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Meriam Bamboo is very popular traditional among us, especially in Ramadhan or Ied. Meriam Bambu is a traditional game from malay people and almost throughout the country. In some regions this game called bedil bambu, mercon bumbung, long bumbung and so on. This game usually played by children and teenagers. But, for safety this game played by adult people. Meriam bambu often playd in the ramadhan and ied especially in the evening, and some of malay people played this game on religious day and custom events like wedding and so on. And the place to played this game is usually in the yard of mosque or meriam bambu placed in a row of river, or other places that far away from people like field, field, and so on.
To make meriam bambu is very simple and easy. We just need an old bamboo in order strong the explosion. To make meriam bambu are prepare bamboo first and cut with long as you want, but usually about 1,5 until 2 meters or 3 until 4 segment, and the diameter about 4 inch. Then the surface of bamboo have to perforated with crowbar. After finished it, so the meriam bamboo is ready to use. The fuel for this meriam bamboo is kerosene or carbide that mixed with water. The way to ring the meriam is castings the kerosene or carbide into ignition hole. Then a piece of wood that have been convolutioning with cloth dipped inte kerosene and burn it, and it become means of ignition. Although consist of dangerous risks but this game also consist good value in malay culture, such as interpret festivities, an act of gratitude and joy, preserve the tradition, exercise creativity, and exercise the brave.