Mudik (sometimes also known as pulang kampung) is an Indonesian term for the activity where migrants or migrant workers return to their ... (a) or village during or before major holidays, especially Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr). Mudik stands for Mulih Dilik (lit. 'Coming Home') which comes ...(b) the Javanese language. Although the mudik homecoming travel before Lebaran takes place in most Indonesian urban centers, the highlight is on the nation's largest urban agglomeration; Greater Jakarta, as millions of Jakartans exit the city by various means of transportation, overwhelming train stations and airports and also clogging highways, especially the Trans-Java toll road and Java's Northern Coast Road. The primary motivation of this homecoming tradition is to ...(c) one's family, especially parents. However, people might seek to come to their hometown during this period to attend a rare opportunity: a gathering of members of the extended family, the seldom seen relatives that are normally scattered in other cities, other provinces or even overseas. Mudik for Eid al-Fitr, or its similar traditions, exists in countries with Muslim...(d), such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan. Other similar annual homecoming traditions are also observable in various parts of the world, including Chinese New Year in China and Chinese overseas, Thai Songkran, Christmas in Europe, Divali in India and Thanksgiving in America, where family members are expected come home ...(e) these specific holiday​