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fujiwara no mokou and imaizumi kagerou (touhou) drawn by wool_(miwol)

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    Meriam Buluh

    Kagerou: So... Is it cooked yet?

    Silly Loup-Garou, that's not a lemang.

    Lemang is a traditional food made of glutinous rice cooked in hollowed bamboo stick, usually eaten during Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. Read more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemang

    Meriam Buluh, means bamboo cannon which is sort-of self-explanatory. It's a type of firecracker that is popular among Malay youngsters during Hari Raya aaaand its dangerous/illegal. So unless you're an immortal, don't try this at home kids. Read more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_cannon

    Happy (late)Eid-ul-Fitr!

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    Rathurue
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    bakudan00 said:

    I'm actually wondering if Meriam Buluh is still played nowadays since i'm not a country guy anymore. I know it was embedded within Malaysian Eid culture, but like other traditional things i wonder if people are still doing it?

    It is, but only on places far from the capital.

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    SerialBus500
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    bakudan00 said:

    I'm actually wondering if Meriam Buluh is still played nowadays since i'm not a country guy anymore. I know it was embedded within Malaysian Eid culture, but like other traditional things i wonder if people are still doing it?

    It is still. In fact, I know some relatives of mine who would make bamboo cannons every year during Ramadhan. And like the author said, it's illegal these days due to its inherent dangers, most of which come from the fact that people substitute bamboos with steel pipes and stuffing too much Kabait (I'd appreciate it if someone can give me its English name, please).

    That said, I bet Mokou was aiming at Kaguya's home.

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    Seika
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    SerialBus500 said:

    It is still. In fact, I know some relatives of mine who would make bamboo cannons every year during Ramadhan. And like the author said, it's illegal these days due to its inherent dangers, most of which come from the fact that people substitute bamboos with steel pipes and stuffing too much Kabait (I'd appreciate it if someone can give me its English name, please).

    It's called Karbit here.
    Or Carbide in English, specifically Calcium carbide.

    Probably because they don't use bamboo anymore, usually it's just called carbide cannon locally :D

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