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        "msgid": "mataram-city-government-to-centre-lebaran-topat-celebrations-at-loang-baloq-and-bintaro-1773193980",
        "date": "2026-03-11 08:05:49",
        "title": "Mataram City Government to Centre Lebaran Topat Celebrations at Loang Baloq and Bintaro",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Mataram City Government will centralise the Lebaran Topat celebration\u2014a post-Eid cultural tradition\u2014at two locations: Loang Baloq Park and Bintaro Cemetery, scheduled for the seventh day of Syawal (one week after Eid al-Fitr). Tourism awareness groups and city officials will coordinate cleaning efforts and public safety measures, including encouraging citizens to avoid open-bed vehicles and maintain traffic order during the festivities.",
        "content": "<p>The Mataram City Government will centralise the Lebaran Topat\ncelebration at two locations: Loang Baloq Park in Sekarbela District and\nBintaro Cemetery in Ampenan District. The celebration will take place on\nthe seventh day of Syawal, one week after Eid al-Fitr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe event will be held at Loang Baloq in Sekarbela District and at\nBintaro Cemetery in Ampenan District,\u201d said Cahya Samudra, Head of the\nMataram Tourism Office, on Tuesday 10 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Cahya explained that all community tourism awareness groups\n(pokdarwis) along Mataram\u2019s coastline will be mobilised for cleaning\nefforts. This is because during every Lebaran Topat celebration, Mataram\nresidents and surrounding communities flock to the beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have already advised all the pokdarwis located along the\ncoast\u2014not only those at Loang Baloq and Bintaro, but across all beaches,\nranging from Gading Beach, Sunset Land, to Ampenan,\u201d said Cahya.<\/p>\n<p>Lalu Martawang, Assistant I to the Mataram City Regional Secretariat,\nappealed to residents celebrating Lebaran Topat to refrain from using\nopen-bed vehicles. This appeal is made purely to ensure safety, health,\nand traffic order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCity government teams will remain on standby to conduct monitoring\nand supervision at all gathering points where residents will celebrate\nLebaran Topat,\u201d said Martawang.<\/p>\n<p>As background, the Lebaran Topat celebration will be opened with\ntraditional Sasak songs and distinctive Lombok dances, as well as\nprayers in praise of the Prophet. The peak of the Lebaran Topat\ncelebration is commonly called \u201cKetupat Agung\u201d or the tradition of\ncompeting for a giant rice cake.<\/p>\n<p>All residents attending the celebration will compete to obtain rice\ncakes of various sizes, ranging from small cakes to oversized cakes. The\nrice cakes won by residents during the Lebaran Topat celebration will be\neaten communally in a tradition known as \u201cbegibung\u201d. The rice cakes will\nbe consumed by residents alongside Lombok specialities, including\nchicken curry, egg curry, spiced chicken, grilled meat skewers, and\nmixed vegetable salad.<\/p>",
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