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Belimau Bathing

Ramadhan is a special month for the Moslems; it is the month when the locals have to repent and hope the safety and blessing. One of the traditions is cleaning themselves before entering the holy month of Ramadhan by doing Mandi Belimau or Belimau Bathing. The locals believe that by holding this ceremony, their fasting will be smoothly done and all they want can be reached.

There are also some people who do this ceremony because they simply hope for wealth, cleverness, partner of life, etc. And this tradition has been existed for about 300 years ago.