The saro-saro tradition for babies in Ternate

Several residents played traditional musical instruments (rebana) while reciting shalawat during the aqiqah and baby hair-cutting ceremony in Kelurahan Maliaro, Ternate, North Maluku, Saturday (18/7/2026). The tradition, known among the Ternate community as Saro-Saro, is still preserved today as part of the ceremony welcoming new life for babies around two months old as an expression of gratitude to Allah SWT as well as a prayer for the child and their family to always be granted health, safety, and a good life. ANTARAFOTO/Andri Saputra/nz ANTARA FOTO/Sejumlah warga memainkan alat musik tradisional (rebana) dengan membacakan shalawat saat tradisi aqiqah dan cukur rambut bayi di Kelurahan Maliaro, Ternate, Maluku Utara, Sabtu (18/7/2026). Tradisi yang dikenal masyarakat Ternate sebagai Saro-Saro tersebut hingga kini masih dilestarikan sebagai bagian dari prosesi menyambut kehidupan baru bagi bayi yang berusia sekitar dua bulan sebagai ungkapan syukur kepada Allah SWT sekaligus doa agar sang anak beserta keluarganya senantiasa diberikan kesehatan, keselamatan, dan kehidupan yang baik. ANTARAFOTO/Andri Saputra/nz

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