Sekaten Ceremony of Yogyakarta

Held during weeks preceding the commemoration of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.Sekaten begins at midnight when two sets of ancient and sacred gamelan percussion instruments are brought in procession from the western side of the palace square.

During the whole week except on Thursday night and Friday mornings, the two sets of gamelan are played turns continuously night and day.

Sekaten is accompanied by a fair at the square in front of the mosque where sorts of local handicrafts and item of folk art are sold. It ends, when the set of gamelan is brought back again in prosession to the Kraton.