DUGDER! Is not sound of terrorist bomb

Semarang for citizens, there is a tradition that made the fasting month, the 'Dugder'. Dugder is a festival or celebration to mark the start of worship in the fasting month of Ramadhan.
This history began in the 1891.Semarangs regent, RMTA Purbaningrat, the start of the ceremony as a sign of worship for the Semarang people of fasting begins .Ki Lurah out ceremony accompanied with guards, and stop on the side of a cannon.After, bedug beaten once, and two cannon in three times.Heared sound of cannon and bedug, Semarang and surrounding residents know that the beginning of Ramadan fasting is the next day.So 'Dugder' onomatope is the voice of bedug-dug, dug, dug and cannon voice-duer-.

One of the unique event in the Dugder is' Warak Ngendhog 'that is unique toys that can be found from every event Dugder. This is like a goat's body, with head like a dragon.but some of the similar cultural , this animal is a fusion between the dragon from China, and Buroq from Arab.With another word Warak Ngendhog is a symbol of unity of various ethnic groups in Semarang.

Semarang Onthel Community

Ancient, it is the first time we appear in we mind, bicycle onthel.

The ancient bicycle see if this is indeed made in 1950, there are even more who are older.
  At this time the trends in bicycle popularity, as economical, can also make healthy body, mind and refreshing daily routines of the day.
  In Semarang, the community bike Onthel this we can see, every day morning, in front of Lawang Sewu,gather with friends to one another onthel the bike, they enjoy the beautiful atmosphere of the morning in front of the Tugu Muda.Sometimes, rather the day after their sightseeing .
Apart from their bicycle , this community is also easily identified through their clothing
.Dutch clothing or java clothing (lurik), or there is also the style of clothing Soekarno.
  Besides clothes, sometimes they also decorate bicycle with the characteristic of each.

Photos are taken when Semarang Onthel Community(SOC),

a race the independent day of Indonesia, Semarang Kalisari in the field