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| UMM Foreign Students Conduct Suhoor Patrol (Photo: Lintang PR) |
After holding a series of activities at Jodipan during suhoor last week, the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) team is now visiting the Traditional Village in Busu Village, Jabung. There, they took part in patrolling the dawn, sharing suhoor, and telling stories. They even invited the chef of the Kapal Garden Sengkaling Hotel, owned by UMM, on April 16, 2023.
The suhoor patrol that was carried out also included international students. Interestingly, the children and youth of Busu Village also woke up the suhoor by bringing bantengan (trans: the bulls) and gongs. This caught the attention of the residents, and they finally woke up at two to half past three in the morning.
One of the residents, Abied Hunter, appreciated the visit of friends from the UMM, the White Campus. According to him, UMM gave happiness to residents. Especially during Ramadan, there are rarely activities like what the White Campus does.
"This is also a motivation for local residents. Strengthen yourself to fast and increase worship in the last days of Ramadan. Many residents also come to eat together and see the chef grilling food," he added.
Regarding bantengan, Abied said that Busu village is famous for its traditional villages. Many cultures are still being practiced, for example, Bantengan and roasting hands and feet. Bantengan is also seen as facilitating children and youth to participate in patrolling the wake of dawn—a form of effort to preserve culture.
On the other hand, the Head of UMM Public Relations, M. Isnaini, M.Pd., said that his team deliberately carried out various activities. This is done to make the suhoor together not monotonous and ordinary. There must be added value. For example, the importance of togetherness and humanity is presented to strengthen the brotherhood.
Krisna, as he is often called, was also grateful that the UMM, the White Campus, was welcomed by the residents. They looked enthusiastic watching the live cooking of the Kapal Garden Hotel chef. The children were engrossed in listening to fairy tales and joined in waking up the meal with international students.
"Our foreign students are also happy because they try bantengan to wake up sahur while sharing food with local residents. Hopefully what we are doing is able to maintain the enthusiasm of the people in fasting and can increase efforts to take advantage of the month of Ramadan which is almost over," he concluded. (Put/Wil)
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