Begalan is a ritual that is part of wedding ceremonies contained in Banyumas, Central Java. The word "begalan" if translated into the Indonesian language means robbery. This ceremony is called as the procession Begalan similar robbery event. A symbol of passing Begalan virginity status of a man as a husband. However, not all perform the ceremony groom like this, because the ceremony is only intended for prospective bridegroom who is the eldest child (mbarep) and youngest (ragil).
The number of players in this ceremony consists of two people, one person representing the prospective groom Jurutani called, and one other person representing the bride called Suradenta. Equipment used in the ceremony called brenong braids Begalan and wlira. Brenong luggage braid is a variety of kitchen equipment and other belongings carried by Jurutani. Various types of kitchen equipment including ilir, cething, steamer, strainer waste, Tampah, drain, enthong, siwur, irus, kendhil, and wangkring. In addition, also brought a variety of potatoes, fruit, nutmeg kesimpar, seven flower form, yellow rice, plantains, bananas gold, and chicken eggs. Kitchen equipment is a symbol piwulang (lessons) for the prospective bride, is a provision in a marriage through life, either as family, community members, or servants of God. While carrying Suradenta called wlira, the toy sword made of parts of the tree nut that is used as the means (weapons) to take off.
The ceremony was held prior consent granted implemented, precisely when the groom entered the bride's house. Although conducted within a fairly short, but this ceremony is not just a complement of the marriage ceremony alone, because it contains wisdom, that is as piwulang, advice, and stock for the bride and groom in marriage through life.
The special ceremony was at the Begalan combination of dance art, sound art, and art of buffoonery that played together in the form of dialogue and antarpemainnya also be followed by dance movement. The ceremony is accompanied by the music called gising. The rhythm gising ceremony accompanying the rhythm of ricik-ricik, cirebonan, mountain juice, gudril, and eling-eling. While Jurutani used clothing and Suradenta Javanese traditional clothes of black, using iket wulung jeblakkan, and not wearing footwear. Clothing Begalan players were a symbol of the nature of simplicity.
Dialogue is delivered in a ceremony that was limited to the meaning of brenong braids (kitchen equipment). The procession begins with the mention of the dialogue one of the names of brenong braids by Jurutani, then Suradenta interpret and apply the opposite while accompanied by a joke that can invite laughter. The mention of the luggage of ilir (fan made from woven bamboo) and cething (where to put the rice). Ilir contains advice: the sail of a new household, a husband and wife should be able to distinguish between social good and bad in society. while cething contains advice: live in a society in a married couple must have order, so do not do their own wants. And many more references to other items contained in this ceremony.
Usually, this ceremony was attended by many people and tourists because of the noble messages, and there are also elements of farce in it. At the end of the ceremony, visitors can also witness people who scramble brenong braids.
Begalan ceremony developed in the region Banyumas, Central Java Province, Indonesia.
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