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View all search resultsMud soccer commemorates Independence Day
The goalkeeper tries to save his side. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
A player celebrates his success in scoring. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
Two players watch a penalty shootout. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
A player with his face covered in mud drinks a glass of water. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
Players happily pose for a photo after the end of the match. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
A player cleans mud from his face. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
Boy T Harjanto
Two groups of young men were ready to compete in a mud soccer match at Karangmlongko village, Ngaglik district, Sleman regency, Yogyakarta.
The match in the village was not the only one. There were other villages holding different competitions to commemorate Indonesia’s Independence Day, which falls on Aug. 17. The matches – mostly for fun and not real competition – ran for about a week.
On the eve of Independence Day, most people held tirakatan (a tradition to express people’s gratitude to God) before holding a flag-hoisting ceremony the next morning. [yan]
