"Dream - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) changed the name of the national holiday Isa Al Masih to Yesus Kristus. This is stated in Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 8 of 2024 regarding Holidays, signed by President Jokowi on January 29, 2024. Based on a copy of the document from the Presidential Secretariat (Keppres) in Jakarta, in letter a of that document, three considerations underlying the decision are mentioned."

The latest nomenclature is included along with 16 series of holidays, including January 1 New Year's Day, 1 Muharram Islamic New Year, Isra Mi'raj of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, Idul Fitri (two days), Idul Adha, Maulid of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, the Holy Day of Nyepi (Saka New Year), Vesak Day, Independence Proclamation on August 17, Pancasila Birth Day on June 1, and International Labor Day on May 1.

"Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs (Wamenag) Saiful Rahmat Dasuki stated that the change of nomenclature from Isa Al Masih to Yesus Kristus for the naming of national holidays is based on the proposal from the Christian and Catholic communities. "This is a proposal from the Christian and Catholic communities to change the nomenclature names to be part of what they believe, that it is the birth of Yesus Kristus, the death of Yesus Kristus, and the ascension of Yesus Kristus," he said."