Tanjungpandan today
Al-Jum'a, 18 Shaban 1431 Hijriah
Prayer Times for Tanjungpandan
| Fajr | 04:41:31 |
| Sunrise | 05:56:10 |
| Dhuhr | 12:00:58 |
| Asr | 15:18:58 |
| Maghrib | 17:58:45 |
| Isha | 19:14:38 |
Ayah today
Allah will say: "What number of years did you stay on earth?" "We stayed a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep account." Allah will say: "You stayed not but a little, if you had only known!
Surah Al-Mu'minun, 23 : 112-114
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Traditional Ceremony of Sailing Symbolize Junk of Sawang Tribe Community
"Buang Jong" means to throws away or to sail a small junk into the sea, in which contains: some offering of flower and food, and "ancak" (bamboo framework in shape of small house, symbolize the homestead).
This traditional culture, hereditary is carried out each year by Sawang tribe in Belitung Regency on every commencement of the west season wind, generally on August or November, on which the wind and wave is very big and fierce. This natural sympton considered as a sign that they (Sawang tribe), have to begin hold the offering to the God of the sea, through the ritual ceremony of "Buang Jong" with the purpose asking for protection and safety, so that they would be avoided from disaster while they are sailing to the open sea to catch fish.
This procession will last 3 days and night, in accordance with the custom conditions of the ceremony which must be fulfilled. All the ceremony process led by a dukun (shaman) or custom leader of the community. To promote this tradition to be one of the tourism activities, nowadays, it can be watched on every November, in ceremony of "Buang Jong Festival".
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