Tabuik Festival, Grand Event of the Indonesian Pariaman Society

The procession of taking land is carried out on 1 Muharram. Cutting banana stems is carried out on the 5th day of Muharram. Mataam on the 7th day, followed by mangarak the fingers at night. On the following day, the mangarak saroban ritual was held.

On the peak day, the tabuik ritual rises to the pangkek, followed by the hoyak tabuik. This peak day used to fall on the 10th of Muharram, but now every year it varies between 10-15 Muharram, usually adjusted for weekends. As a closing ritual, before maghrib the tabuik is paraded to the beach and floated into the sea.

Every year the peak of the tabuik event is always witnessed by tens of thousands of visitors who come from various parts of West Sumatra. Not only local people, this festival also gets the attention of many foreign tourists which makes it a big event that people look forward to every year.

Gandoriah Beach, which is the center of attention, seems to be a sea of people, especially before the Tabuik procession is paraded to the beach. Therefore, if there is an opportunity, there is nothing wrong if this tabuik festival becomes an alternative to your tourism agenda in the coming year.

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