REGENT Barru H Andi Idris Syukur MS attended the celebration ceremony Mappadendang harvest festival, on Tuesday (24/05/2016) night, in the hamlet Salomoni, Lipukasi Village, District Tanete Rilau, Barru, South Sulawesi (Sulawesi). Events held by the Dusun community Salomoni was lively and vibrant.
Also attending the ceremony were Head of Agricultural Barru, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Lipukasi Village Head, Chief of the District KUA Tanete Rilau and accompanied by Maestro Silat Guru slanting Salomoni Masse.
Kepala Dusun Salomoni M. Idris, who is in charge event to Barru Regent said, the community is very grateful to the Salomoni Barru Regent Andi Idris Thanks for all the attention and help promote agriculture in the hamlet Salomoni.
"Thank God this year of good crops, thanks Mr. regent for your attention and help to the progress of our agriculture which covers 40 hectares, this year we have also been building of houses for the event Mappadendang this, and we have built the foundation retaining wall around this location, hopefully next year construction can be added again, "he said with a thick accent Bugis audience applause.
Mappadendang in Bugis community system is one of the ancient ritual that has been performed for centuries which still survive in the millennium. This harvest festival is intended as a form of gratitude to our Creator for the harvest are encouraging.
In addition as a venue for entertainment, this ritual as well as awards for the farmers who have worked hard to manage their rice. However, most of all, the real value of culture and national character inherent in mappadendang traditions are hard working attitude, togetherness and mutual cooperation to be maintained by the elders Bugis each region for inherited to their children and grandchildren.
Barru Regent Andi Idris Syukur then on the night it was delivered, the success of rice for the community penen Salomoni is a gratitude for the government.
"Thank God we have finished the harvest with good results, hopefully next year could grow rice again and the result is better again," said Idris Syukur Barru Regent Andi.
Andi Idris Syukur also promised to do the roadwork Salomoni, agricultural assistance such as water pumps and tractors will be channeled to support the success and advancement of agriculture in Salomoni. "We're going to revitalize, including our immediate wake rice mill factory here, this is to increase agricultural production especially in Hamlet Salomoni," said Andi Idris Syukur.
The event featured attractions martial arts of the warrior-warrior Salomoni is awe-inspiring. Under the supervision of Master Masse, the warriors show of skill moves mainstay.
Not to forget the sound palungeng (a pounding rice) rhythmic accompany the warriors who are fighting vigorously, further adds to the hectic atmosphere.
Andi Idris on the ground also symbolically handed over farm aid in the form of a water pump engine unit to Farmers Group Nurul Ittihad received by its chairman M. Idris.
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At the end of his speech, Idris Syukur hope that through this Mappadendang increasingly glue unity fellow citizens, and jointly build agricultural industry to be more advanced and boast.
"God willing, next year we will be together again Mappadendang, may we all live long, mutually amorous sayanglah, the elections have finished because it was not exchanged bom
be, our task is now the main thing is how to improve the standard of living of the people's welfare for Barru better, "crop Andi Sykur Idris.
This photo Barru Regent Andi Idris Syukur Mappadendang attend events in Salomoni: