WATAN SOPPENG, THE BATS CITY

By Indra J Mae - September 20, 2012




Watan Soppeng district is one of the prettiest cities in the province of South Sulawesi . The atmosphere in the city seemed calm , almost all roads filled with tamarind trees and other types of large trees that line the left and right side of the road . Small town and the cool air in the mountains with an altitude of 200 meters above sea level .

Watansoppeng city has a uniqueness that is very impressive, so he was dubbed the " City of Bats " . Every corner of the city is filled with huge bats hanging in the trees of the city. Smell the bats will get stung if a visitor is right under the trees where the bats are hanging .
By evening , the bats were flying simultaneously leave the trees in search of food . When the thousands of bats that fly , the sky as if covered by a black shadow . The bats herd will return to the trees at dawn with a roar that always wakes residents Soppeng every day .
There is no definitive history , started exactly when the bats nesting in trees that line the streets Watansoppeng City . Society simply believes that the presence of the rat -like bats have been around hundreds of years ago . More than that , they also believe that the bat is a " keeper " Watansoppeng city . In fact , they strongly believe that the bat be a sign and a conduit of information about good and bad things that will happen in this city . If the bat is going to leave town Watansoppeng in a long time , then it is a sign that there will be a community disaster and the city .

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