Ritual Ider Barong Bumi from Java,Indonesia

In order to enliven the day of Eid, many areas in the corners of the country held a variety of unique activities. One of them is the Earth Ider Barong ritual in Kemiren village, Banyuwangi. The ceremony that was held after the 2 day celebration of Eid is an annual agenda by Using community. 

According to the story that circulated in the community, this ceremony was first performed in 1940. At the moment it happened pageblug (plague) and disaster Kemiren village. Many people died in the afternoon the morning sickness, morning sickness or the night is dead. Not only are deaths plague that attacked the residents, hundreds of hectares of rice fields are also attacked by pests, causing crop failure. 

Residents also held tirakatan and prayed for guidance from the Almighty. Finally, one indigenous elder Kemiren village called Mbah Buyut wangsit Chile get through his dreams. In the dream mentioned that in order to drive out diseases and pests that struck the village, the inhabitants of the village must hold salvation by spreading barong ritual procession to reject the coming disaster. 

In the ritual, later named the Earth Ider Barong, Barong shall paraded around the village, accompanied by readings macapat (Javanese traditional songs) that contains the prayers and worship of God and ancestors to resist the dangers that threaten the safety of the villagers. Shaped Barong mask is a scary depiction of animals and have the ability to expel the evil influence which affected Kemiren village. 

Currently, other than as a ritual against disaster, Barong Ider Earth also used as a fertility ritual. By doing this ritual, they expect to earn salvation, healing, fertility, and cleansing themselves from all the mistakes they had done in previous years. 

In accordance with its name, ie Barong Ider Earth, the core of this ritual is paraded around the village barong. Before the parade starts, it usually begins with the revue in the courtyard of the village hall. After that, accompanied with a game angklung village elders, the group began the procession walked around the village. Front row of the procession, of course people who use barong mask. Then followed by two men carrying jugs grandmother and grandmother of five men who carried jars called lukiran. Each coin contains lukiran totaling Rp100 Rp99.900 fractions. Then there's entourage adult male who squandered a yellow rice "exploded uthik-uthik", nine-color flowers, and coins are taken from lukiran. The kids had picked up the coin scramble. 

Ider Earth Barong procession path full of symbols and meanings. Coins clattered away lelembut believed to be in the region. While the number of supplementary ceremony (money and flowers) are associated with the peculiar religious faith of Islam which in one hadith the Prophet said that Allah loves odd numbers. In addition, the dates 2 Syawal at 14:00 pm as the time of the execution ritual symbolizing God's creation is always in pairs. For example God created man and woman, day and night, good and bad. If the statutes had been violated, usually something bad will happen. 

Start the procession starts from the village boundary to the east on a route through the village road to the village boundary to the west, then back again to the east. In each village boundaries established high arbor and occupied by the gamelan. Barong, who was paraded consists of four types of barong. The fourth type is the barong barong parents, teens barong, barong children, and a lion dance. Diikutkannya Lion Dance in the event because not only Kemiren village inhabited by Using the community, but also ethnic hard. 

After being paraded barong completed, all residents will gather along the road village. The man set up mats and sheets of banana leaves, while the women prepare the cone, pecel pitik, and traditional cakes. if everything is organized, Kyai will lead a prayer to ask the health, welfare, and fertility for Kemiren village. Then, its rice cone pitik pecel are distributed to all residents and guests are arriving. All citizens of both old and young, men and women will eat together in that place. 

Ider Earth Barong usual tradition carried out by people who lived in the village Using Kemiren, Glagah district, Banyuwangi regency, East Java. 

Maras Taun ceremony from Mendanau Island,Indonesia

Maras Taun was originally a commemoration day for the farmers harvest paddy in the village of Nasik Strait, Mendanau Island. Rice fields can only be harvested after nine months of planting time, hence this harvest celebration held only once a year. On development, the party of the people is changing, not just to commemorate the harvest of rice, but also as an expression of gratitude of all island residents, both farmers and fishermen. If the farmers celebrate the rice harvest, so the fishermen celebrate the mackerel fishing season and a calm sea conditions.

Maras itself means to cut, and the epidemic that year. The meaning of this name are all residents to leave years ago, with thanksgiving, and pleaded for all the good in the next year. Maras Taun this event, was not only done by people Nasik Strait, but also by several villages on the island of Belitung, Mendanau Island, and other small islands are included in Belitung province. Nevertheless, the celebration of Maras Taun in Nasik Strait is the first celebration of which made tourism agenda and has been supported by the government of the Province of Bangka Belitung.

