Carbide Cannon

Meriam Karbit ( Carbide Cannon ) wich is populary known by locals during " Hari Raya Idul Fitri " festival are being seen along kapuas river at Pontianak. It is a common tradition practiced from ancient Pontianak Sultan until today. Kampong Kemboje is one of the favoriete places to see this festival.

Carbide Cannon game is a tradition and culture of the community of kapuas river in familiar played by childern and adults. In recent years Carbide Cannon game peaked with the success achived trough the muri record prade followed by 150 cannon carbide belongs to 31 communities along the kapuas river with the most and biggest guns themes along the kapuas river to be exact.

Carbide Cannon tradition is linked with the history of Pontianak. In the 17th century Sultan Syarif Abdul Alkadrie will open the city of pontianak, Syahdan ger trouble from " kuntilanak " or women ghost. The Sultan then fired the cannon from his ship to expel these kuntilanak. And the name was leter used kuntilanak to named the city of pontianak.

Carbide Cannon is not like the cannon or iron. This cannon made of wood with diameter of approximately 50cm-100cm, with a length of between 4-7 meters. in one part, precisely in the middle of the cannon was given hole.