The thunderous boom of cannon sounds mutually shouted, choking and deafening at the annual celebration of Eid al-Fitr or the evening of 1 Syawal, in Garot-Aree and Reubee, Pidie, Aceh.
This is a war game activity that has become a tradition, using weapons that produce only sound, namely bamboo and carbide cannon. Similar celebrations are not found elsewhere in Aceh.
This warning to remember an important event, a very serious war occurred in the region Pidie, Aceh, when the occupation of the Dutch East Indies in Aceh in the past approximately a century.
In the picture above, a carbide cannon is fired by a woman. This is an illustration of the Acehnese women who took part in armed war.
Introduction
It's said that, after the Dutch East Indies troops have mastered the capital Bandar Aceh Darussalam (now Banda Aceh). The king of Aceh along with his army retreated to the Pidie area about 120km from the royal capital.
From the territory of Pidie, the King devised a strategy and strength of the army fully supported by the loyalist people to the king, there he built the palace and set the village of Keumala Dalam as the second capital after Bandar Aceh which was controlled by the Dutch East Indies.
The Indies army backed by mercenaries (Korps Marechaussee te Voet) continued to widen the occupied territory, an unattainable goal was to take the king's captive.
After a long period of control of the capital city of Bandar Aceh and replace its name to Koeta Raja, then the Dutch East Indies troops expanded its occupied territory by attacking into the Pidie region. It was then that the inevitable battle took place on the night of the Eid al-Fitr celebration at 1 Syawal.
Heroic resistance that night, giving the victory to the Acehnese. The battle was as dreadful as the raiding of the palace at Bandar Aceh in the early days of the Indies occupation at 1873.
Shortly after the event, the Pidie area was also controlled by the Dutch East Indies Government and the King was taken prisoner. So ended the Government of Aceh Darussalam.
Victory Night Celebration.
The assault on the night of Eid by the Dutch East Indies troops continues to be celebrated to this day by the people who inhabit the Krueng Baro river basin in Garot-Aree, and the Reubee river basin in Cut Reubee Village, Pidie, Aceh.
The community illustrates a battle incident using bamboo cannon and carbide cannons, held annually on the night of Eid al-Fitr from 10 pm to 4 am.
Two parties fight each other separated by the river. Deafening sounds are heard up to a 10km radius.
- Carbide cannons, made from 258 liters of oil drums welded without gap to 5 drums, one side open and one side closed and made a small hole serves as a place to ignite. To produce sound, the carbide is applied to the water in a container of approximately 1 kg of carbide and then put into the drum with the lever, then the open side on the lid. After 15 minutes, the cover is opened and ignited through a small hole from behind.
- Bamboo cannon, made of bamboo length of about 3 meters long and approximately 5 inches in diameter. The joint's joints are perforated, 1 segment at the base is left to hold oil filling as fuel. The surface of the stem at the base is perforated approximately as big as the thumb serves as a place to ignite.
Note: Originally, the tradition was a bamboo cannon war, it's just a light sound. Not using a carbide cannon.
Statement
Loud voices throughout the night have invited some people's negative reaction, this tradition has been a violation of the original tradition. The banging is very disturbing and has grabbed the comfort of the night, elderly parents, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and sick people. They want a similar parade to continue next year.
There is also from some people assume, the celebration is an interesting spectacle, as the entertainment of the people especially for the immigrant community who came home when Eid in the Pidie region.
Whatever, depending on one's desires.
In this case, I will be on the side of the people who want to leave the celebration next year. I happen to be born in this area.
Losses are greater than good.
The photos I took on this year's celebrations, and some of the photos I took on the 2010 celebrations. Photos taken with Canon EOS 7D and EF17-40mm f/4L USM lens.
Photos below, I'm taken during the celebration of 2010.
The fire that came out of the carbide cannon when fired.
Bamboo cannons are for children
