Indramayu as a city of culture has many cultural traditions, which is one of the destinations that we must visit in traveling. Here I will describe some of the cultures and arts owned by Indramayu.Â
Mapag Sri -- Show of leather puppet art
Mapag Sri is a ceremony that is carried out with the aim to express gratitude to the creator for the arrival of the harvest period, by performing the puppet art performance a day overnight with a special play and usually held in the village hall.
Technically, Mapag Sri is not done every year even though the harvest period is carried out. This happens due to safety factors, and bad crop yields so that this ceremony cannot be carried out.
When looking at the sequences of ceremonies in agricultural circles, the ceremony was originally actually The Alms of the Earth, then attended by the Baritan ceremony, and then the last ceremony mapag Sri. The committee for the Mapag Sri ceremony is usually formed at the time of the dissolution of the Baritan ceremony committee. It could also be that the committee of The Baritan Ceremony was reaffirmed to be the committee of the Mapag Sri ceremony.
What is a baritan ceremony?
Baritan ceremony is a ceremony that is held to reject the plague. The word baritan probably comes from the Sundanese language which means "time before magrib". The ceremony is to contain prayers together with participating in bringing rice food in the form of cones.
Nadran -- The tradition of fishermen for gratitude for fishing
Nadran is a reflection of a human relationship with the creator by expressing the sukur taste of fish catches and expecting to increase yields in the future and be kept away from disasters and dangers in making a living at sea. Generally nadran is held between October to December in the areas of Eretan Beach, Dadap, Karangsong, Limbangan, Glayem, Bugel and Ujung Gebang.
Nadran is actually a tradition of acculturation of Islamic and Hindu cultures that is passed down through generations. The word nadran itself, according to some people, comes from the word votive which has meaning in Islam: fulfilling promises.
The essence of nadran ceremony is to offer offering offerings (which are rituals in Hinduism to honor the spirits of their ancestors) to the ruler of the sea to be given the overflow of sea products, as well as a ritual of rejecting reinforcement (salvation).
