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)

Various Traditional House at Indonesia is Home Staging.

Indonesia is very rich, the wealth of Indonesia's natural resources and a variety of cultures. The richness of this culture produces an assortment of Arts, range of buildings or houses that are very unique. The diversity of forms of this House also caused Indonesia has many ethnic groups, many language and many procedures of the society.

Indonesia is located on the geographical areas and waters prone to earthquake, causing the emergence of the idea of making the home stage. Home staging is made in order to be safe from flooding and resistant in case of an earthquake in Indonesia. Home staging can we encounter in various areas, such as Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Cilebes, Nusa Tenggara to Irian Jaya.The evidence is all kinds of Traditional Home-Indonesia home staging.

KOROWAI TREE HOUSE

 This is a picture of the Korowai Tree House in the night from wahw33d. blogg. Blogg it renders, Korowai and Kombai lives in Indonesia's territory and it is certain they are also residents of Indonesia. However it is very rarely found literature about them in the language of Indonesia. Thus many foreign researchers to visit them and learn their unique tribal life. The Korowai are one tribe of West Papua not wearing the koteka. The men of this tribe include the penis they forcibly into the pockets of jakar (scrotum) and at its end they tight wraps with a leaf. While the women only wear short skirts made from leaves of sgu. Sago is their main meal. While the men use ' koteka Kombai Tribe ' of the big birds. Their weapons are arrows that his eyes are made of bone.  The Korowai Tree house it's . Korowai tree house is, of course, very secure from tampering with beasts, because the layout of the House is high above the ground.

BAILEO-MALUKU

Traditional house at east Indonesia can find If you are entering a village or hamlet in the Moluccas, the one thing that immediately stands out is one building appears to differ with most home inhabitants. These buildings usually are much larger, built with materials that are better, and more decorated ornaments. Therefore, the buildings are usually all at once is also the main markers (landmarks) Kampong or village concerned, in addition to the mosque or church. The building is a traditional House that serves as the repository of sacred objects, where the traditional ceremony, as well as the entire citizens gathered to discuss issues that they face. In Maluku, known as the "Baileo", literally it means "Town Hall"


TONGKONAN-TRADITIONAL HOUSE Of TORAJA

Tongkonan is the traditional House of Toraja society. The roof is curved to resemble boats, consisting of a bamboo or wooden strips order jackfruit associated with rattan (currently most tongkonan using roofs). On the front there is a row of Buffalo Horn as a sign the party has hosted a massive RAMBU SOLLO'. The inside of the room was the bed and kitchen. Tongkonan are used also as a place to store the bodies.


Tongkonan is derived from the word tongkon (meaning sitting together). Tongkonan are divided by grade or role in society (social stara Toraja society). In front of the tongkonan is the barns, called ' Alang '. The pillars of the barns were made from the trunk of a Palm tree (banga) currently most already casted. At the front of the barn there are a variety of carvings, among other things cock picture and the Sun (called ' allo pa'bare), which is the symbol for resolving the matter. Especially in Sillanan-Pemanukan (Lembangna Tallu) known as Ma'duangtondok lies the tongkonan is Tongkonan Karua (tongkonan houses eight) and the Tongkonan A'pa ' (four home tongkonan) which play a role in the local community. In antiquity this House does not use nails though only one , to unite the wooden parts with one another using only bamboo pegs.

LONG HOUSE_DAYAK ETNIS

 The Long house is a home staging House called BETANG HOUSE by Dayak people. Beta House inhabited by large families to 30 dayak family. The length of the House, there are up to 50 meters.

Construction long house should be longitudinal, with the upper section located on the Sunrise, while the lower house is located at the sunset. It is intended for the residents of this Beta diligent hard work, since sunrise to the sunset place.
That's the uniqueness of Indonesia, it is strange but true.
We will find many Betang homes in West Kalimantan province among others if in a hedgehog, then we will find a home in the village of Sahapm Dayak Betang Kec. Pahauman. Then if we are go to the Sanggau, then we can look at the Betang House in kampung  Kopar sub-district of Parindu, then the next if we to the Regency Sekadau, then we can look at the betang House in Kampung Sungai Antu sub-district Belitang Upstream upstream of Sintang, later on we can see the Betang House in the Ensaid panjang village, Kelam district ,and then in Kapuas Hulu, we can also see there are still many betang Dayak houses still surviving

