ABOUT WESTERN TRADITION

Participants guess as Ratu Kalinyamatan rose the Kencana Train when proceeding with Western traditions in Kalinyamatan, Jepara, Central Java, Saturday (20/5) night. In addition to welcoming the month of Ramadan, arak-arakan tradition held a day before the night Nisyfu Sya'ban as a symbolization of the murder event of Sultan Hadirin, the husband of Ratu Kalinyamatan by Arya Penangsang whose genazah was taken home with the warriors and tigers. ANTARA PHOTO/Yusuf Nugroho/ama/16.