Merti Malioboro: brotherhood by culture

Sat, April 13, 2019 / 01:03 pm

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Each community brings a tumpeng that will be blessed with a prayer for peace prior to the elections. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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A tumpeng is made of turmeric rice and shaped into a cone with side dishes of hard-boiled eggs, fried tempeh and shredded beef. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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An ingkung (whole grilled chicken) is served with a tumpeng. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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A banner calling on people not to abstain during the elections. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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Tumpeng are carried above participants’ heads before being paraded. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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The tumpeng is ready to be shared with visitors and tourists in the Malioboro area. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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A visitor is offered to taste tumpeng in Malioboro. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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Several street vendors serve tumpeng in small portions and placed in a pincuk (plate made of banana leaf). JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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Several visitors enjoy tumpeng shared by street vendors in Malioboro. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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Foreign tourists also have the opportunity to taste tumpeng. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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Several visitors enjoy tumpeng shared by street vendors in Malioboro. JP/Boy T. Harjanto
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Foreign tourists also have the opportunity to taste tumpeng. JP/Boy T. Harjanto

Boy T Harjanto

Several people were carrying tumpeng (cone-shaped rice with side dishes, including whole grilled chicken) as they headed to the Yogyakarta gubernatorial office. Clad in traditional Javanese attire, they are members of the Malioboro Community Forum and they were holding a Merti Maliboro event to strengthen their ties. There were 80 tumpeng from different communities in Malioboro. They were displayed at the west gate of the Kepatihan building. The tumpeng would then be shared with visitors and tourists in the Malioboro area. A declaration was also made to keep peace in the area – especially for the upcoming 2019 elections – and maintain solidarity among the communities.[yan]