Indonesians all set to celebrate Eid Al-Adha

By Ainur Rohmah

YOGYAkARTA, Indonesia (AA) - Indonesians are preparing to welcome Eid al-Adha on Friday by flocking to markets to procure cattle, or by packing their bags and making the often long and arduous journey home.

Ahmad Ansori, a 20-year-old university student, told Anadolu Agency on Thursday that he will travel about six hours from a station in Yogyakarta City to the second biggest city of Surabaya.

"It's kind of a habit to go back to the place of origin when it's a holiday. If I don’t go home, my mother will be sad," he said.

At the same time, thousands of people were crowding train stations, bus terminals and airports in an effort to celebrate Eid with their families.

More than 50,000 police officers are being deployed across the country to secure the flow of traffic and to avoid any untoward incident in the world's most populous Muslim nation.