Agam (ANTARA) - Sungaipua community, Agam regency, W. Sumatra is still preserving "makan bajamba" or eating together in one place in groups during Islamic holidays, traditional ceremonies, traditional parties and other important events .
The Sungaipua community leader, Ircon DJ in Lubukbasung, on Thursday, said makan bajamba is still carried out during Islamic holidays, traditional ceremonies, traditional feasts and entertaining invitations when visiting mosques in Ramadhan.
"This is the tradition of the Sungaipua community and is still preserved," he said when entertaining the Agam Regency Ramadhan Safari Team at Masjid Raya Limo Kampuang Sungaipua on Wednesday, May 8 at night.
He said the dishes provided were in the form of white rice, tambusu curry, samba lado of quail eggs, crackers and others.
The dish is put together into the dishes that have been provided and eaten together by sitting around each pan.
"One tray with four until six people," he said.
Makan bajamba has deep meaning, where the tradition of eating together will bring together a sense of togetherness without seeing differences in social status.
Meanwhile, Subdistrict Head of Sungaipua, Syafrizal added that the tradition of Makan Bajamba is still thick in the sub-district.
But the presentation system of Makan Bajamba in every village is quite different. There are those who serve rice with a pan, kumpik or a place to carry items made of woven pandanus leaves.
"Especially in Nagari Sungaipua, rice is stored in kumpik," he said.
Assistant I for Law, Government and Politics at the Agam Secretariat, Rahman hopes that this tradition will be guarded and maintained.
"This must be preserved to the next generation because this is the tradition of the Minangkabau people," he said.
He added that in this year's Ramadhan the Agam Regency Government formed a Ramadhan safari team to visit 45 mosques in order to establish relations with the community.
In addition to conveying messages to maintain environmental cleanliness, increase fire awareness and others.
"We also channeled Rp. 10 million per unit in mosque construction assistance ," he said. (*)
Translated by: Internship Student of ANTARA 2019
Editor: Mutiara Ramadhani
"Makan Bajamba", a culture that continues to be preserve by the Sungaipua Agam community
Assistant I for Law, Government and Politics of the Agam Secretariat, Rahman (batik shirt) accompanied by Subdistrict Head of Sungaipua Syafrizal (black clothes) was enjoying 'makan bajamba' (eating together) at Masjid Raya Limo Kampuang Sungaipua, on Wednesday, May 8 at night. (ANTARA SUMBAR / Yusrizal)
