Celebrating the birth Muhammad SAW the prophet, Javanese Moslems hold a series of ceremonies during the Maulud (one of the months in the Islamic Calendar). Sekaten is arranged on the fifth day of the month, the ceremony starts at midnight with a short procession of abdi dalem (royal servants) from Ponconiti Hall in the Kraton [...]
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December 13, 2010 # 12:08 pm # Central Java, Ceremony, Historical, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta EventsSekaten
June 15, 2009 # 3:51 am # Ceremony, Solo Events, Yogyakarta EventsThe word sekaten comes from an Islamic term, Syahadatain, or the two sentences of Syahadat (or commonly known as the two sentences of faith to Allah and Prophet Muhammad as His messenger) . The ceremony that aims to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad SAW is enlivened by many performances and traditional fair that sells [...]


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