RUWAHAN TRADITION OF KERAKAS VILLAGE, CENTRAL BANGKA, BANGKA BELITUNG ARCHIPELAGO

Abstract

Kerakas Village is one of the villages in the Central Bangka Regency of the Bangka Belitung Islands, Kerakas comes from karak = the sound of falling water (the roar of a waterfall). In the past, there was a bathing place where water fell in the shape of a box / rectangle. Perda No. 32/2006, Population 1,099 people/April 2010, Area: 37.77 km2, potential: freshwater fisheries, plantations, mining. With the Ruwahan event, Kerakas Village is widely known by the people of Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands, the purpose of conducting research so that the Ruwahan event can be recognized by all Indonesian people and foreigners so that it can be celebrated by all Muslims.