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        "id": 1626683,
        "msgid": "welcoming-eid-al-fitr-purwakarta-regency-holds-drum-festival-1773996688",
        "date": "2026-03-20 15:09:00",
        "title": "Welcoming Eid al-Fitr, Purwakarta Regency Holds Drum Festival",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "To welcome Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah, the Purwakarta Regency government in West Java organised a Drum Festival involving 17 sub-districts and 30 regional government organisations at Taman Pasanggrahan Padjadjaran. The event combined traditional drum performances with religious salutations, highlighting the historical role of drums in the spread of Islam by the Wali Songo, and aimed to preserve this cultural heritage for younger generations. Notable participation came from Bungursari sub-district, featuring housewives playing drums, pestles, and other traditional instruments, emphasising community involvement and unique creativity in the competition.",
        "content": "<p>In anticipation of the Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah celebration, the\nPurwakarta Regency government in West Java held a Drum Festival\nparticipated in by 17 sub-districts and 30 Regional Device Organisations\nat Taman Pasanggrahan Padjadjaran on Thursday night (19\/3). This annual\nevent, held at Lapangan Pajajaran in the Purwakarta Regency government\ncomplex, integrated the tradition of drumming with a religious\natmosphere through salutations, differing from previous years which were\ntypically associated with the echoes of takbir on Eid al-Fitr eve. The\nSecretary of the Regency (Sekda) Purwakarta, Sri Jaya Midan, stated that\nin welcoming Eid al-Fitr 1447 H, the Purwakarta Regency Government\norganised the Dulag or Beduk Festival. \u201cThe beduk is part of the history\nof the Wali Songo spreading Islam across the Archipelago. This needs to\nbe preserved, so that our young people know that the beduk represents\nthe history of Islam\u2019s dissemination in the Nusantara,\u201d said Sri Jaya\nMidan. Meanwhile, the Head of Bungursari Sub-district, Wita Gusrianita,\nsaid that her area\u2019s participation featured a unique concept involving\nthe group \u2018The Power of Emak-emak\u2019. \u201cThis is not just an ordinary drum\nfestival. From Bungursari, we bring the power of housewives playing\nvarious traditional musical instruments, from bedug, pestles, to tatalu.\nAll this potential is purely from our community,\u201d said Wita. At one\ncorner of the arena, the performance of the Bungursari housewives became\nthe centre of attention. With full enthusiasm, they beat the drums and\nstruck the pestles in unison, accompanying the salutations being\nchanted. Their movements were simple yet full of energy, creating a warm\nand entertaining atmosphere. Wita Gusrianita explained that the dulag\nparticipants from Bungursari Sub-district were deliberately all from\nhousewives, especially with the collaboration of traditional pestle arts\nthat further strengthened their bid to win the regency-wide dulag\nfestival. In this dulag festival, the judging criteria focused more on\nthe compactness of the performance, harmony, uniqueness, and neatness in\nplaying the bedug combined with other supporting musical\ninstruments.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/welcoming-eid-al-fitr-purwakarta-regency-holds-drum-festival-1773996688",
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