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Belimau
Sign in to saveThe Belimau bath is a Malay Indonesian tradition, observed in order to welcome the month of Ramadan, especially in Bangka Belitung and Riau provinces. The tradition has been carried down for generations among the Minangkabau people before Islam arrived in Indonesia, as they were praciticing Hinduism, whereby this ceremony could have been inspired by Makara Sankranti.
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The Belimau bath is a Malay Indonesian tradition, observed in order to welcome the month of Ramadan, especially in Bangka Belitung and Riau provinces. The tradition has been carried down for generations among the Minangkabau people before Islam arrived in Indonesia, as they were praciticing Hinduism, whereby this ceremony could have been inspired by Makara Sankranti.
Belimau consists of washing or bathing for physical and spiritual purification using limau water.