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Let's Enjoy Belitung! Get to Know Beripat Beregong, a Typical Belitung Rattan Whip Art Attraction

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Belitung's traditional arts attractions beripat beregong.

The young men then came to the girl's residence with the aim of marrying her.

However, the large number of young men who came made the girl's parents confused about choosing the right young man.

Finally, the girl's parents handed over the decision to the young men who intended to propose to their child.

The young men then decided to fight to get the beautiful girl.

In this fight, each young man brought rattan as a weapon.

Not just fighting, there are rules set regarding who wins and loses.

Beripat beregong is a type of dance performed by male dancers while showing agility using rattan accompanied by various musical instruments, such as drums, kelinang, gongs, tawak-tawak, and serunai.

The winner of this fight is the participant who takes the fewest hits.

Apart from all that, this event aims to strengthen relations between villages and foster sportsmanship.

Therefore, participants who compete cannot be from the same village.

With the existence of rivalries between villages, parties who previously did not know each other become familiar.

(Posbelitung.co/Novita)

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