The Tradition of Syawalan in Pekalongan

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Syawalan is the big celebration after Idul Fitri. One term that is very popular in Indonesian society. Syawalan, halal bi halal, friendship, family gatherings, children or breeds, are all very familiar to our ears. These terms are an expression of terms that contain forgiveness, forgive each other with extended family or colleagues.
Tradition of Syawalan in Pekalongan City is routinely held every 8 Syawal or one week after Idul Fitri. This tradition in the Pekalongan City, especially in Krapyak Kelurahan is different from the Syawalan tradition in other regions. It's distinctive feature the cutting of the Giant Lopis so that this tradition is also called Lopisan or Krapyakan. At present the tradition has become an annual tourism agenda in Pekalongan City.
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 Lopis is a kind of boiled food whose raw materials come from sticky rice. The choice of sticky rice as raw material for Lopis is actually full of philosophical meaning. Sticky rice has a sticky meaning symbolizing the spirit of brotherhood, unity and peace. The beginning of the making of the Giant Lopis in Krapyak began in 1955 but the Lopis cutting ceremony had only been started since 1956 by Mr. Rohmat, the Village Head at that time. Previously the making of Lopis Giant was intended to be given to guests and visitors. Initially the community collected sticky rice sandwiches from each house and then put them together and made lopis. The first large lopis made is only about 25 centimeters tall. That size lasted until 1980. Only then did the local youth take the initiative to enlarge the size of lopis and only to be called giant lopis. The first giant Lopis made in 1980 has a height of 80 centimeters with a circle size of 115 centimeters. Now the Giant Lopis made by Krapyak Lor Gang 1 residents reaches 185 centimeters in height, 80 centimeters in circle size and weighs 1654 kilograms. Whereas the Giant Lopis in Krapyak Kidul Gang 8 reaches 203 centimeters in height, 240 centimeters in circle size and weighs 1320 kilograms.

 The Lopisan procession begins with the cutting of Giant Lopis by the Mayor of Pekalongan City and then distributed to the people present. In addition to attending the Lopis deduction event, the community also visited the homes of relatives who were ready to welcome them. Various people from various ethnic groups came together to celebrate Lopisan in Krapyak. Besides Lopis, according to Mr. Fajari, a community leader in Krapyak Lor, the Syawalan tradition is also synonymous with Lotek and ice-syrup drinks. Lotek is a variety of pieces of fruit such as guava, yam, kedondong and other fruits doused with palm sugar. The Lotek philosophy is that various ethnic groups and ethnic groups in Pekalongan City can gather together in harmony and respect one another. The philosophy of syrup ice drink is as hot as any problem in the City of Pekalongan can be cooled by promoting tolerance and deliberation.

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  1. Emilia AgustinMay 20, 2020 at 4:44 AM

    This topic is good can add to the reader's insight about the cultural traditions of Pekalongan City.

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