Ritual Maeso Syuroan

Residents slopes of Mount Semeru has a unique tradition as 1 Muharram or 1 Syuro .. They plant a cow's head in exactly the bamboo forests in the Source Water Deling as an offering to the ancestors. This ritual is intended to avoid any disaster, especially from the disaster of Mount Semeru. Tradition is often called a ritual or unsteady Maeso Syuroan Semeru. Before performing rituals in the bamboo forest in the Source Water Deling, 3 tumpeng or rice keep in cone and the cow's head being paraded around the village with a procession accompanied gemelan and Reog art. Once satisfied around the village, cone and cow's head and then brought to the bamboo forest, which is located under the slopes of Mount Semeru. Arriving at the bamboo forest, offering and then placed on the wellspring of life. Before the cow's head in the planting, the village elders Mbah Tirto pray and read the spell, asking that all citizens be given salvation. After that he throw tumpeng to the water source . According to Mbah Tirto, it is intended as an offering to the spirits residing in Semeru springs tangible like Uling White Snake. Because the water source as a sign of whether or not erupted Mount Semeru. Apart from being a sign of the eruption of Semeru, these water sources can be used to irrigate the fields in the 4 villages. The event was a spectacle and suck visitors were foreign tourists vacationing well and the surrounding villages. Besides witnessing the ritual procession, visitors can also interact with the monkeys and bats in the bamboo forest