Selling Kambang to live

Masli and Idah, waiting for buyers who purchase Kambang they are selling in front of Muslim graves.

Banjar society that is religious culture and tradition still holds tightly, bringing wisdom and favor its own provision for the sellers Kambang (flower series for the pilgrimage), because the habit of always carrying pilgrims Kambang to put on the tomb he visited the land provision adds to family income.

"City" trying to trace the seller Kambang in Martapura, the abundance of sustenance not smelled the scent Kambang that he sold.Relying on the former white plastic bag as a cushion and place of holding tens of Kambang circuit dijejer neat, two middle-aged woman named Masli and Idah  residents Tunggul Irang trade Kambang try his luck in front of the Muslim cemetery Karangan Putih . When the sun burst from behind the clouds just after sleeping soundly at night, Idah and Masli has held his wares as if to greet the morning sun and said they had waited for the light sustenance to them. Traders Kambang like Masli and Idah since morning had come and held wares to scavenge fortune, but for those not everyday merchandise sold. With limited capital, if the flowers do not sell merchandise acquired rather than profit losses but instead approached them. "Kambang (flower) is the longest can last two days, if not sold out so losses due to wilting," softly. Ironically, the flowers they sell are also obtained by buying from someone else who has a flower garden in the village of Jingah Habang. According Masli, Kambang that he sold consisted of a series of roses, jasmine and ylang. For each kind of flower prices vary. "Boxwood bought per foot (petals), 100 foot price is Rp 2000. If Jasmine is rather expensive, the price to Rp 5 thousand per small glass, "he explained. But struggle as traders Kambang Masli and Idah is not finished there, they having bought sesegeranya flower arranging should they purchase using banana sheath. "string up must be neat, as if carelessly buyers are not interested," she say. 
Specifically to sell on Sekumpul, manager of the cemetery does not allow them stringing flowers with banana sheath, because the sheath can be rotten bananas. "If for sale in Sekumpul be on a leash rapia flower arranging," she said. Regarding profits, Masli and Idah states for small traders like their average daily profits earned between Rp 10 thousand to Rp20 thousand, if fit again crowded as Friday they can benefit reached Rp50 thousand, with a record of all they sell Kambang out. With a selling price of about $ 2 thousand to Rp 5 thousand benefits each day according to him is uncertain. "Sometimes a loss, sometimes a profit of Rp 10 thousand, Rp 20 thousand if exhausted all can Rp50 thousand," he said. Yes, the seller benefits Kambang is very thin when compared with the effort they assemble and wait for buyers throughout the day. "Trading Kambang this is an attempt, we endeavor to find sustenance is halal, the result we pasrahkan to God, which we certainly did not break tried and pray," said Idah. On the other hand, the owners of the flower garden in the village of Lower Habang Jingah could not even laugh out loud with the results of their profits in the meadow flowers. Although the village of Lower Habang Jingah famous as a producer of roses, jasmine and ylang, but behind it there is one hope fame jingah Habang citizens against the government. Head of Village  Jingah Habang, Hasan said 60 percent of the village of Jingah Habang is jasmine tree growers. According to Hasan, the institute hopes to sell another breakthrough melakukukan white flowers are fragrant. "We hope that this flower can be used for refined so that the selling price could be better," he explained. Meanwhile, Team Leader of PKK Banjar Banjar also the wife of the Regent, Raudhatul Jannah who some time ago had visited the village of Village Jingah habang said it promised to make follow-up desire. "It's one of the aspirations of our citizens who will follow-up," he promised.