The Culture of Suroan

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             We know that Java is one of the largest tribes in Indonesia, it has variety of traditions and cultures, it is called Javanese culture. Now days, one of culture which is still harmonize and practice in East Java is Suroan. Suroan is a form of celebration in the month of Ashura or Muharam by holding certain rituals or processes. Do you know how culture happen and what the processes in Suroan are?

Actually, the culture of Suroan based from ancient people who believes this month is sacred, full of berkah and they decided to make celebration and some rituals in the event of Suroan. The Concept of Suroan is beginning from villagers make bubur suro to share with their neighbour in the morning, in the afternoon they take some traditional foods for other villagers that joined carnival. The day after the two events held, it will be held pengajian in the night and closing ceremony of Suroan, it will present a traditional performance that’s called wayang kulit, it is a part from Javanese culture also.

The culture of Suroan is part of Javanese culture that combine with Islamic culture, this culture is an expression of gratitude from villagers to God of all the fortune that they have received all of the time. This culture still exist until now, exactly in the rural area in East Java, East Java has many kind of cultures, so every culture have different meaning and rituals. Thus, the aims of this paper to explain the rituals of Suroan from village Genukwatu, city of Jombang, East Java.

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