Ritual in Solo, Java, Indonesia. Javanese are an ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Java. At approximately 100 million people (as of 2011), they form the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. . The Javanese language belongs to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family. Islam is the predominant religion, though Hindu traditions of an earlier era are still evident in many areas, and relatively few Javanese strictly observe Muslim precepts. Belief in assorted local spirits is widespread.
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