Maras Taun celebration can last for three days, with the last day as the culmination of the celebration. Before the feast, the people who attended were treated to a variety of performing arts from the village of Nasik Strait as well as from other regions. Various arts like opera Dawn Belitung typical, typical Minang plate dance, and theater from South Sumatra Dulmuluk reassembly. In addition to traditional arts, performing solo organ music also add to the festive party of the people of this.

At the height of the celebration, the event opened with a song and dance, presented by Maras Taun twelve adolescent girls, who use the kebaya typical peasant woman, complete with hat capingnya. The song is sung by teenagers is a reflexion thanksgiving for the land that they can get. Meanwhile, the movement in this dance symbolizes the peasants who worked the rice fields during harvest.

After the dance was staged, the event continued with Kesalan. Haturan Kesalan itself is a prayer of thanksgiving for the harvest that has been passed and the request for blessings for the future, led by two elders of the indigenous people Nasik Strait. After prayers, both traditional elders are sprinkled water was mixed with leaves and Ati-ati Nereuse. Sprinkling of water is a symbol of bad luck for residents to dispose of the village.

Procession Kesalan

Maras Taun festivity will be more lively when lepat (food from rice fields in red, filled with pieces of fish or meat), contested by the public. In the ceremony Taun Maras, will be presented two types lepat, namely a large lepat weighing about 25 kilograms, and numbered 5000 lepat small fruit. Large Lepat will be cut by local leaders or the guest of honor, which was then distributed to local residents. Cutting and division lepat is a symbol of a leader who must serve their citizens. Afterwards, local people will scramble to take-lepat lepat small. Lepat scramble is a symbol of joy citizens of the harvest and a good fish catch.

Snatch Lepat

Maras Taun can be witnessed in the village of Nasik Strait, Mendanau Island, Belitung province, the Province of Bangka Belitung, Indonesia.

Kie Kololi Ceremony from Maluku,Indonesia

Kie Kololi Ceremony. According to the local language, Kololi Kie has the meaning "around the mountain." So this ceremony is a ritual around a mountain on the island of Ternate, which Gamalama. Gamalama an active volcano with an altitude of 1715 meters above sea level (asl), which became an icon of this clove-producing islands. 

Kie Kololi Ceremony is usually held when there are natural phenomena which would mark the eruption of Mt Gamalama, which can disturb the peace of society Ternate. But in its development, in addition to respecting the existence Gamalama, this ceremonial ritual also became the imperial party in honor of their ancestors. 

The threat posed by a mountain can sometimes bear a distinctive tradition. According to Andaya (in Reid, 1993: 28-29), in some regions in Southeast Asia, including in areas of North Maluku, the mountain is considered as a representation of the natural rulers. Therefore, the presence of the mountain is always respected by performing certain rituals. A mountain is considered to represent an amazing figure at once threatening, so we need a memorial service to guarantee the existence of tranquility, security, and the presence of the surrounding community. In this perspective, Kie Kololi ceremony was an attempt to alienate the public from threats of disaster Ternate. 

Kie Kololi Ceremony begins from the bridge of the empire (like ports), known by the name of Ali Dodoku Bridge. Prior to the sultan and his entourage boarded the royal princes of each boat, Imam Mosque, surnamed Sultan Ternate Jou Calm will read a prayer of salvation at this bridge. After prayers, the Sultan attended the royal princes and the leaders soa (village) boats each. Boat royal sultans and rulers have a larger size with a shape like a dragon and decorated paper and kebesaraan imperial flag. While the boats are smaller (kora-kora) climbed by the head of the soa and the public. 

Sailing boat boats mengelililingi begins with three times the sultan. After that, led by the sultan rode the dragon boats, the convoy began to circle through the north island of Ternate. To enliven the ambience, each boat is equipped with various musical instruments, like drums, gongs, and Fiol (stringed instrument). On the way mengililingi Gamalama, entourage boat will stop at three places to sow flowers and prayers. This ritual is a form of respect for the ancestors of the empire. 

A convoy of boats around Gamalama 

In addition to stops in three places, the sultan also will be treated in a ceremony Joko Kaha, which is welcoming ceremony by indigenous peoples at the edge of Ake Coast Rica. After the boats docked on the beach, the sultan and empress will come down to wash his feet, and was greeted by the customary by the village elders and were treated to a variety of savory dishes, such as yellow rice, roasted chicken and grilled fish. This troupe welcoming ceremony accompanied by the strains of a variety of percussion instruments and traditional friction. These menus illustrate the recognition of the greatness of the sultan of Ternate people and his kingdom. 

