Celebrating the Ancak Agung Parade in Jember: Blending Tradition, Tolerance, and Humanity
Thousands of folks lined Gajah Mada Street all the way to Jember's town square on Saturday (8/22) for the Ancak Agung Cultural Parade. The event was held to mark the Prophet Muhammad's birthday and also celebrate Indonesia's 81st Independence Day, with the theme “Preserving Traditions, Strengthening Brotherhood, Uplifting Jember's Dignity”. Ancak Agung is basically an expression of gratitude for the harvest and love for the Prophet.
The parade featured 867 ancak from various groups, like government offices, health centers, neighborhoods, villages, schools, and community organizations, even snagging a MURI record. Jember Regent Muhammad Fawait showed up wearing a scarf with both the Indonesian and Palestinian flags on it, as a nod to universal humanitarian values.
Gus Fawait stressed how important it is to follow the Prophet Muhammad's example in keeping harmony and respecting everyone's freedom to worship. He said the whole point of the celebration is togetherness and happiness among people, no matter their differences. They hope this tradition gets even more spectacular and firmly establishes Jember as a place that really values tolerance and culture.
“Through the harvest produce and traditional foods, the community shows off the region's richness and the spirit of gotong royong. From Jember for Indonesia, from Jember for the world. Let's all keep our traditions alive, strengthen our bonds, look after tolerance, and raise Jember's dignity together,” Gus Fawait concluded.
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