Surabaya - Park Bungkul who had protested a number of scholars from Nahdatul Ulama (NU) as misused as a place of sin by the young people, now elected as a place of ritual alms earth and cultural event "okol" (arm wrestling).
Head of Recreation and Public Entertainment (Rhu) Office of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) city of Surabaya, Agus Purnomo, said on Thursday that, in the presence of cultural activities in the Park Bungkul is certainly expected to attract domestic and foreign tourists.
"We want to lift this culture as one of the attractive potential foreign tourists who stop in Surabaya," he said.
Head of Recreation and Public Entertainment (Rhu) Office of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) city of Surabaya, Agus Purnomo, said on Thursday that, in the presence of cultural activities in the Park Bungkul is certainly expected to attract domestic and foreign tourists.
"We want to lift this culture as one of the attractive potential foreign tourists who stop in Surabaya," he said.
According to him, the election of Bungkul Park as a show because it considered strategic and crowded visitors. In addition, this cultural event to reduce the negative activities that had been protested by the NU's kiai, as bawdy place and musical events that often interfere with absorption of pilgrims to the tomb of Sunan Bungkul that is in the Park Bungkul.
Earth on the Surabaya alms ritual is believed to still not widely known. Viewing Surabaya as a metropolitan city, but the old culture to appreciate the grace of god on earth result still lasted until today.
The plan, charity event took place on earth on Sunday (27 / 3) at around 09.00 am - 11.00 pm. Promotion of this event has been distributed to hotel-stay hotel where foreign tourists.
This new show was first appointed by Disbudpar. According to Agus, it will show this ritual, ranging from cutting cone to local events, such as okol. "If the show's core could be up to three days. Usually there Tayuban and other rituals," said Agus.
Several villages in Surabaya still thick to hold a charity of the earth, among others, are in Sub Pradah Kali Kendal, Putat Gede Village, Village Simo, Kelurahan Tanjung Sari, Village Tubanan, and Village Made.
"Here, we take an event from the Village Made, because, along with sedakah earth that was there. In addition, culture okol just there," he said.
