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    "data": {
        "id": 1620639,
        "msgid": "traditional-tumplak-wajik-ceremony-at-yogyakarta-palace-marks-the-beginning-of-gerebeg-syawal-1447-h-1773755554",
        "date": "2026-03-17 19:51:36",
        "title": "Traditional Tumplak Wajik Ceremony at Yogyakarta Palace Marks the Beginning of Gerebeg Syawal 1447 H Preparations",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "The Yogyakarta Palace held the traditional Tumplak Wajik ceremony on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, formally marking the commencement of preparations for the Gerebeg Syawal 1447 H celebration. The ceremonial ritual, attended by palace officials and members of the royal family including Princess Mangkubumi, involved ritual blessings and the distribution of boreh to residents. The Gerebeg Syawal is a significant Islamic cultural celebration traditionally held at the Yogyakarta Palace following the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.",
        "content": "<p>The Yogyakarta Palace held the traditional Tumplak Wajik ceremony at\nthe Palace Complex on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, formally marking the start\nof preparations for the Gerebeg Syawal 1447 H celebration. Palace\nretainers distributed boreh (traditional herbal paste) to residents as\npart of the ceremonial proceedings. Princess Mangkubumi, the Yogyakarta\nPalace princess, participated in the traditional adat ceremony alongside\npalace officials and abdi dalem (palace servants). The ritual involved\nprayers and blessings conducted within the Palace Complex. The Tumplak\nWajik ceremony is a long-standing tradition that officially signals the\nbeginning of construction and preparations for the towering gunungan\n(ceremonial pyramid structures) that form the centrepiece of the Gerebeg\nSyawal festival. Gerebeg Syawal is an important annual Islamic cultural\nobservance held at the Yogyakarta Palace, traditionally celebrated in\nthe month of Shawwal following Ramadan, and features elaborate\nceremonial processions and the distribution of blessed rice pyramids to\nthe public.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/traditional-tumplak-wajik-ceremony-at-yogyakarta-palace-marks-the-beginning-of-gerebeg-syawal-1447-h-1773755554",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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