Sekaten is an event held annually in Yogyakarta to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. However, in the present it is not so much a religious festival for it has becoming a typical night market. The Gamelan Sekaten still goes on show for a week, from 6-12 Maulud (the third month of Javanese calendar).
For this year, I had made 2 visits to the Sekaten. First with my brother, watching dolphin show. Yeah, it was quite embarrassing for us. Most of the adults watching the shows were parents escorting their babies.
The next visit, I went with my 2006-community-service friends. It was like a reunion, just like the old days, although only 4 people showed up. We tried the 'Haunted Kingdom'. It was disappointing. The 'ghosts' were not scary at all. We had fun though. I wish we could go there again next year.
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