Hundreds Of Residents Of Kampung Bakelir Tangerang Bath Together In The Cisadane River

Tangerang residents perform a ritual of bathing together in the Cisadane River in Tangerang/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

TANGERANG - A resident of Bakelir village, Babakan, Tangerang City welcomed the holy month of Ramadan with a unique tradition. They took a bath together in the Cisadane river despite conditions that looked cloudy or dirty. VOI monitoring, at the location, at 16.45 WIB, hundreds of people were seen from children to the elderly bathing and swimming together in the Cisadane River, Tangerang City. Children to the elderly threw themselves in the river. However, there were also those who chose to be in the riverbanks by carrying a dip and bathing at that location. Nurhayati (56), a Bakelir villager resident, admitted that she had followed this tradition since she was in elementary school. He admitted that he was invited by his parents to follow this joint bathing tradition before the holy month of Ramadan. "Since I was little, I was invited by my parents to take a bath together in this river," said Nurhayati to VOI, Tuesday, March 21.

That said, bathing in the Cisadane River can make you clean and clean yourself. To clean and clean yourself up, before entering the month of Ramadan it is the same to welcome the month of fasting,' he said. When asked about the cloudy water, Nurhayati admitted that she had no problem. Because, after doing the bath together, she will clean up again at her house later. Later weld again at home. So after taking a shower here rinse again. So come here like we're looking for each other," he concluded.