Public cemetery

Pondok Kelapa graveyard turned into 'dangdut' party venue. 

This photo shows the stage used for the circumcision celebration.

The stage was erected near the Public Cemetery.

A video of the party went viral on social media.

Parties are not allowed at public cemeteries.

The Jakarta Administration's Forestry, Parks, and Cemeteries Agency forbids residents from holding events at public cemeteries.

The agency responded to a viral video.

“There is the restriction in the Public Order Bylaw and the Public Cemetery Bylaw,”.

The bylaws restricted anyone from holding any entertainment gathering in the cemetery as well as from holding other events unrelated to burials in the graveyard areas.


If residents wanted to hold a party, they could use child-friendly parks - known as integrated child-friendly public spaces (RPTRA), instead of graveyards.

“They can hold the parties in our green spaces as long as they have acquired the permits.

The permit could be processed through city’s One-Stop Integrated Services (PTSP).

His comment came in light of a video depicting a dangdut stage, with a complete set up of speakers, singers and band, being erected in public cemetery.

The dangdut performance was part of entertainment.

The dangdut was provided by a family who was holding a party to celebrate their child’s circumcision.


The video went viral on Twitter, having been retweeted more than 4,000 times and generating thousands of comments. 

In space-constrained Jakarta, residents often encroach on public facilities to conduct their personal gatherings.

Public cemeteries in Jakarta not only serve as final resting places, but also as party venues with live music.

A video showing a dangdut concert being held on a stage erected next to a cemetery has gone viral.

A Twitter user -  identified as Bus -  uploaded the video showing a singer on the stage accompanied by musicians playing loud dangdut 

At the same time, several people were seen dancing to the music on graves located in front of the stage.


Kondangan (attending a party) on the road checked, 
kondangan above railway checked, 
kondangan at graveyard? 


Activity of staging ceremonial parties, usually weddings or circumcision ceremonies, can encroach on public facilities.

The post has been retweeted more than 4,000 times.

The post has generated thousands of comments from netizens.

 The show took place at a public cemetery.

A singer performed on the video. 

The concert took place until midnight.

The band was not bothered that the show was performed at a public cemetery.

The show was performed to celebrate the circumcision ritual of a boy.

The boy lived close to the cemetery.

“It doesn’t matter as long as it’s safe for us and the payment is smooth,” he added. (fac)

Some people find it hard to get some space in the Jakarta’s rapid development.

that is why they use public cemeteries for other purposes.


The living “borrowed” space from the dead was when a family held a party to celebrate their boy’s circumcision at a graveyard.


Here are some ways Jakartans repurpose cemeteries:

Public backyard

Jakarta does not have enough public spaces, so ...

locals turned public cemetery Grogol Kemanggisan into a park. 

In the mornings, children come and play at the cemetery. 

At night, the cemetery is filled with young people, hanging out with their friends, often until after midnight. 

On Saturday nights, the graveyard is lit up by lamps.

On special days, people come to the graveyard to celebrate. 

On Independence Day, locals staged games and a dancing competition. 

On the afternoon of Idul Adha, locals had a barbeque.

They grilled beef and mutton at the cemetery, 

which is the only open space in the crowded area.

Vehicle parking

Graveyards are also drawing motorcycles and cars. 

For example, Grogol Kemanggisan Cemetery, situated at the back of locals’ houses, 

It has become a parking lot for vehicles. 

Locals park their cars and motorcycles among the headstones as 

they find it easier to afford a motorcycle than buying a house with a garage.

The cemetery management does not allow vehicles to be parked in the area 

but locals can get around that rule.


Housing
Public cemeteries are also home for the living. 

Graveyards that have a section for Confucian believers are popular because 

the tombs are large and some have a type of roof. 

But desperate Jakartans, who find that renting is too costly, build shacks on the tombs. 

The Jakarta administration has regularly evicted cemetery squatters, but after they always seem to return.

In December 2011, the East Jakarta administration evicted hundreds who lived in shacks in the Cipinang Besar, Rawabunga and Pondok Kelapa cemeteries. 

In April 2016, the administration evicted several families who lived in the Menteng Pulo Cemetery.

Residents of Pejaten Timur  take shelter to a nearby cemetery after their houses were flooded in February this year. 


Shelter from the flood

Several cemeteries have become shelters for residents whose houses were flooded. 

The cemetery is situated on higher ground making it flood-free. 

In March 2017, Kampung Arus residents in Cawang,also took shelter in a nearby cemetery because of flooding.









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East Jakarta graveyard turned into 'dangdut' party venue 

 This photo shows the stage used for the circumcision celebration erected near the Pondok Kelapa Public Cemetery in East Jakarta. A video of the party showing the event, complete with "dangdut" performances, went viral on social media.

 

Parties not allowed at public cemeteries: Jakarta administration

 

The Jakarta Administration's Forestry, Parks and Cemeteries Agency forbids residents from holding events at public cemeteries, the agency's head said, responding to a viral video showing a city graveyard being used as a party venue.
“There is the restriction in the Public Order Bylaw and the Public Cemetery Bylaw,” agency head Djafar Muchlisin said on Tuesday as reported by kompas.com.
The bylaws, he said, restricted anyone from holding any entertainment gathering in the cemetery as well as from holding other events unrelated to burials in the graveyard areas.
Djafar said if residents wanted to hold a party, they could use child-friendly parks known as integrated child-friendly public spaces (RPTRA), instead of graveyards.
“They can hold the parties in our green spaces as long as they have acquired the permits,” he said, adding that the permit could be processed through city’s One-Stop Integrated Services (PTSP).
His comment came in light of a video depicting a dangdut stage, with a complete set up of speakers, singers and band, being erected in Pondok Kelapa public cemetery in East Jakarta on Saturday. The dangdut performance was part of entertainment provided by a family holding a party to celebrate their child’s circumcision, also held in the cemetery.
The video went viral on Twitter, having been retweeted more than 4,000 times and generating thousands of comments. It also showed that in space-constrained Jakarta, residents often encroach on public facilities to conduct their personal gatherings.