SEREN TAUN (SUNDANESE FESTIVAL, INDONESIA) Seren Taun is an annual traditional Sundanese rice harvest festival and ceremony. Seren Taun is derived from Sundanese language seren that means to give and taun which means year. Seren taun means the last year has given way to the new year, which means the transition between agriculture years. This festivals originally held to mark the new agriculture year in Sundanese ancient calendar as well as thanks giving for the blessings of the abundance rice harvest, and also to pray for the next successful harvest. Seren taun demonstrated the Sundanese agriculture way of life, and it is held in high importance in Sundanese traditional villages, as the festival draw thousands Sundanese villagers to participate as well as Indonesian or foreign visitors.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:01:55 +0000
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