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Sickle or scythe is an agricultural tool shaped like a curved knife used for cutting various types of grasses, The inside of the arch-shaped sharp, curved shape makes it easier in the process of cutting by slicing the bottom of the plant is cut in a manner such swinging movement struck with one hand, or when to collect grass or harvesting the rice crop biasanyah the other hand holding the staple crop. handles or upstream scythe made of wood.

Sickle is the development of the sickle, which was developed by a community of Madura, sickle believed to have originated from the legend pack Sakera / Sakerah, a cane from Pasuruan foreman who became one of the characters of resistance to Dutch colonialism. She is known to never leave celurit and always bring / wear in everyday activities, which was used as a tool of agricultural / plantation. He comes from among the students and a devout Muslim who practice Islam. Mr. Sakera take the fight over penidasan colonizers, After Pak Sakerah caught and hanged in Pasuruan, East Java. He was buried in the City Bangil. Or rather in the region Bekacak, Kolursari Village, the area's most southern city of Bangil.



Actions such occupiers memimbulkan madura anger people, and start daring to take the fight to the invaders with them that is celurit weapon. So celurit started switching function becomes a symbol of resistance, a symbol of self-esteem and social strata.

Based on the blade shape, celurit can be divided into sickle and sickle wulu turi pitik / feather


Judging from the sharpness of the sickle, there are different dg sickle sickle from the use side, the majority of sickle or crescent shape has other curvatur sloping downwards for the purpose of cutting the grass as the maximum possible
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