slametan
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thumb|A slamatan in a mosque in Java during the Dutch East Indies|colonial era.
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- Procedure
- Timing and characteristics
- Life cycle events
- Islamic feasts
- Community feasts
- Personal feasts
- References
- Notes
- Further reading
thumb|A slamatan in a mosque in Java during the Dutch East Indies|colonial era.
The slametan (or selametan, slamatan, and selamatan) is the communal feast from Java, symbolizing the social unity of those participating in it. Clifford Geertz considered it the core ritual in Javanese religion, in particular the abangan variant. The feast is common among the closely related Javanese, Sundanese and Madurese people.
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