Carbide cannon is made of logs split and hollowed inside, then the cups back and tied with rattan tightly and made of large diameter wood approximately 50 cm-100 cm, with a length of between 4-7 meters, along the Kapuas River of Pontianak City, especially around the Kapuas Bridge there are some groups played the cannon from both sides of the river, facing each other.
Previously, carbide cannon made from coconut tree or nut tree. Along with the enactment of the golden age of industrial wood, coconut and nut trees were replaced with wooden spindles.
Carbide cannon as the only game played by community banks of the Kapuas River in Pontianak City deserves to be preserved. Carbide cannon is one of the attractions when Idul Fitri’s day come to Pontianak, the future will be more interesting if it supported by the government in order to increase tourism. For people who like challenge, they can feel an incriedible sensation when try carbide cannon.
Since the first, carbide cannons from the hardwood was rung only at certain moments such as night takbiran. It has become tradition and “trade mark” of Pontianak city. Once a booming sound to repel kuntilanak, now even to encourage tourism.
The goal of play carbide cannon is to inform the public that the time of Maghrib arrived to Pontianak. And the sound of cannon was used as sign of coming azan Maghrib at the time. Now, carbide cannon still at Pontianak, especially for the citizens the banks of Kapuas River.
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