PUKUL MANYAPU is full of nuances of religious rituals and customs is a show that is conducted every 7 Shawwal Hijri Mamala Village and Countryside Morela, Leihitu District, Central Maluku district. To take these two villages are located north of Ambon Island is accessible using ground transportation from the city of Ambon, located 26 kilometers.
These rituals are packed in dozens of youth attraction of both villages. They were divided into two groups and each opponent's body with a stick-whipping, palm leaf bone. Pukul Menyapu take place simultaneously in Mamala and Morela, in the courtyard of the mosque in each village. Before entering the arena, these young people to first run around the village.
Attractions whip each other resulted in wounds all over his body. After the attraction, injuries are smeared with coconut oil which has been recited verses of the Qur'an in the entire body of the wound. Coconut oil is used to heal wounds is efficacious in quick time without leaving a trace.
From the stories of local communities, the oil was originally used to connect a broken wooden mosque. The story, at the time of Dutch colonialism, the island of Ambon residents to take the fight known as Kapahaha War (1943-1646). After the war, the Dutch issued instructions to citizens who inhabit the mountains to come down to build the village on the coast. Residents who have embraced Islam down the mountain and build settlements on the coast.
Since the opening of new settlements, the mosque was also built. When people working on the mosque, one of the mosque was broken pillar. Customary and religious leaders of the Imam Mosque Imam Tuni, Leadership and Governance Indigenous Mamala Latulehu Great Tailor Patikiambessy, deliberation and requested Imam Tuni prayed to Allah SWT, pleaded instructions for completion of construction of the mosque.
We sleep at night, Imam Tuni who visited an old man said no need to distress. Grandpa was giving advice to the broken wood of coconut oil which has lubricated the prayers recited verses from the holy Koran, and then wrapped with white cloth. Instructions are delivered to Latulehu dream, then asked to carry out the instructions of Imam Tuni dream.
In the evening, a broken timber of coconut oil lubricated and covered in white cloth. The next day when the fabric is opened, the timber has been broken miraculously reunited. Coconut oil with a reading of the prayers came to be known by the name of oil or oil Tasala Mamala. Descendants of Imam Tuni until now are still making such oil and useful as a wound healer. This oil is efficacious if the process is made at night Hijiriah 7 Syawal.
After a broken wooden mosque miraculously connected, Oil Mamala then tested his usefulness to humans by way of whipping the whole body with a broom stick to the wounds. The broken skin caused by a blow stick, we then applied the oil and the wound was healed as before.
"Events during the past become a tradition in our village. At this Manyapu become customary rituals performed every 7 Shawwal, "said King Abdullah Malawat Mamala.
At Manyapu ritual was later to become characteristic of these two villages. As a spectacle celebrations attract people because each held a lot of visitors who come from other regions. In addition to local visitors, is also very popular attraction of tourists. By the Tourism Department of Maluku, this tradition included in the Calendering of event tourism Maluku.
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