7 Most Unique Tradition Welcoming Ramadhan In Indonesia

Munggahan

The month of Ramadan in the Hijri year is celebrated by all Muslims in the world with a full Ramadan fasting throughout the day, from sunrise until sunset when.
The obligation to conduct worship Ramadan Fasting is regarded as a sin and to become holy when welcoming back the day of victory or Eid that comes every 1 Shawwal in the calculation of the Hegira.Welcoming the month of Ramadan, each region in the world have their own unique ways. Likewise with in Indonesia, which has some unique customs when welcoming the fasting month.
Let us refer 7 Most Unique Tradition Welcoming Ramadhan In Indonesia:
1. Munggahan (West Java)
This unique tradition is usually conducted in West Java and held the day before the month of fasting. On this day, the whole family would gather together, eat together, worship together dll.bahkan the homecoming was almost always return home to celebrate the tradition Mungguhan at home.
Not only gathered, when mungguhan done silahturrahmi event, until the Tarawih prayers together and will be the first fasting together. The relatives would congratulate each other with a sense of the familiar fast and emotion.
2. Nyorog (Betawi)
Nyorog performed by Betawi people in order to maintain and strengthen mutual silahturrahmi. On this tradition, the citizens will be exchanged gifts good food and so forth. Mainly done to the older.
3. Padusan (Java)
One of the other unique tradition is padusan held by Javanese. Here residents flocked usually go to Mumbul or springs to bathe together. Usually these traditions have sprung from one week before Ramadan.
4. Dandangan (Kudus, Central Java)
Now the tradition is more similar to a night market where many sellers of various needs of the fast, and usually also held events such as competitions drum and so forth.
Dandangan location centered in the Ghost Tower extends into the surrounding streets to the east until the intersection Pekojan and to the west up Market Jember (Holy street Jepara).
5. Dugderan (Semarang, Central Java)
One more unique tradition came from Central Java. In Simpang Lima, Semarang each before the month of Ramadan will be held folk festival with a variety of colorful fireworks.
6. Line Runway (Kuantan Singingi, Riau)
Events Spur Line is a rowing race is held until a day before the month of Ramadan. After that it will be closed with a purification ceremony called Balimau Kasai.
7. Meugang (NAD)
This event is usually held one or two days before the month of fasting in which people would slaughter cattle and eat together while bersilahturahmi.
Source: http://kumpulan-berita-unik.blogspot.com/2014/06/tradisi-paling-unik-menyambut-bulan-ramadhan-di-indonesia.html#ixzz3dnAFtSBj