The origins of the Kasada Ceremony at Mount Bromo

The origins of the Kasada Ceremony at Mount Bromo is a story that was presented by a group of teather "KK SD" from SMP Negeri 2 Donomulyo Malang. This story was presented with a very good player in the event month in SMA Negeri 1 Pagak.

Kasada Yagya ceremony or Kasodo is a ritual done once a year in Honor Of Brahma (Bromo) which is considered sacred by the tenggerese.
The ceremony is housed in a temple is under the foot of Mount Bromo and continued to the Summit of Mount Bromo. The ceremony was held in the middle of the night until the early hours any moon around the 14th or 15th in the month of Kasodo (ten) according to the Islamic calendar.

According to the story, the origin of the Kasada ceremony occurred a few centuries ago. During the reign of the dynasty of Brawijaya of Majapahit Kingdom. The Queen had a daughter named Roro Anteng, having grown by the Princess got a pair of the Brahma caste named Joko Vising.
At the time of Majapahit Royal suffered a setback and concurrently began to spread the religion of Islam in Java, some Royal retainer and some of her relatives decided to move to the eastern region, and partly to the Bromo including Rara Anteng and Jaka Anteng partner .

The partner Rara Anteng and Jaka Vising build settlements and then ruled in the area of Tengger as Purbowasesa Mangkurat Ing Tengger, meaning "ruler of the Tengger dear reader". The name is taken from the Small end of a syllable name Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger.

The Word also means the Tengger Tenggering Budi Luhur or introduction of high morals, a symbol of eternal peace. From time to time a small community of peaceful and prosperous life, but the Prince did not feel happy, because after some time the couple Rara Anteng and Jaka Tengger get mariet not yet blessed with offspring. Then they are have action to rise to the top of Mount Bromo to meditate with a full belief in the Almighty so that he had descendants.

Suddenly the voice of the unseen which no one says that they will be granted but the condition when you're getting offspring, the youngest child who must be sacrificed to the crater of Bromo, Roro Anteng and Jaka Atnteng Couples promise and later he obtained 25 qualified people, but the instinct of parents keep their children are lost if not bear. In short the pair Rara Anteng and Jaka Vising Andrey the God became angry with the threatened to inflict evil, then there was a great hurricane of the State into darkness, the crater of Bromo volcano spouting fire.

Her youngest child Kesuma vanished from view burning fire and enter the Bromo crater, at the same time the loss of Kesuma cry invisibility: "I love my brothers and sisters, I have sacrificed by our parents and Hyang Widi save all of you. Walk in peace and quiet, worship Hyang Widi. I remind you that every month Kasada on 14th day held offerings to the Hyang Widi in the crater of Mount Bromo. This practice was followed by the hereditary society Tengger and every year the ceremony was held in the oceans Poten Kasada sand and the crater of Mount Bromo.  If you visit the Kasada Ceremony at Mount Bromo is beautiful, that's the origin of the Kasada ceremony there.(excerpt)