Sabtu, 28 Juni 2014

TULISAN 4, Bahasa Inggris "Homecoming"

Homecoming

Indonesian society in general Lebaran or Idul Fitri, routinely return home aka homecoming. Them no matter how hard he faced for Lebaran. Such as: overcrowded in kareta, huddled in the bus, and long traffic jams on the way. So also if you wear a motorcycle with the risk of heat and rain. All this is done in order to celebrate Eid at home, as well as to a means of gathering with relatives. Homecoming is a tradition where they have widths. Millions of Indonesian people who migrate in droves to return home. Going home or returning home is awaited and it is also one of its own happiness, because they are always eager to return to the origin of which is my hometown and will miss the love and affection of both parents caress the beloved.
Not just the culture of Indonesian society, but it has become part of a tradition or a civilization of the Muslims in Indonesia and other Asian countries, and has become a modern lifestyle of people who live in urban areas, who come from other areas, namely in the village Lebaran , part of the spirit of "Welcoming Eid". Mutual visiting between relatives, between neighbors and friends, are part of the routine activities carried out when Eid. With this activity, family members and relatives find each other, even gathered in one place. The neighbor also saw each other each other, also with known friends. Departing from all this, of course, be the occasion of Eid momentum and happiness for us all.

Homecoming tradition that has always been associated with Eid, occur early to mid 1970s, when Jakarta featured as one of the major cities in Indonesia, which experienced a remarkable progress. Jakarta under the leadership of Governor Ali Sodikin (1966-1977), successfully transformed into a metropolitan city. For residents of other cities, especially those hick, a city of dreams Jakarta, Jakarta into the shelter in the village lout who are not lucky and in Jakarta as if it would be rich. More than 80% of the urbans comes to Jakarta just to find a job. In Jakarta sinking their existence, while the social legitimacy of their existence as well not come. That is why their presence in Jakarta will be able to meet his expectations. Eid is the right moment for it, because on the day of Eid is no religious dimension, there is legitimacy as if Eid is a great time for pilgrimage. Home to my hometown is the camouflage of the spirit of social legitimacy and demonstrate its existence.


That is beginning to return home or be a homecoming tradition that seems to have cultural roots. So in fact, the tradition of homecoming is caused by social problems and not at all based on the cultural roots. Most of the travelers it is a group of lower middle income people who want to show to the public udiknya in Jakarta as if they have achieved success. Indeed Lebaran in Indonesia does not have a tradition of cultural roots, but rather due to social problems due to a centralized government and Jakarta as the center of everything at that time. Considering most of the travelers are those who have not been able to live and live well established in Jakarta, then Lebaran become an important momentum for them to legitimize its presence in the capital, according to him they have achieved material success and social. Regardless of the background of the rise of the homecoming tradition, which caused problems over the years before and after the Eid is always the same.

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