Mount Merapi, Gunung Merapi (literally Mountain of Fire in Indonesian/Javanese), is an active stratovolcano located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It is very close to the city of Yogyakarta, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1700 m abovesea level.
The name Merapi could be loosely translated as 'Mountain of Fire' from the Javanese combined words; Meru means "mountain" andapi means "fire". Smoke can be seen emerging from the mountaintop at least 300 days a year, and several eruptions have caused fatalities. Hot gas from a large explosion killed 27 people on November 22 in 1994, mostly in the town of Muntilan, west of the volcano. Another large eruption occurred in 2006, shortly before the Yogyakarta earthquake. In light of the hazards that Merapi poses to populated areas, it has been designated as one of the Decade Volcanoes..
Mount Merapi occupy an important position in Javanese mythology, believed to be the center of the kingdom being fine, as "Swarga pangrantunan", the travel path of life are depicted with imaginary axis and the line connecting the spiritual continuity of South Sea - Stage Krapyak - the Palace of Yogyakarta - Monument White Pal - Mount Merapi. This symbol has a meaning about the process of human life from birth until facing to the Supreme Creator.
According to folklore told by Interpreter Lock Merapi named R. Ng. Surakso Hargo or often called mbah Marijan Merapi is said that the Palace was supposedly controlled by the professor and professor Rama Permadi. Before human life, state of the world tilted unstable. Guru ordered to both the professor to make kris, as the land of Java for world heritage stable. It is not yet finished sending the trigger to move the Gods G. Jamurdipa which was originally located in the South Sea to the central part of Java Island, north of Yogyakarta (now) where both the professor is currently working on the job. Because insisted holding on "Word Pendhita Queen" (the only words and deeds) and do not want to move their activities, then there was war between the Gods with both the professor was eventually won by both the professor is.
Hearing the defeat of the Gods, Bayu Batara Guru ordered to punish them by blowing G. Jamurdipa so large fly in the wind to the north and falls right above the fireplace, and burying the dead professor Rama and Permadi. But actually he did not die just turned into another shape and eventually mastered Kraton spirits in that place. Since then his spirit is believed to lead the kingdom of Mount Merapi. Merapi Palace Community is a community spirit when they live in this world who do good deeds. For those who always do bad deeds that his spirit can not be accepted in the community being refined Palace Merapi, usually kept nglambrang everywhere and then alighted on a boulder, bridges, etc. abyss into watchman place.
According to folklore the others who also told by mbah Marijan: It is said that during the Mataram kingdom during the rule rather Panembahan Senopati founder of Mataram Dynasty (1575-1601). Panembahan Senopati have a girlfriend who called Queen of South, South Sea Authority. When the two are making love he was given a "endhog universe" (eggs of the world) to eat. But advised by Ki Interpreter Mertani for Endog universe is not eaten but given just to Ki Park Interpreter. After eating it was interpreting the Garden turned into a giant, with a hideous face. Then Panembahan Senopati ordered the giant to go to G. Merapi and Merapi appointed Patih Palace, called Kyai Sapujagad.
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