After a meal there, consort of the sultan and his entourage continue to cruise around the other Gamalama. During the trip, participants will gain Kololi Kie standing ovation from the people who witnessed the procession of light boat from the shore. Not only that, the beautiful scenery of Ternate the calm sea, small islands in the vicinity of Ternate, as well as elegance Gamalama will not be easily forgotten by those who follow this sacred voyage. Travel for approximately four hours later and returned to the Bridge ends Dodoku Ali. 

Community entourage waited for the boat at the Bridge Dodoku Ali 

Kie Kololi series of events held in the Festival Legu Gam Moloku Kie Raha, namely in April before the anniversary of the Sultan of Ternate (Sultan Mudaffar Sjah). In this festival, besides can follow the voyage Kololi Kie, tourists can also witness various artistic performances, cultural carnival, craft exhibitions, and various North Maluku traditional race. 

Ceremony begins implementation of Bridge Kololi Kie Dodoku Ali, in front of Kedaton Sultan of Ternate, Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia. From the bridge, the ceremony begins until Gamalama mengililingi back into place. 

Ujungan Tradition from Java,Indonesia

Ujungan is a tradition of asking the rain that developed in Banyumas, Central Java. This annual tradition is a martial arts contest o'clock conducted by a pair of adult males by using equipment such as rattan as a tool blade of the bat. Ritual led by a Wlandang (umpire), usually held during the long dry season. In this season, farmers desperately needed water to irrigate rice fields and also to provide drinking pet animals such as beef cattle, buffalo, goat, and so forth. 

It is said, to accelerate the arrival of rain, players must reproduce Ujungan blow to his opponent to bleed. With more blood comes out due to a blow, so the sooner the rain will fall. Tradition held on prey Kapat (the fourth) and Kamo (fifth) in this dry season, the participants were adult men who have the ability to withstand the pain from the blow of rattan or pain during an impact with the opponent. 

According to the local community, this Ujungan traditions come and appear before the Dutch colonized Indonesia. At that time, the goal is to be held tradition Ujungan rain pleaded to God. However, because when it was colonized by the Dutch Indonesia, the Ujungan tradition was later used as a training tool to establish martial fighters mentally and physically. This tradition is also somewhat fighters gave birth to a brave nation. 

Then in the 1950s, the tradition developed as a venue search Ujungan martial arts warriors. Whoever can win this battle Ujungan, then social status in society will rise. For this reason many people are interested in becoming a player Ujungan, both of Banyumas and other areas in the vicinity. Even this tradition was also enthused by the martial arts warriors from the Batavia, Tanjung Priok, Cakung, Tambun, Cikarang, and others. 

Over time, the tradition evolved Ujungan now only performing arts entertainment as usual. However, the provisions of regulations Ujungan game still refers to the earliest times Ujungan emergence of this tradition, both rattan that is used as a tool or Wlandang o'clock show. Rattan is used should have a fairly good level of flexibility, with a length of about 40-125 cm and a diameter of 1.5 cm. Provisions which required such as rattan was aimed to reduce the pain when disabetkan to the body. While a Wlandang must have a high martial arts skills. This is so that if one day one of the players Ujungan not satisfied with the results of the referee's decision and tried to fight the referee, the referee should dare to accept the challenge. 

Ujungan is a ritual tradition that combines three types of art, that art music (Sampyong), dance-martial arts (Uncul), and martial arts stick (Ujungan). Another feature found on the tradition is the presence of attitude Ujungan uphold the value of sportsmanship, brotherhood, a sense of nationalism, patriotism and spirit of the nation as the next generation. 

Performing Ujungan always accompanied with music called Sampyong, namely a kind of musical instrument xylophone made of wood cut. The shorter size of the pieces of wood the higher the tone produced. Wood pieces are then arranged above the transverse bamboo. Samyong tone is quite loud because it is a result of the vote reflected by the transverse bamboo. While the art of dance-martial art is Uncul Ujungan sneak preview before starting. Performing Uncul in this Ujungan pengibing often also called (the show that precedes the match accompanist). Uncul player is the first player who will compete in Ujungan. Uncul show begins with the player movement Uncul swirling invited to challenge the audience to compete. Then the audience you are trying to be the opponent player is a candidate Uncul second player in the game Ujungan. Viewers who accept the challenge and then enter into the performance arena, the scene is then Ujungan begins. 

