Tionghoa di Deli Serdang Gelar Tradisi Bakar' Kapal Tongkang'

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Tionghoa di Deli Serdang Gelar Tradisi Bakar' Kapal Tongkang'

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Senin, 22 Agu 2022 15:20 WIB

Sumatera Utara - Warga keturunan Tionghoa menggelar tradisi membakar replika kapal tongkang di Deli Serdang, Sumut. Tradisi ini untuk menghormati leluhur dan para dewa.

DELI SERDANG, INDONESIA - AUGUST 21: Chinese descents participate in a ritual ceremony to burn a replica of a barge in Lubuk Pakam, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on August 21, 2022. The purpose of this event is to honor the ancestors and the gods and preserve the traditions of the ancestors as potential domestic and foreign tourism. (Photo by Kiki Cahyadi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Warga keturunan Tionghoa mengikuti upacara ritual pembakaran replika tongkang di Lubuk Pakam, Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara, Minggu (21/8/2022). Β 

DELI SERDANG, INDONESIA - AUGUST 21: Chinese descents participate in a ritual ceremony to burn a replica of a barge in Lubuk Pakam, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on August 21, 2022. The purpose of this event is to honor the ancestors and the gods and preserve the traditions of the ancestors as potential domestic and foreign tourism. (Photo by Kiki Cahyadi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Warga mengikuti perayaan ini setiap tahun. Tradisi ini digelar untuk menghormati leluhur dan para dewa dari Negeri Tiongkok yang datang ke Nusantara dengan menggunakan kapal Tongkang. Β 

DELI SERDANG, INDONESIA - AUGUST 21: Chinese descents participate in a ritual ceremony to burn a replica of a barge in Lubuk Pakam, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on August 21, 2022. The purpose of this event is to honor the ancestors and the gods and preserve the traditions of the ancestors as potential domestic and foreign tourism. (Photo by Kiki Cahyadi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Kapal Tongkang kertas ini diarak sebelum dibakar di lapangan terbuka. Selain itu ritual tersebut sebagai bentuk rasa syukur atas limpahan rezeki yang didapat umat manusia khususnya masyarakat Tionghoa. Β 

DELI SERDANG, INDONESIA - AUGUST 21: Chinese descents participate in a ritual ceremony to burn a replica of a barge in Lubuk Pakam, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on August 21, 2022. The purpose of this event is to honor the ancestors and the gods and preserve the traditions of the ancestors as potential domestic and foreign tourism. (Photo by Kiki Cahyadi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Kapal Tongkang ini dicat warna-warni yang meriah. Bermula sejak 136 tahun lalu, hingga kini ritual bakar tongkang selalu dilaksanakan. Β 

DELI SERDANG, INDONESIA - AUGUST 21: Chinese descents participate in a ritual ceremony to burn a replica of a barge in Lubuk Pakam, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on August 21, 2022. The purpose of this event is to honor the ancestors and the gods and preserve the traditions of the ancestors as potential domestic and foreign tourism. (Photo by Kiki Cahyadi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Bukan kapal sungguhan, hanya simbolis berupa replika kapal yang terbuat dari kayu dan kertas. Namun ukurannya lumayan besar.Β  Β 

DELI SERDANG, INDONESIA - AUGUST 21: Chinese descents participate in a ritual ceremony to burn a replica of a barge in Lubuk Pakam, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on August 21, 2022. The purpose of this event is to honor the ancestors and the gods and preserve the traditions of the ancestors as potential domestic and foreign tourism. (Photo by Kiki Cahyadi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Replika tongkang panjang 8 meter dan lebar 2 meter itu diarak ribuan orang. Kapal dihias dengan cat berwarna warni hingga terkesan begitu mewah. Β 

Tionghoa di Deli Serdang Gelar Tradisi Bakar Kapal Tongkang
Tionghoa di Deli Serdang Gelar Tradisi Bakar Kapal Tongkang
Tionghoa di Deli Serdang Gelar Tradisi Bakar Kapal Tongkang
Tionghoa di Deli Serdang Gelar Tradisi Bakar Kapal Tongkang
Tionghoa di Deli Serdang Gelar Tradisi Bakar Kapal Tongkang
Tionghoa di Deli Serdang Gelar Tradisi Bakar Kapal Tongkang
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