September 30 flag hoisting at half mast

In front of the office of the Syar'iyah Court of Lhokseumawe, the red and white flags were flying at half-mast. this is in accordance with the instructions that every central and regional office, representative office of the Republic of Indonesia abroad and all components of the Indonesian community on September 30, 2021, to fly the flag at half-mast and on October 1, 2021 at 06.00 local time, the flag to fly at one pole full.

The hoisting of a flag that is flown at half-mast is done as a form of respect, mourning, or calamity.
The tradition of flying the flag at half-mast is known to have been carried out since the 17th century. In those days, if someone died from illness or war, his family would raise the flag.

The flying of the flag at half-mast on September 30 is a commemoration of a heartbreaking event closely related to the September 30, 1965 Movement of the Indonesian Communist Party.
The G30S PKI was a bloody and dark event that was recorded in Indonesian history. The reason is that at that event there were abductions and heinous murders of 7 generals of the Revolution.