The Nadran Tradition

In order to support the program of "Visit Indonesia Year 2008" that was held by the Indonesian government, I asked public to support also this program, by visiting available tourist attractions in Indonesia I the feeling of being enough, might not be very far went overseas, because still many tourist attractions in Indonesia that attracted one of them this one. On Friday on December 14, thousands of people gathered in each side of the road, they were willing to be waiting from striking 1 afternoon, why? Knew you, yes only with one reason that is wanting to witness arracks in welcomed ritual Nadran. This party took place in the Gunung Jati palace village, the Jati Mountain subdistrict, Kabupaten Cirebon.

In fact the party of the sea was personally held for 2 days that is on the Friday and on Saturday and was held in the coastal coast by sweeping various agricultural produce to the middle of sea, away various agricultural produce among them that was produced by the area like the chicken, the duck, the fruit, vegetables and so on.

Moreover, for 2 occurence days of the Nadran party at the place that was held the Nadran Market, as in the case of the market, in the Nadran Market also sold various everyday requirements, and the Nadran Market became the aim of the tour of the domestic tourists and the person of the area personally. But most people who came to ritual Nadran usually to Pilgrimage before to the grave of Sunan Gunung Jati just Before that they in great numbers headed the Nadran Market.

This the part the subject this story apart from the Nadran Market that was held while 2 days, on the first day were held by a parade or the procession that was held at 3 o'clock, the procession brought hundreds of replicas of the statue that in from the Gunung Jati palace village to the intersection or the Krucuk Roundabout. These replicas were made from the bamboo material and paper that if already in the form became various objects like the form of the building, the leading figure of the idol, the animal et cetera.

In order to be allotted the place to see parade arrack from nearby, thousands of the person that gathered beside the road willing sunning-heating and was wet, of course they will not pass this incident because for them this was rare the incident.From city members of sultan's family to out of town as Indramayu, Majalengka, as far as Jakarta was willing to come here only to see the Nadran party and the Procession.

The line arrack-parade also was begun from from the foremost place by being occupied by Sultan's convoys and the Cirebon Sultanate family by being accompanied Abdi Dalem Kesultanan Cirebon, afterwards was followed by collection objects belonging to the Cirebon Sultanate like the Naga Liman Carriage of Axle wood, Kereta Kencana, Kereta Singa Barong, Kereta Burok and still Many Others, if you curious more about Ritual Nadran you all could dating to Cirebon, and you must be will not be disappointed.