Pekalongan city rich with Traditional Culture. This tradition is still maintained from generation to generation in a long period of time. The tourists who visited the accident coincided with the execution events this traditional, can participate in a ceremony witnessed the way that is quite interesting and unique. Some of the traditions of this event are "Syawalan". Syawalan community is a tradition of Pekalongan City Regional Krapyak society especially in the northern city of Pekalongan, which is held on every seventh day after the wordiness. The most interesting in the implementation of this tradition is the making of the giant size Lopis achieve high 2 meters to 1.5 meters diameter and weight reached 500 kg.
After the session with prayer, and then cut giant Lopis by Mayor Pekalongan and go around to the visitors. The visitor usually scramble to get Lopis is meant to be a blessing. Making Lopis intended to maintain the strap Krapyak relationship between the community and surrounding areas with the community, it is assumed that the nature or Lopis a sticky paste. Society Krapyak also usually provide snacks and drinks free of charge to the visitors. Number of visitors on this tradition to reach thousands of people from all over the city and the surrounding Pekalongan.
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