Each welcomes the celebration of Edul Fitri, always sounds the meriam jewelbit cigarette in Pontianak City. A wide range of sizes and ornaments of ceremonious vinegar vinegar tidy at a number of shade points on the banks of Kapuas river. The harder meriam dentuman made from the londongan wood buys, the kin riuh is low in local people's soak. Hingar bingar’s atmosphere can only be found in Pontianak City, the capital city of the capital city.
The meriam cerbit tradition began since the first time the Pontianak City in October 23, 1771 or 14 Radjab Hijriah. Alkisah a when Sultan Syarif Abdurrachman Alqadrie wanted to build the kingdom, to determine the location of the kingdom, he ordered his guardians to shoot bullets from the cannon twice. Then along the escorts, he invigorated the River to find the fall of two bullets. From the results of the search, Sultan arrived in a place that is now known as Kampung Beting, the area located right at the banks of Kapuas.
But it turns out that there are many children. Because often gets disruption during the process of building mosques and keratons, Sultan Syarif again ordered the escorts to drive them by singing cannons. Starting from this event, then the name of Pontianak was created, Pontianak has the meaning of ‘kuntilanak’.
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Until now, the tradition of singing meriam karbit during Hari Raya Edul Fitri was grouped along the banks of Kapuas River along the opposite position, still continue to be preserved by locals
Photo & narrative : Jessica Wuysang
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