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        "id": 1659516,
        "msgid": "preserving-local-culture-through-lebaran-bekasi-1775620391",
        "date": "2026-04-06 20:30:00",
        "title": "Preserving Local Culture Through Lebaran Bekasi",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Acting Regent of Bekasi, Asep Surya Atmaja, has reaffirmed his commitment to safeguarding local culture by organising the 8th Lebaran Bekasi event, emphasising the need to maintain Bekasi's cultural identity amid its multicultural population of 3.4 million from 48 countries. The event promotes traditions like 'nyorog'\u2014visiting elders\u2014and silaturahmi, with plans to allocate routine funding to ensure its annual continuation. This initiative, born from concerns over fading local customs, aims to foster community unity and preserve cultural heritage in the face of modern challenges.",
        "content": "<p>Acting Regent of Bekasi Asep Surya Atmaja has emphasised his\ncommitment to preserving local culture through the organisation of the\n8th Lebaran Bekasi at Saung Jajaka, Kampung Gabus, Desa Srijaya,\nKecamatan Tambun Utara, last weekend or Saturday (4\/4). Asep stated that\nBekasi, as a multicultural area with a diverse population from various\ncountries, must still maintain its cultural identity. \u201cBekasi is\nmulticultural, with migrants from around 48 countries and a population\nof 3.4 million people. But our culture must not disappear. Lebaran\nBekasi is a culture that must be maintained and preserved,\u201d said the\nActing Regent in his statement quoted on Monday (6\/4). According to him,\ntraditions such as \u2018nyorog\u2019 or visiting elders are important values that\nmust be passed down from generation to generation so as not to be eroded\nby the passage of time. As a sign of seriousness, the Bekasi Regency\nGovernment plans to allocate routine funding for the Lebaran Bekasi\nactivities so that they can continue to be held every year. \u201cIn the\nfuture, we will budget it routinely, because this is part of the culture\nthat we must maintain so that it does not disappear,\u201d he stressed. In\naddition, he also outlined several strategic steps being implemented,\nfrom improving the licensing system, organising spillover markets, to\nenhancing regional financial transparency. He emphasised the importance\nof collaboration among all parties in developing the region. \u201cI am not\nSuperman, but we must become a superteam. All elements must be involved\nin building Bekasi,\u201d he said. Meanwhile, Lebaran Bekasi Committee\nChairman Damin Sada explained that the event has been running for eight\nyears and originated from concerns about the fading of local culture.\n\u201cThis started from concerns so that Bekasi\u2019s customs and culture do not\ndisappear. Lebaran Bekasi becomes a forum for silaturahmi, both among\nfamilies, neighbours, and the wider community,\u201d said the man who is also\nChairman of Jajaka Nusantara. He assessed that the tradition of direct\nsilaturahmi has irreplaceable value amid current technological\ndevelopments. \u201cIf the culture disappears, then what is our identity as\nBekasi people? Therefore, it must continue to be promoted so that it\nremains alive,\u201d he stressed. Damin also welcomed the local government\u2019s\nplan to budget for the Lebaran Bekasi activities routinely. According to\nhim, that support is very important for the sustainability of cultural\npreservation. \u201cIf from the beginning it was our hope to have budget\nsupport. The important thing is that this activity continues to run and\ngets better in the future,\u201d he added. He also invited all elements of\nsociety to maintain unity and strengthen togetherness amid various\nchallenges faced. \u201cWe must unite, not divide. With silaturahmi like\nthis, the relationship between the community and leaders can become even\ncloser,\u201d said Damin.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/preserving-local-culture-through-lebaran-bekasi-1775620391",
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