Sunday, September 20, 2009

Grebek Syawal Ceremony in Cirebon,West Java


In Cirebon after Lebaran celebrations, local communities are losing a tradition than Lebaran meriahnya itself, namely Grebek Syawal. This ritual is performed by a pilgrimage to the tomb of Sunan Gunung Jati, Cirebon. They include coming from Indramayu, Kuningan, Majalengka, Sumedang, Brebes, Tegal and Cirebon own. Citizens willing to be squeezed and squeezed to see Cirebon Kesultatanan entourage made a pilgrimage to Sunan Gunung Jati. Final resting Sunan Gunung Jati and his family was called by the name Sapta Rengga Wukir. This tomb consists of nine levels, and at the ninth level of Sunan Gunung Jati is buried. Meanwhile, the eighth level down is the family tomb and its descendants, both descendants of the Sultan Kanoman or descendants of the Kingdom Kasepuhan. In this tomb there Malela sand from Mecca brought directly by the Prince Cakrabuana, son of King Sri Maharaja Baduga Siliwangi from Padjadjaran Kingdom. Because the process of taking sand from Mecca it requires a fairly heavy battle, the visitors and the caretaker who will come out of this tomb complex have to clean the first leg, so the sand does not carry out complex, but only slightly. The ban is a direct instruction from Prince Cakrabuana own. Syawal own Grebek in Cirebon Javanese language means Ngiring, where seven days after Idul Fitri Cirebon imperial family made a pilgrimage to the tomb of his ancestors. The procession begins with the arrival of the imperial entourage greeted the thousands of graves that have been waiting for the masses with a wave of their hands. Next family Sultanate, the Pati, Penghulu, and scholars, who also did tahlil followed by the masses in attendance. The event was highly colored by the religious nuances, because when this tradition going, not doing anything other than the traditional common prayers and tahlilan for Islamic fighters in Cirebon.


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