GREBEG BESAR DEMAK

Grebeg Besar in Demak Regency cannot be separated from the history of the struggle of the Wali Songo to spread Islam in the 15th century, Demak as the center (Bintoro Sultanate) on the island of Java with its masterpieces are Sultan Fattah and Sunan Kalijaga as big influential figures in history. Demak Regency. In the heyday of the reign of Sultan Fattah and Sunan Kalijaga as his spiritual advisors, he organized Grebeg as a medium of da'wah namely Grebeg Maulid, Grebeg Dal, Grebeg Syawal, and Grebeg Besar. However, what has been preserved until now is the Grebeg Besar culture every 10th Dzulhijjah (Eid al-Adha). Meanwhile, another Grebeg is still preserved in the Keraton Solo, Yogyakarta, and Cirebon.

 

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