GADANG-HOUSE

Houses Gadang or Godang House is the name for the Minangkabau traditional house traditional House and a lot in the encounter in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The House is also called by other names by local people with the name Bagonjong or Home there is also called by the name of Baanjung House This traditional House has a unique form of architecture with its roof tapered top shape resembling a Buffalo Horn and was made from the straw roofs that can hold up to decades but later changed this much house roof with tin roofs.
Houses Gadang is rectangular shaped and divided into two parts the face and back. From the part of the home front Gadang usually filled with ornaments and carvings commonly patterned roots, flowers, leaves and a rectangular field and parallelograms . While the outside of the back of the coated with parts of bamboo. These traditional houses built from long poles, building a large home made up, but not easily fall by the shake-up, and every element of the House has its own meaning, Gadang dilatari by tambo in the Customs and culture of the local community. In General Houses Gadang has a ladder located at the front. While a separate kitchen was built on the back of the House that didempet on the walls.

Referensi :
1. Wujud kebudayaan daerah di Indonesia wikipedia
2. Tampak Maya Baileo Maluku baileo.or.id

The Maestro Artistry Tradition Has Gone

In Memoriam: Bambang Supali

East Java province has an art capable of delivering positive messages to the public at large. The art in question is "LUDRUK" such that once displayed in this simple blog "I Love Indonesia" I Love Culture Ludruk. The world "LUDRUK" East Java are  grieve, because one of the maestro buffoonery, musician, composer of music "GAMELAN" has gone for good.

Bambang Supali or often accosted Cak Alex Supali (Cak is calls people East Java which means elder brother) had died at the age of 49 years due to sick liver and kidney failure. He died on Wednesday, (04/01/2012) at 11.39 pm local time at the hospital the Mojokerto (one of the cities and towns in East Java). Cak Supali was famous artist who was born at the most spirit of grassroots art tradition in East Java.

Cak Alex Supali has over thirty years of dabbling in the world "" Although in the influential "LUDRUK" art tradition of the Malay Archipelago, "LUDRUK" has been regarded as the bankruptcy field of existence. "LUDRUK" no longer able to show themselves more open. "LUDRUK" compete with the more glamorous entertainment media and populist and any time we can see through the medium of television.

Supali can be compared with others maestro ludruk more like Cak Kartolo, Cak Agus Kuprit, Ning Umi Kulsum and other centres (Ning is a term people in East Java which means sister). Different from his senior, Supali not strives through recordings or television commercial, but Supali to spread the word the "LUDRUK" with strong through stage "LUDRUK TOBONG" (a term to describe tobong, each performance LUDRUK location surrounded by a fence made of zinc and the spectators have to pay the entrance ticket to be able to enjoy it) by door to door.

Supali was not only as a player "LUDRUK", but experts make an audience laugh that particular stop. Supali was a musician and music composer who is reliable. Not less than 50 "CAMPURSARI" song (the name of the type of music which is a combination of "GAMELAN" with modern instruments) and "GAMELAN" concert for "LUDRUK" he had tried to create. One of his most monumental and is always known by the Javanese community is "SAMBEL KEMANGI" (the title "CAMPURSARI" song which means chili sauce  and Basil)

Supali has given the gift of laughter and smiles, forget the passion even though for a moment. His departure was not only left a profound sadness for the people a lover of LUDRUK, but became hole concerns in East Java for the development LUDRUK of forward . May his the spirit of struggle and militancy in the world  LUDRUK in East Java can be appreciated in more deeply, placing his name as "prominent warriors Ludruk", a role model for the younger generation milestone today and the future.

Resource picture at pdiperjuangan-jatim.org
autor by  : Aris Setiawan (Art Researcher East Java)

The Charm Of Art Indonesia

Many kinds of carving in Indonesia for example as well as Bali carving, Jepara carving (Java), and Toraja Carving (Sulawesi). 
1. Toraja Carving
Toraja carving t will be based on the language torajans.
The Toraja language is only spoken and have no writing system. To demonstrate the social and religious concepts, torajans woodcarving and call it Pa'ssura (or "writings"). Therefore, woodcarving is the embodiment of Toraja culture.

Each carving has a special name. His motives are usually the plants and animals which symbolize the virtues, such as the aquatic plants as weeds and animals such as crabs and tadpole which symbolizes fertility. The picture left shows an example of Torajan wood carving, consisting of 15 square panels. Bottom center Panel represents Buffalo or wealth, as hopes that a family gained a lot of Buffalo. The Center Panel represents nodes and boxes, an expectation that all descendants of the family will be happy and live in peace, such as items that are stored in a box. Box top left and top right symbolizes the aquatic animals, indicating the need to move fast and hard-working, such as an animal that moves on the surface of the water. This also implies the existence of a need for specific expertise to produce good results.

