Indonesia Marks 80th Independence Day With Traditional Games Residents in South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, celebrate the country s 80th Independence Day on August 17, 2025, with neighborhood competitions and traditional games. Communities across the nation mark the holiday with sack races, tug of war, and cracker-eating contests, events that become a hallmark of Indonesia s annual independence celebrations since the end of Dutch colonial rule in 1945. Serpong Banten Indonesia