Dugderan Festival is celebrated with great pomp and show every year. It is unique to Semarang. Dugderan Festival is organized during the week before the commencement of Ramadan, the month during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. The Muslims sound the big drum and have a fireworks display. These announce the official onset of the Ramadan, the fasting month. But nowadays restrictions have been put on fire works. The devotees generally wait outside the mosque for the official announcement of Ramadan. Vendors put on stalls on the eve of Dugderan Festival in Johar and also near Kauman, the great mosque. You will get a variety of items in these stalls during Dugderan Festival. Different kinds of items made of clay, toys for children and various other commodities hat make he place very colorful. You also get scrumptious and mouth watering Indonesian delicacies in this Dugderan Festival.
The Warak Ngendok is a very popular and typical toy of Dugderan Festival. Warak Ngendok means egg-laying bird. This bird is generally placed on a wooden base with four wheels. Children pull it along on a long rope. This bird has two wings and four legs and is made of cork, cardboard and brightly colored paper. Dugderan Festival attracts lot of visitors. Many people pay a visit to the festival and buy something before Ramadan starts. The curtain for the Dugderan Festival is put down with loud bangs on the big drum. This announces the commencement of Ramadan.
Dugderan Festival is a very colorful and vibrant festival. Local people and children take active participation in this festival. It is worth visiting Semarang during this time. You will really enjoy it.
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jadi ingat Dugder-an th 70an, ikut mremo jualan mainan mobil2an dr kayu .... hehehe .....
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