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Kemaro Island
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Pagoda at Kemaro
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KEMARO ISLAND, SOUTH SUMATERA
taken from: travelbureau and many source |
South Sumatra has many tourism object. One is Kemaro Island , Palembang (South Sumatra). It places identically with Chinese people community. Cap Go Mee (Cap Go Meh is chinese culture, it mean "fifteen days after New Year") some people make kemaro island one place to celebrate Cap Go Mee days. Kemaro Island one place of praying center for Buddhist, and directly as tourism place in Kecamatan Ilir Timur (IT) II in Palembang. Every Chinese day's moment always celebrate in Kemaro Island.
Some rituals in celebratation Cap Go Mee days like: barongsai, chinese puppet, dragon (liong/lung), and other attracted in Kemaro Island to celebrate Cap Go Mee, one of tradition by Chinese especially for Taoism and Buddhist's. in the night continue with pray to Thien (worship for Thien) and Pray to God of Earth (Hok Tek Cin Sin). And after this ritual continue with cooking a black goat for eaten together in Kemaro Island. Barongsai is massal dance with a huge dragon head mask, drive by many dancer, followed with many dancer 8under the dragon body. The body color is crimson red with a golden stripes at various line.
To keep reach this area must be using a boat, or ship. Like Putri Kembang Dadar ship for aproach ause this place in some miles in Palembang city, with across river first.
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