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President Joko Widodo leads the National Pilgrimage Ceremony to commemorate Heroes' Day 2020, at the Heroes Cemetery Kalibata (TMP), Jakarta, Tuesday.

The ceremony can be witnessed virtually directly through the YouTube account of the Presidential Secretariat. Based on the observation, the Head of State arrived and entered the ceremony venue at TMP Kalibata at around 08.08 WIB accompanied by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Ma'ruf Amin.

The ceremony begins with a tribute to the spirits of the heroes, commemorating the battle of November 10, 1945 in Surabaya, singing a song of silence, laying a wreath by the President as the inspector of the ceremony, then ending with a prayer reading and the final tribute to the spirits of the heroes.

The ceremony lasted solemnly for about 20 minutes and was held with the application of health protocols such as wearing masks and maintaining distance.

After the ceremony, the President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Ma'ruf Amin, followed by high-ranking state officials who were present, the TNI Commander and the National Police Chief sprinkled flowers and prayed for the spirits of heroes, one of which was the late former Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly, Taufiq Kiemas. (Antaranews)