Hundreds of Indonesian people gathered together at a park in Jakarta on August 17, to celebrate their Independence Day with a greasy pole contest known as ‘Panjat Pinang.’

The object of the game is to ascend the slippery pole to reach prizes that hang from the top. Wednesday’s event was the largest celebration of its kind in Indonesia since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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