The ethnic of Maduranese in Indonesia has a large population. around 20 million people. They came from the island of madura and itd surrounding. On the island of Kalimantan,the Maduranese community centered in the area of Sambas,Pontianak,Bengkayang,and Ketapang.
In Pontianak,mostly Maduranese lived in north of pontianak area especially Siantan area. Maduranese in Pontianak usually hold the events that called as "Selikuran" and "Lebaran Ketupat".
Maduranese have special food such as "soto Madura" and "Sate Madura". They who went overseas usually made their living as traders.
The event that called "Selikuran" is a celebration for succes and the coming of Eid. Then,there is another celebration that called "Lebaran Ketupat". Lebaran Ketupat is usually held on the seventh day of Eid.
There was a riot happened in Ketapang,Sambas, and Pontianak between Maduranese and the locals caused by social inequality. But now the riot has been finished and Maduranese and the locals live peacefully.
Special foods of Maduranese are Soto and Sate Madura. Soto Madura is a type of soup that cames from Madura. With base ingredients from beef,boiled eggs,fried potato and bean sprouts. And then there is Sate Madura. It is a typical satay made of chicken. Ingredients of marinade is from finely ground bean paste and onion. It is roasted by fire of coconut charcoal. It is tasty but forbidden to those with high cholesterrol.
Maduranese who went overseas made their living as traders,for example : buying and selling scrap metal,salt enterpreneurs and market traders. However not a few among them who became a national figures as a chairman of the constitutional court Machfud Md., and the former minister Wardiman Djojonegoro.
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