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THE MEANING OF THE CIREBON REGIONAL SIMBOL

Teak leaves, which are dark green in color, mean that in ancient times in Cirebon there was a leader of the
saints who was virtuous and enthroned and buried in Gunungjati with the name Syarif Hidayatullah or
Sunan Gunungjati who spread Islam in Java.
Nine white stars mean Walisanga. The city of Cirebon is famous as a gathering place for the trustees to have
internal deliberations
Painting the sea with blue waves, means that the people of Cirebon City have activities to work in coastal
areas (fishermen), with full sincerity (white line) in fulfilling their respective obligations for the benefit of
the nation and state
The golden yellow image of rebon Shrimp means that seafood has provided prosperity to the people of
Cirebon. The rebon shrimp is the raw material for making the famous shrimp paste from Cirebon City

Cirebon and Javanese accents: The two coexist and communicate using two mixed languages. The mixture
of Sundanese and Javanese languages in the Cirebon region is called the Cirebon language.
Cirebon can be viewed as a dialect of two languages. If the dominant one is Sundanese, then it is called
Sundanese dialect of Cirebon.
If the dominant language is Javanese, then it is called Javanese dialect of Cirebon. Therefore, the Cirebon
language appeared.

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