Ujungan usually played by a pair of adult males, but not infrequently also played by five pairs of players at once. This tradition also have game rules that should not be violated. These rules were in between, players are only allowed to blow Ujungan on the waist down except on the genitals. At the recommended target is bone dry and ankles. It is intended that participants do not get Ujungan threatening injuries. The victory in this fight judging from the number of scars found on the body. More and more former contained in the body blow to the player, the greater the tendency to lose. 

Traditional rituals are in District Ujungan Somagede, Banyumas regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. 

Balimau Kasai,Tradition Ceremony from Riau Province,Indonesia

Balimau Kasai is a special traditional ceremony for the people of Kampar in Riau province to welcome the holy month of Ramadan. This event is usually held the day of the advent of the fasting month. This traditional ceremony other than as an expression of gratitude and joy into the month of fasting, is also a symbol of purification and cleansing. Balimau itself meaningful bath using water mixed citrus by local people called lemons. Oranges are commonly used are lime, orange juice, and orange cotton. While the lotion is the scent that is used when the wash. For the people of Kampar, fragrances, hair (shampoo) is believed to expel all sorts of ill will existing in the head, before it enters the month of fasting.

Actual ceremony itself clean or bathe before the incoming month of Ramadan not only community-owned Kampar only. If in Kampar this ceremony is often known by the name Balimau Kasai, then in the City of Pelalawan better known as Kasai Potang Balimau Mamogang. In West Sumatra is also known that almost similar terms, ie Balimau Bath. Especially for the City of Pelalawan, additional words have any meaning potang mamogong the evening because it pointed to the time of the event.

Kasai Balimau tradition in Kampar, it is said, has lasted for centuries since the area is still under the rule of the kingdom. Ceremony to welcome the arrival of Ramadan is believed to be originated from the habits of Raja Pelalawan. But there is also another opinion that says that this traditional ceremony came from West Sumatra. For the people of Kasai Balimau Kampar own ceremony considered a mixture of Hindu-Muslim tradition that has existed since the kingdom of Muara Takus power.

Balimau Kasai is a customary event that contains a unique sacred values. Travellers who follow the show can watch the Kampar and the surrounding community flocked to the banks of the river (Sungai Kampar) to perform a ritual bath together. Before people throw themselves into the river, bathing ritual begins with a meal together, which the society is often called meal majamba. This banquet was attended by community leaders, religious leaders, government officials, general public, as well as by the indigenous elders diramaikan (inner head) that uses tribal attributes (milestone tonggol), which has tens of years old.

After that, towards evening, the ceremony began with how to bathe community leaders, traditional leaders, government officials and religious leaders at the edge of Sungai Kampar. The process of bathing the characters are then followed by the general public by way of plunging into the river is abuzz. After that, the leaders shook hands with the community as an expression of request for mutual forgiveness. Moreover, in this ritual tourists can also witness a series of events Balimau Kasai, such as decorative canoe race, a single orgent staging, the festival of traditional arts, and dangdut music performances.

The event is usually centered in Kasai Balimau Batubelah Village, subdistrict of Kampar, Kampar District, Riau Province, Indonesia.

Cut Stone Village as a place that is often used as the central Kasai Balimau celebration is about 58 km from the town of Pekanbaru. Visitors can visit these villages using public transportation or private vehicle to the location of Pekanbaru City celebrations.

Situ Gunung,West Java,Indonesia

Situ Gunung is located at the foot of Mount Pangrango, Kadu dampit District approximately 16 km west of the town of Sukabumi, with an area of 120 ha and the altitude of 850 M above sea level. Winding roads, among the pine trees and Damar lead you into the lake area Situ Gunung, while feeling the cool mountain air, you can stroll around the lake, see the jokes are hilarious fauna such as monkeys, monkey, Javan and other wildlife. For you who like fishing, fishing competitions are held here frequently.

There Curug Cimanaracun, which is the source of lake water that can be achieved Situ Gunung approximately 1.5 km from the lake. In addition there is also Curug Sawer. This is the place you can relax enjoying the rush of water Curug Sawer, while camping with different levels of visitor facilities as you wish.

Romance of the mountains at night with the emergence of forest wildlife, you can achieve if you stay overnight in Situ Gunung. Lodging is quite comfortable and quiet with air-conditioning facilities, water heater and even the living room and gazebo are available here to pamper you, which will stay overnight in tourist locations Situ Gunung