Dugderan

Dugderan is a festival to mark the start of the fasting month of Ramadan in which was held in Semarang City. The celebration that began in colonial times was centered in the area of ​​Simpang Lima. The celebration was opened by the mayor and enlivened by a number of firecrackers and fireworks (the name "Dugderan" an eruption of sound onomatope).
In this celebration of a variety of goods sold (sort of night market) and in the present often included a variety of sponsorship from a number of large industries. Nevertheless, there is one toy that is always associated with this festival, called "warak ngendhok".
Warak intended other than as a means of entertainment as well as a means of propagation of Islam.