Pa'tedong Motif

Pa'barre allo motif

Ne'limbongan Motif

Parepo Sangbua motif

Pa'tedong Motif,Parepo sangbua motif, Pa'barre allo motif , Ne'limbongan Motif Regularity and order is common in Toraja wood carving, Toraja wood carving in addition also abstract and geometric. Nature is often used as the basis of Toraja's ornaments, because nature is full of abstraction and geometry are organised. Toraja's ornaments ethnomatematika with the aim of the study reveal the structure of matematikanya although this carving torajans estimates solely based on their own. The Toraja use bamboo to make geometric ornaments.


Toraja in addition to the famous carving or chisel, also fascinates with stunning terrace rice paddy also Rambu solo' , Rambu tuka ' and ma'nene '

2. Bali Carving Motif
The Motif of Bali is one of the motifs of traditional carving that developed on the archipelago. This Motif as well as other traditional motives, closely related to the granting of Royal names in the region. Bali is a motif carved motifs that allegedly is a legacy of Kings or kingdoms have experienced the cultural progress in antiquity. This forms a weak motive of Bali and quivering, rhythmically with his supple, General and authoritative, as if to illustrate the personality of the King and people in General.

It had several motives Bali distinctive features, which can be sorted into two kinds of typical features that are common and that is special.


General characteristics:

Bali has all the forms of Motif carvings of leaves, flowers and fruit in the form of a convex and concave. It can be said that the motive of Bali is a mixed motive which has a concave and convex forms between.


Special features:

1. Angkup on motives of Bali as well as on other motives, has a Loopy on one end.

2. Sunggar is only present on the motives of Bali. This growing form of sunggar from the benangan on the leaves curl staple.

3. This motif is Endong leaves that grow behind the leaves, as well as ending the Pejajaran motif and motif of Majapahit.

4. Simbar motif as there is on Bali motifs and motifs Majapahit Pejajaran with its typical shape. Simbar was in front of the base of the leaf points following the shape of the plot, thus forming the overall harmony on this motif.

5. Leaves that grow on the motif Trubus is growing at the top of a dome-shaped leaf that forms the subject matter is curved with beauty.

6. Benangan on motives of this shape is special or distinctive. Benangannya convex-shaped and angled in part. Benangan grew up in the circular curls.

7. these Fractions as well as on other motives, have broken lines that propagates at staple and fractional cawen leaves in the leaf carving patran, so can add harmony and wonderful form of carving.


3.Jepara Carving

Typical of jepara carving ciris is carved of translucent. This much we encounter in household furniture from Jepara, such as a desk chair, closet, bed etc.

The ability of the community in the field of wood carving Aristocrat also tinged with legend. Narrated, in antiquity is an artist named Ki Sungging Adi Luwih who live in a Kingdom. The fame of artists is heard by the King who then ordered the Queen image. Long story short, KiSungging successfully complete orders well. Yet when he'll add black hair, terpeciklah black ink on the groin of the image so that it appears as the Queen Mole. These images are then submitted to the King was very impressed with the work of Ki Sungging.


But the King also was suspicious because he saw there was a mole in the groin. The King guessed Ki Sungging has doubled to see naked wives. Therefore the King intends to punish Ki Sungging by making a sculpture in the air by the kite rise. At the time allowed ki Sungging up kite to bring refurbishment chisel to create a statue of the Empress.
But due to the wind is blowing very hard, the statue was finally carried away half so wind and crashed on the island of Bali. It was eventually discovered by the people of Bali, so that local people are now known as an expert makes sculpture. While carving tools fall behind the mountain and it is in this area of Jepara carving began to develop.


Regardless of the legend and history, the art of carving has only now been able to flourish and even is one part of the "breath of life and the pulse of the economy" community Jepara.

I love culture Ludruk

Culture Ludruk is the native from Indonesia, that is originated culture in East Java.
When I was a kid so often witnessed the show ludruk held. Despite having no money to buy the entrance ticket, I and my friends the Koran, reckless also went into the field to see the artistry ludruk.
Ludruk is traditional drama, which raised the subject of legend or folklore. Like Sarip Tambak oso.
In this Sarip, the play plots between good and evil. A young man who is so way and can not be dead very dear to his mother. But this has a behaviour Sarip is bad, that is like stealing. But the good side sarip is defending the commoners, he did not accept the suffering caused by small colonial Netherlands in her village.
Sarip has opposed a charioteer gig (driver pedati) a hero of the village.


Sarip angry when his mother was tortured by tofu village top agent Netherlands invaders.

So at a glance stories, about ludruk Sarip Tambak Oso.