Tung Tung Sahur

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Tung Tung Tung Sahur's backstory is of a character and meme popular in the Italian Brainrot community. The character, often depicted as a wooden figure, was inspired by the real-world Indonesian tradition of beating drums to wake people for the pre-dawn meal (Sahur) during Ramadan. In the meme's lore, Tung Tung Tung Sahur is an entity that appears if you ignore the drum calls for three times, and while originating in Indonesian culture, it became integrated into Italian Brainrot's surreal, AI-driven, absurdist humor. The Arabic word "sahur" refers to the pre-dawn meal eaten by Muslims before the start of fasting during the month of Ramadan. In parts of Indonesia, people beat drums, like the "bedug," to wake others for sahur, mimicking the sound with phrases like "tung tung tung". The "tongue tongue tongue" chant is sometimes linked to a mythical "tongue tree," whose seeds produce "tongue oil," explaining why the character is made of wood. If a person doesn't respond to the calls for sahur, Tung Tung Tung Sahur is said to appear at their doorstep. Within the expanding Brainrot universe, Tung Tung Tung Sahur has been involved in conflicts with other bizarre characters, such as Ballerina Cappuccino.