The night of the lamp or Tumbilotohe is a tradition that always does the Gorontalo community in welcoming the Lailatulkadar night on the third day ahead of the Edulfitri highway.
Tradition is characterized by the ignition of oil lamps hung in the ark (small branch made of bamboo and janur yellow) by the head of the area is aligned by the sound of the stability of the gendang by the trimming of the customs right after the time is unsatisfactory. Each home page, mosques, offices to streets so bright flagng by oil light by using a bottle or torch.
Tumbilotohe’s tradition has lasted since the XV century, which was intended to facilitate the citizens who want to give zakat fitrah at night by giving lighting while driving the human heart.
A bocah moisturizes the trade of oil lamps made from the used bottles in Gorontalo.
The people hold bottle lights in the location of Tumbilotohe, Lamahu Village, Bone Ballngo Regency, Gorontalo.
According to the Head of the Cant Limboto or Bate Lo Limutu, Darisman Katili, the true Tumbilotohe is closely related to four elements in the world, namely fire, soil, water and wind. Because of the tradition since the first time using the lamp from the damar sap as well as soil oil lamps and coconut oil hung on the ark.
Over the time of walking, a number of Gorontalo communities in various districts and cities in the area began to celebrate Tumbilotohe by igniting decorative power lights so that it is more likely to add an atmosphere. Not only on the home page, the streets in Gorontalo are insoleched with a variety of colors of decorative lights.
Despite the emergence of problems about the use of electrical lights because it can lighten the tradition of oil lamps, but eventually the community used both types of lamps to be combined into interesting attractions many visitors from various regions.
The Old Man of the Limboto, Darisman Katili holds the obor of the bow light lit in the ark in Gorontalo.
The oil lamp hung on the bowel ark is lit by the head of the area circulated by the trimming of the custom at Gorontalo.
Even now in a number of regions used as a special location of light tours with an interesting vista of decorative lights to be photographed for visitors.
All it was done to adjust the development of the era so that the Tumbilotohe tradition has become the Gorontalo icon remains interesting and become the pride of his society.
Photo and Text: Adiwinata Solihin
The combination of oil lamps hung on bamboo arrangements and electrical lamps formed resemble mosque domes in your Content, Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo.
Warga visited the location of Tumbilotohe in Tapa, Bone Ballngo, Gorontalo.
Three girls visit the location of Tumbilotohe in Tapa, Bone Ballngo, Gorontalo.
A number of visitors see the disposal of bottle lamps lit in Tumbilotohe celebrations in Taman Menara Pakaya, Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo.
Warga photographed in the run of thousands of oil lights on Tumbilotohe celebrations in Taman Menara Pakaya, Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo.
Warga photographed in the run of thousands of oil lights and replica boat screens on Tumbilotohe celebrations in Tabongo, Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo.
Warga photographed at the location of Tumbilotohe, Gorontalo.
Warga visited the Tumbilotohe location at Karin, Bone Ballngo Regency, Gorontalo.
Arcus decorated with electric lights combined with thousands of bottles lights in Tabongo, Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo.
Warga photographed at the location of Tumbilotohe, Lamahu Village, Bone Ballngo Regency, Gorontalo.
