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One of the cultures in marking Islamic big day, especially in the month of Java Suro (Muharam, Arabic), in addition to every 1 Suro night or the beginning of Suro jamasan keris or heirlooms. At 10 Muharam (Asyuro) is also very famous for the culture of Porridge Syuro.

Syuro porridge is like chicken porridge, but without the sauce and topped with shredded, dry tempeh, omelet, and other side dishes, it has always been the culture of Muslims and most of the Javanese.

If jamasan (washing) a keris or heirloom, it is like washing or cleaning a self as a form of philosophy of repenting and renewing with something new and good.

While the Syuro Porridge with white color with various additional side dishes and others is given the meaning that humans must whiten themselves or clean themselves. Because humans are basically full of knick-knacks of various kinds of mistakes like the side dish of Syuro Porridge.

According to Ustad Mahfudi, that the long journey of Noah's ship arrived at Zuhdi hill during the world flood, and failed to save his son, Kan'an. Approaching anchoring, when the position of the food is running low, it saves all the passengers on the ship by pulverizing the leftover food.

"So at that time the food on the ship was running low, then to keep enough and get the blessing, it was mashed into one and divided equally, all the passengers on the ship, until safe and. anchored in Asyuro," he said, Thursday (19/8/2021) to rri.co.id.

So, he said, if there is now Syuro Porridge, the history of the porridge itself already exists when 10 Muharam (Asyuro) became the staple food of the people of Noah's people who survived, as well as save the entire ship of Noah. 

According to Mahfudi, the porridge is the same but the shape and taste are different, it just means that the porridge from the time of Noah became a kind of togetherness, and now it is continued to maintain togetherness with friendship. To remind each other of truth and patience. (KBRN Surabaya)