A variety of ways carried out by citizens to welcome the coming month of Ramadan, for people in various regions rich with customs of local istiadat and culture, celebration welcomed the coming holy month into unique events. The point of celebration is the order of welcoming the holy month in religious teachings, to add a religious syi’ar.
There are some Islamic traditions in Indonesia in welcome Ramadan, which is by organizing cultural, and pilgrimage or Nyadran to the tomb of local ancestors or large family graves, and set up between citizens by eating together. In the development of the local cultural aquaculture in implementing the ritual, so that there is unique and different traditions in each area.
The Temanggung Jateng color is the Nyadran tradition by carrying Tenong (the tongue is made of bamboo woven) contains a variety of food to their ancestors. In Palembang thousands of citizens do a ‘quibro pilgrim’ to the tomb of Al Habib Ahmad bin Syech Shahab, the figures of Islam spread in Palembang. In Ciamis, Jabar residents in the foot area of Gunung Syawal did a silaturahmi by making rice tumpeng by a lonely of customs, and eaten citizens together (the Nelekan tradition) . The same is also done Banyumanik Semarang who eats together the local produce.
Other ziarah cur, the citizen also held a shared office, in Semarang there is a ‘Dugderan’ tradition, which is about carrying the statue of the imaginary animal Warak Ngendok. The South Sulawesi Bataeng held the performance of Pepeka Pepeka dance on the street, while in some areas made the march according to their creativity, adapted to the atmosphere of Ramadan.
Sementara in Aceh there is a ‘Meugang’ tradition that is the habit of eating beef dishes when gathering families as the main menu of one-month shading. No less interesting is the tradition of Rarakaan in Ciamis Jabar, namely the tradition of walking across bamboo rods above the pool lying struggle reaches heaven.
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A number of people called rice tumpeng in ritual Nelekan to welcome the month of Ramadan in the foot of Mount Syawal, Panjalu, Ciamis, West Java.
Anggota Yayasan Amal Sahabat riding Unta to see Welcome Ramadan during the Free Day of Vehicles on Jalan Slamet Riyadi, Solo, Central Java.
Warga is the market to buy beef at Rp150 perkilogram price at the Meugang H1Ramadan celebration in the traditional meat market Inpres Lhokseumawe, Aceh.
Warga together eats a variety of dishes from earth results in the Sadranan event in Banyumanik, Semarang, Jateng.
The number of people called rice tumpeng in ritual Nelekan to welcome the month of Ramadan in the foot of Mount Syawal, Panjalu, Ciamis, West Java.
Warga eats a variety of cuisines from earth results in the Sadranan event in Banyumanik, Semarang, Jateng.
Warga strives to pass the bamboo bridge above the pool to get prizes in the game of Rarakaan in Dusun Bantarkaler, Darmaraja Village, Ciamis, West Java.
The number of children brought the statue of the Warak imaginary animal when following the Dugderan Cultural Carnival to welcome the holy month of Ramadan, in Semarang, Jateng.
From Pepeka Pepeka's dance when performing rituals in Bantaeng, South Sulawesi.
The pilgrimage of pilgrims conducts the Ziarah Tradition of Makam Ulama auction of Ramadan or commonly known as Kubra pilgrims to the Funkaman Al Habib Ahmad bin Syech Shahab, Gut Duku, 8 Ilir Palembang, Sumsel.
