Indonesian Lottery For Indonesian Citizens
If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Indonesia, check your country’s eligibility for the Diversity Visa Lottery at the Department of State’s DV Instructions page. Note that the country you select is your current country of residence, not your citizenship or birth place. You may also include “In care of” in the address field if your current residence is not your home country.
The shio is popular among Flores people of all ages, genders and social classes. It features regularly in day-to-day discussions, and some villagers, particularly men, boast about their luck and their skills in picking the numbers. They often interpret dreams and omens as clues to the lottery results, and use charts to discern patterns in numbers. These methods are not new: people in Flores have long spoken of omens, but the shio lottery repositions these experiences as a window into the world of their ancestors.
In rural Flores, the shio is a source of excitement and pride. Villagers spend a significant amount of time and money on the lottery, and they share their winnings – especially if they are men – with friends and family. Even young children make small bets and brag about their successes. But despite the many perks of participating in the shio, it can also be considered an addictive pastime that shapes social life. The shio is linked to daily connections between anonymous places like Singapore and small villages in Flores, and it establishes a form of economic redistribution within villages.