Ngarot -- Traditional ceremonies so that agricultural produce is abundant
Ngarot has been around since the 16th century and until now is still held, especially by the villagers in Lelea District every time before the cultivation of rice fields. The ceremony is held in order to get abundant agricultural products and this traditional ceremony is held every Wednesday, the fourth week of November where the participants are girls with distinctive costumes and floral accessories mounted on the head.
Based on the history book of Lelea Village, Ngarot Tradition intends to gather young people who will be given the task of farming. The point is that the young people will cooperate with each other and gotong royong processing rice fields. Ngarot tradition aims to build healthy association, in order to get to know each other, adjust each other's attitudes, wills, behaviors, which are in accordance with cultural customs.
Ngunjung -- Pilgrimage of sacred tombs
That is, the thanksgiving ceremony held in cemeteries that are considered sacred is usually carried out in the month of syuro and mulud. Ngunjung / Munjung comes from the word kunjung which means visiting the tomb of the ancestors as one of the forms of community gratitude that is accompanied to pray together.
Ngunjung also presents a number of arts such as street puppet skin or puppet people.
Sedekah Bumi -- The farmer's gratitude to God
Sedekah bumi is a ceremony carried out by farmers when going down to work on their rice fields. Usually done at the beginning of the rainy season which is around October to December. This ceremonial procession usually starts from the gathering of the community in a place where prayers are carried out together and after that traditional ceremony is carried out.
If you are traveling to visit Indramayu, in addition to natural tourism you can also see the culture of the culture above, but the culture at a certain time only, record the time and you can watch and learn about the culture of indramayu people, because differences and mutual respect are beautiful.
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