Discovering the Koko'o Tradition: Gorontalo's Unique Custom of Waking Residents for Sahur

Thu, 19 Feb 2026, 15:26 WIB | By Edwin Dwi Putranto | Source: REPUBLIKA | Anthropology

GORONTALO — A number of residents beat bamboo slit drums (kentungan) whilst participating in the koko’o sahur tradition in Gorontalo City, Gorontalo, on Thursday (19/2/2026).

The Koko’o tradition is one of the distinctive cultural practices of the community in Gorontalo City, carried out to wake residents for the pre-dawn meal (sahur) during the fasting month of Ramadan.

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