Lampu Colok Tradition from Riau,Indonesia

COMMUNITY Riau has a tradition of welcoming 'Victory Day' or Hari Raya Idul Fitri. This ancestral relics preserved in the kingdom since the Emperor until now. Tradition is Plug Lights Festival or Festival Lampu Colok

Actually, the ritual to welcome Idul Fitri or Lebaran in Riau so much. But that still survive and celebrated with a festival, one of which is Light Plug.

Plug the lamp itself was once a tool for public lighting Tempatan. Plug itself contains the meaning of light equipment. In other areas in Riau, called Plug have also mentioned "Pelito" or a pair of oil lamps. Plug lamp is usually attached pages resident houses for lighting equipment.

In the past, this plug is made from a hollowed bamboo and set seed or fruit pecan resin. Over time, the use of resin fuel replaced by kerosene. Now, the use of bamboo or reed media was abandoned as too difficult to get a bamboo tree.

Instead, people were using cans or bottles of energy drinks as a place of kerosene. Canned or bottled drinks and then put a hole for the axis. Of this axis is later in sulut fire.

Gaudy lights that amount to hundreds of fruit was then hung by using broti board and made to resemble a miniature mosque, Asmaul Husna (the names of God), animals, government logos and others.

Now, despite having no electricity, especially Riau society who live in urban areas and the capital district still miss the village atmosphere with Plug lamp illumination.

Usually to enliven the tradition, some districts and city governments in Riau have been made as a tourism agenda. Plug a lamp or later contested at the festival.

Plug Lights Festival is usually held at night or the night one likur to-27 month of Ramadan - The party ends at night Takbiran. This year, local governments held a Festival of Lights is a city of Pekanbaru Plug and Bengkalis District.

In Pekanbaru, the Festival of Lights Plug focused on the football field at Jalan Hang Jebat Hang Jebat, Sub-District District Suka Mulya Sail.
These activities generally aim to enliven the welcome day of victory (Idul Fitri) 1 Shawwal 1430 Hijri. While specific goals are, develop and preserve the nature of mutual cooperation among the communities, which grow and develop in everyday life, a long time ago. In addition, this activity aims to preserve the heritage of the ancestors.
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