Amazing Yogyakarta : Sekaten,Night Vacation of Yogyakarta

Sekaten yogyakarta is one of the favorite places to go with family or friends which offer you joy and happiness. You can do a lot of things here with low price that really friendly because truly this celebration is made for every people, from the low economical people to the high end one. This Sekaten Yogyakarta is one of cultural events hold by the government of Yogyakarta to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birth in 5th Rabi al-Awwal (Hijri calendar) or 5th Maulud (Javanese calendar).

History of Sekaten Yogyakarta

Sekaten Yogyakarta originally held by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I to spread Islamic knowledge to people around Yogyakarta. But in modern time, this celebration change into a kind of festival for people than a religious event. The word Sekaten itself come from two different side of meaning. First, it stands from the word syahadatain which is mean the confession of people who want to have Islam as ther religion. Second, it stands from the word sekati which is mean a name of royal gamelan that usually played in celebration of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. So up until now, in every year the government of Yogyakarta hold Sekaten Yogyakarta as the celebration and festival for people

Things we can find in Sekaten Yogyakarta

Come to Sekaten Yogyakarta to get the festival of people in Yogyakarta will give you so much fun. You can try the whole games here and if you really like to shop this place provides you stuff you may need with a very low price. But if you even have more money, just shop in the store, not in this Sekaten Yogyakarta because the quality of the product is not really good.

But you may enjoy the game like mini train, bom bom car (mini electronic car), jumping home balloon, ghost house, and many more. You can also enjoy the traditional food here like the sate kere (satay of the poor), martabak, arum manis, tahu petis, onde-onde, tempura and many other.

Enjoy the cheap vacation in Sekaten Yogyakarta. You can find many kind of food, games, and stuff here with a very low cost. You can even enter to Sekaten for free, without any entrance ticket. You can also take the mini car-train to go around the Alun-Alun Utara and Sekaten. It is very crowded when it comes the holiday or weekend so you have to be aware of your belonging while you enjoying the Sekaten Yogyakarta.