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26th July 2023 | Posted by ZZ Tigers

A tradition from  :

Sekayu, Musi Banyuasin

 

            As we know if Musi Banyuasin region drained by two rivers which are Musi river and  Batanghari Leko river. Now, I am going to tell a tradition that has corelation with river. Actually, this is an unique tradition that comes from my region Sekayu, named mandi bongen. It comes from 2 words in Sekayunesse language, �mandi� or take a bath (in English) and �bongen� or river�s sand which appears on the surface as the waters receded due to drought. This tradition always happens in dry season (around April � November), when the rain is very seldom to see. This condition makes water in Musi river is going to withdraw/decrease, meanwhile the sand in Musi river come up.

            A long dry season in Musi Banyuasin (Muba) exploited the people who live around the Musi River�s flow to perform this annual tradition. By this condition, Musi river looks like at the beach and it is the best time for �Mandi Bongen�. Every afternoon, people go to the Musi to play with the sand and take a bath with the sand too. I think it just like a recreation at the beach, because we can play volley beach, swim, make a castle from the sand or even play banana boat or jetski if it is possible, and it is more fun because it happens when holiday time.