First Day of Eid, People Pack Jeruk Purut TPU for Grave Visit

On the first day of Eid al-Fitr 1443 Hijri, people take turns visiting the graves of their loved ones at Jeruk Purut Public Cemetery (TPU), Cilandak Timur, South Jakarta.

It is surely different compared to last year where the cemetery was closed for grave visit on Eid al-Fitr

Based on beritajakarta.id observation, people were seen conducting graves visit to the Jeruk Purut Public Cemetery from morning to late afternoon on Monday (5/2).

Jeruk Purut Public Cemetery Caretaker Eman said the number of people visiting the graves is usually higher on the second day of Eid because most people visited their relatives on the first day of Eid.

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"It is surely different compared to last year where the cemetery was closed for the grave visits on Eid al-Fitr," he mentioned.

According to him, many people came to the cemetery for the grave visit a week before Eid.

"People who visit the graves on Eid are mostly from outside of Jakarta. While Betawian people who live around Cilandak usually make a grave visit on the second day of Eid," said the man who worked as a cemetery caretaker for 18 years.