Seren Taun Event at Kesepuhan Malasari "Ngamumule Warisan Budaya"
By : Kasdi Bald GrandpaNanggung,Salak today = Syukuran seren taun which is held on the first Friday of the month of Muharram in the Islamic New Year, Kasepuhan Desa Malasari, Kacamatan Nanggung, Kabupaten Bogor, has performed the ritual of Seren Taun from generation to generation.
Chairman of the Malasari Elderly tradition, Udin Saefudin, said that the event was held to protect the cultural heritage which is held every year in Malasari. Regular annual activities are held since 1938, held based on the initiation of togetherness as a form of gratitude to God Almighty.
But now, in the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the implementation of Seren Taun is carried out simply indicating that the Level 4 Implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) is extended until 16 August.
“This event will not be as lively as in 2019. With the current Covid-19 pandemic, we can only implement 30 percent of the local community,” said Udin Saefudin, commonly known as Abah Odon, after the Seren Taun ceremony, Friday, August 13, 2021.
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However, continue Abah Odon, the journey of cultural heritage elders that must be preserved and preserved
“As a form of gratitude to what we have received, we also submit to Allah SWT, so that the future results are better,” he said.
"Currently, are held only the core of all events, such as ritual ceremonies. In the past, there were Dongdang processions and traditional entertainment produced by farmers," he said.
Separately, Malasari Village Head, Andi Firdaus, is thankful that he has held the annual Seren Tahun event in a simple way.
“Hopefully next year, when the Covid-19 pandemic is over, we will hold a more lively Seren Year event like the years before,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ucu, Chairman of the Mercury Continent Cultural Hermitage adds, the difference in the Seren Year celebrations during the Covid-19 pandemic is very different from the year before the pandemic. Because, he is active at the present time by still following health protocols according to government directives.
Source, http://bogorpolitan.com/2021/08