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Ondel-ondel is very popular in Jakarta. It is a giant doll with a horrible face. The male ondel-ondel is dressed like a man. He has a sword at his hip and a shawl over his shoulder. Its head is decorated with colorful paper strings. Ondel-ondel is made of bamboo structure. Its face is made of wood-mask. Its hair is made of palm-fibre. A man inside the structure moves. It. The movement is very clumsy. Its arms are dropping. A pair of ondel-ondel are usually perfumed to celebrate a child circumcision. Traditional music, gambang kromong Qasidah, tanjidor, or gendang pencak, accompanies the procession. Of course children are interested in following it. In the old days people believed that a couple of ondel-ondel were the manifestation of a god and a goddess who would protect the arcumcised boy from danger or evil. Now, ondel -ondel is performed to welcome guests in opening ceremonies held in Jakarta and places nearby. The word “it” in the sentence “Of course children are interested in following it.” (Paragraph 2) refers to . . ​

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