SINGOJURUH – Residents of Padang Bulan Village, South Benelan Village, Singojuruh District, Banyuwangi, have their own way of cleaning the village. Residents who live around the former Sumber Loh localization held a paju gandrung last Thursday night (22/10).
In the event which was also held to commemorate the Hijri New Year, a public recitation and compensation for orphans was carried out. “This is an annual tradition that has been around for decades. Held every Suro month,said Sulistiyono, 43, Padang Bulan hamlet community leaders.
Paju Gandrung, explained Sulistiyono, part of the tradition that is always carried out in clean villages. If not held, he said, in the next year there will usually be events that affect the community. "Never did paju gandrung, there is a child splashed in the swimming pool to death, and many other incidents,He said.
Because accidents often occur, he continued, the residents agreed to revive the cleanliness of the hamlet with the paju gandrung ritual and arranged recitations and compensation for orphans. "This is a tradition as well as part of the preservation of Banyuwangi's original art and culture,the excuse. (radar)
