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  Sekaten Sekaten ceremony is an annual event organized by the people of Yogyakarta to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. This event is held every 5th of Mulud or Rabiul in the beginning of the Hijri year. Sekaten isn’t olny held in Yogyakarta, but also in The North of Alun-Alun Surakarta. Same as   in Surakarta (Solo), in Yogyakarta, Sekaten also held in North of Alun-Alun Yogyakarta, its nearby Titik Nol Kilometer Jogja City. Sekaten comes from word Syahadatain or two sentences of Syahadat. At first, Sekaten was held to attract attention so public would know Islam better. Pangeran Mangkubumi or Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I who first held Sekaten. Now it has become an annual event as well as A People's Party. Sekaten events series is very interesting. This event was held for a full week. The series of event began with Abdi Dalem's procession on the first night. This procession also bringing two important sets of gamelan cal