The phrase "Tung Tung Tung Sahur" refers to a traditional and cultural practice in Indonesia during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
- "Sahur" is the pre-dawn meal Muslims eat before beginning their daily fast during Ramadan.
- "Tung Tung Tung" is an onomatopoeic phrase mimicking the sound of drums or wooden clappers used as a wake-up call to alert people to eat sahur before dawn. This drumming tradition is done by volunteers who patrol neighborhoods to wake residents up for sahur, especially before widespread use of alarms or electricity
The phrase gained viral popularity as a meme featuring an animated wooden creature holding a baseball bat, symbolizing this wake-up call. The meme humorously suggests that if someone is called for sahur three times and does not respond, a scary creature called "Tung Tung Tung Sahur" will come to their house
. In summary, "Tung Tung Tung Sahur" is both a cultural sound associated with waking people for the sahur meal during Ramadan in Indonesia and a recent internet meme inspired by that tradition
