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Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin said based on its calculation, his organization believed that the date for Idul Fitri falls on Friday.

The government will decide Thursday evening whether Idul Fitri will be celebrated on Friday or Saturday.

“The government should not make a stand on the Idul Fitri day as it conveys a message that the government does not protect all Muslims in the country,” Din was quoted by Metro TV as saying.

In Depok, some 30 kilometers south of Jakarta, Muhammadiyah followers have prepared Idul Fitri prayer in 25 locations including in At-Taubah Mosque, East Depok and in a mosque at Juanda Street, Antara reported.

In Riau islands, Muhammadiyah will center the Idul Fitri prayer in five locations including in Batam’s Tumenggung Abdul parking lot, Nurul Ihsan Mosque (Karimun), and At Taqwa Mosque (Tanjung Pinang).

Officials said the pair would hold the open house events after performing Idul Fitri prayer at Jakarta’s Istiqlal Grand Mosque in the morning.

President Yudhoyono will hold the open house for the public from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the State Palace, Central Jakarta.

The visitors, however, are not allowed to bring bags, cameras and cellular phones.

Meanwhile, Vice President Jusuf Kalla will hold the open house for cabinet ministers, state officials, ambassadors and corps diplomatic of friendly countries at his residence at Diponegoro Street in Central Jakarta from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., and for the public from 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Kalla will also hold another open house on Haji Bau Street in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar on Monday