Details of Local Rituals Found Only in Indonesia

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:28:42 +0000

This is not just about making noise. Ngetrik is a Javanese philosophy about driving away negative energy with sound. In villages across Central and East Java, residents gather carrying kitchen utensils (pots, pans, wooden slit drums), even tractors and diesel engines to make as much noise as possible. The ritual starts at 23:00 and peaks exactly at midnight. Difference from other countries: While the world waits for the clock to chime, here chaotic sound itself becomes the time marker.