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fahmi — June 17, 2008 / 9:27 am
Chinese etnis in Indonesia has an unique celebration, called Peh Cun. This celebration, originally, came from China, was held thousand years ago. The reason why Peh Cun celebration was held, there is a prime minister during Han dinasty. His name is Khut Gwam. His heroic actions during officiate the position was a bless for China people on that day.
During Peh Cun, there are many activities. In Indonesia, this year, Peh Cun was held on Parangtritis. Some activities were to be done, such as praying by Buddhism priests, distribution of rice, tumpeng cutting, barongsai, and many more.
There is an unique phenomenon during Peh Cun, we can stand up an egg. The person who can do it, is believed will get some blessing. This phenomenon can be described scientically, since Peh Cun was celebrated on day 5 on the fifth month based on Imlek calendar, on that day, position between the sun and the earth is the closest distance, so the gravity force will increase as the distance.
Well, maybe we can wait next year to try standing up the egg. grin inspiration of this article was here
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