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Ngarot ​ Ngarot  i s a traditional festival from   Lelea , West Java. Th is is an annual festival that held before the planting season of rice.  Ngarot  is a sign or symbol to tell villagers that it is the time to plant rice on the rice field. The first rice plant to be planted will be on the head of village’s rice field which named as  carik . There are many interesting thin gs on  Ngarot  festival based on its’ history, meaning and how it is celebrated. ​ First, from the historical background,  Ngarot  is from  Sundanese  language which means “drink”. The festival first celebrated was in a long time ago when the village was led by  Ki   Ngawi  and became the culture and annual event to celebrate in  Lelea  village until now. ​ Then, from it is meaning,  Ngarot  now becoming the big festival that is a form of gratefulness of the villagers for welcoming the plant season.  In t...