Welcoming Ramadan, Residents At Mukomuko Bengkulu Bath Balimau In The River

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MUKOMUKO - Thousands of residents of Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu, Saturday afternoon, performed the tradition of bathing "balimau" in the Selagan River. This tradition is routinely held every year in order to celebrate the month of Ramadan.

"There are about thousands of residents filling the Selagan River in Teras Terunjam Village to bathe in 'balimau'. For locals, this tradition must be implemented every year before the month of Ramadan," said Mukomuko DPRD Deputy Chairman II, Nopiyanto, who attended the event. , April 2.

Nopiyanto said residents take a "balimau" bath to purify themselves before entering the month of Ramadan.

According to him, for residents in his province, there is less when they do not implement the tradition of bathing "balimau" by the month of Ramadan.

According to him, it is not only the residents of Desa Terunjam who bathe in "balimau" in the Selagan River. However, there are residents from other villages in Teras Terunjam District.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Office of the Ministry of Religion of Mukomuko Widodo Regency previously invited locals to hold the tradition of "mandi balimau".

"Please, the important thing is not to lead to shirk, as if you don't take a bath, 'balimau' is believed to bring something bad," he said.

Bathing "balimau" is just a tradition to clean oneself before fasting in the month of Ramadan.

"Maybe people used to bathe in the river using lemons or oranges. This year's tradition is the local wisdom of the people in this region," he said.