Ngekol Ceremony

Ngekol ceremony in the village of Bejalen, Ambarawa district, Semarang regency. Bejalen village has a tradition held every year once called ngekol. Ngekol was held to commemorate or honor the first person who has opened Bejalen villages, namely Mbah Widodo. Beliaulah the open land around the swamp which was later called the Village dizzy Bejalen, taken from the name of the first people who lived in the area, namely Mbah Widodo. But people in the region used to call mbah GOJALI, then tersebutlah Bejalen village.

Tomb Mbah Widodo
The event was held in the month Dhu al-Hijjah, and lasts for two days. The first day in the evening after the evening 'residents held a prayer together, namely the Prophet and the letter read yasin. Aims to send a prayer for Mbah Widodo. After the prayer over the youth culture parade, which in content with lumping horse show, klotekan dimples, coastal dance, and dance that became typical of blarak horse. New in the morning held carnival or the procession which was attended by all residents Bejalen.Dalam wine-Bejalen arakkan that all citizens are happy to follow from the older to younger. They are eager to follow the procession. The procession started from the village came to the tomb Bejalen Mbah Widodo, a distance of about 2km.


Fig. Procession
Which became typical of the many mountains of the procession is salak.Karena salak Bejalen is producing region. Which was taken when the wine-barked arakkan besides mountains also bring agricultural produce and fish. Because most residents Bejalen livelihood as farmers and fishermen around the swamp dizzy. Cone shaped, flowers and ingkung chicken, and assorted fruits are also not forget to enliven the procession.

Fig. wine-arakkan salak mountain village at the event ngekol

Fig. Tomb Mbah Widodo
After the procession reached the cemetery Mbah Widodo, cone shaped and gathered around the grave mound, residents got together and recite the prayer of the caretaker, that the Prophet, after the prayer finished direct residents scrambling malanan and fruits in the mountains and because merela believe tumpengan if successful bring home food or fruit from the tomb ngekol event Mbah Widodo, food or fruits that will bring blessing.

Fig. Procession scramble mountains
After the show finished cone shaped bone of contention, there was one more event to enliven this ngekol event that is fighting for fish in the pond by hand kosong.biasanya who follow this show the kids, but parents are also allowed because in order to enliven the event.