
Mad Bamboo is a traditional attraction of embarrassment island communities, precisely in the province of Maluku and North Maluku province. Another name of this art is the Reed Mad or Suwen Bara.
In Maluku Province, this attraction can be found in two villages of Liang village, district and Salahatu Village Mamala, LEIHITU district, Central Maluku district. In North Maluku province, the sights of this mystical nuances can be found in several areas in the city of Ternate and its surroundings.
Mad Bamboo players consisted of seven young people or adults laki2 yg healthy and strong body who was accompanied by a person who acts as a trainer.
Before the attraction begins, has been prepared which has a bamboo suanggi approximately 2.5 meters long and 8 cm in diameter cut into 7 segments. each segment to be embraced by one player. additional equipment is incense or ginger. incense is used to show mad lord bamboo while ginger to show a little crazy bamboo.
attraction begins with prayer go for God. then the trainer to burn incense on the coconut shell while reciting mantras (spells spoken in the Land, one of the traditional language of Maluku). incense smoke was used to stain the bamboo will be used. kalo pake ginger, ginger cut to seven parts and then chewed by the trainer as he read the spell. then blown into the bamboo. function of the incense is the same or ginger, which is to summon the ancestors to give roh2 magical powers to the bamboo.


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