ramayana

Prabu Dasarata dari Ayodhya

Wiracarita Ramayana menceritakan Prabu Dasarata yang memilik tiga permaisuri, yaitu: Kosalya, Kekayi, Sumitra. Dari Dewi Kosalya, lahirlah sang Rama. Dari Dewi Kekayi, lahirlah sang Bharata. Dari Dewi Sumitra lahirlah putera kembar, bernama
Lakshmana dan Satrugna. Keempat pangeran tersebut sangat gagah dan mahir bersenjata.

Pada suatu hari, Rsi Wiswamitra meminta bantuan Rama untuk melindungi pertapaan di tengah hutan dari gangguan para raksasa. Setelah berunding dengan Prabu Dasarata, Rsi Wiswamitra dan Rama berangkat ke tengah hutan diiringi Lakshmana. Selama perjalanannya, Rama dan Lakshmana diberi ilmu kerohanian dari Rsi Wiswamitra. Mereka juga tak henti-hentinya membunuh para raksasa yang mengganggu upacara para Rsi. Ketika mereka melewati Mithila, Rama mengikuti sayembara yang diadakan Prabu Janaka. Ia berhasil memenangkan sayembara dan berhak meminang Dewi Sinta, puteri Prabu Janaka. Dengan membawa Dewi Sinta, Rama dan Lakshmana kembali pulang ke Ayodhya.

Prabu Dasarata yang sudah tua, ingin menyerahkan tahta kepada Rama. Atas permohonan Dewi Kekayi, Prabu Dasarata dengan berat hati menyerahkan tahta kepada Bharata. Sedangkan Rama harus meninggalkan kerajaan selama 14 tahun. Bharata menginginkan Rama sebagai penerus tahta, namun Rama menolak dan menginginkan hidup di hutan bersama isterinya dan Lakshmana. Akhirnya Bharata memerintah Kerajaan Kosala atas nama Rama.




Rama Hidup di Hutan

Dalam masa pengasingannya di hutan, Rama dan Lakshmana bertemu dengan berbagai raksasa termasuk Supranaka. Karena Supranaka bernapsu dengan Rama dan Laskhmana, hidungnya terluka oleh pedang Laskhmana. Supranaka mengadu kepada Rahwana bahwa ia dianiaya. Rahwana menjadi marah dan berniat membalas dendam. Ia menuju ke tempat Rama dan Lakshmana. Kemudian dengan tipu muslihat, ia menculik Sinta, isteri Rama. Dalam usaha penculikannya Jatayu berusaha menolong namun tidak berhasil sehingga ia gugur.

Rama yang mengetahui isterinya diculik mencari Rahwana ke Kerajaan Alengka atas petunjuk Jatayu. Dalam perjalanan, ia bertemu dengan Sugriwa, raja Kiskindha. Atas bantuan Rama, Sugriwa berhasil merebut kerajaan dari kekuasaan kakaknya, Subali. Untuk membalas jasa, Sugriwa bersekutu dengan Rama untuk menggempur Alengka. Dengan dibantu Hanoman dan ribuan wanara, mereka menyeberangi lautan dan menggempur Alengka.

Rama Menggempur Rahwana

Rahwana yang mengetahui kerajaannya diserbu, mengutus para sekutunya termasuk puteranya, Indrajid untuk menggempur Rama. Nasihat Wibisana, adiknya diabaikan dan ia justru diusir. Akhirnya Wibisana memihak Rama. Indrajid melepas senjata nagapasa dan memperoleh kemenangan, namun tidak lama. Indrajid gugur di tangan Lakhsmana.
Saat Kerajaan Alengka diserbu oleh Rama dan sekutunya, Rahwana memerintahkan pasukannya untuk membangunkan Kumbakarna yang sedang tertidur. Utusan Rahwana membangunkan Kumbakarna dengan menggiring gajah agar menginjak-injak badannya serta menusuk badannya dengan tombak, kemudian saat mata Kumbakarna mulai terbuka, utusannya segera mendekatkan makanan ke hidung Kumbakarna. Setelah menyantap makanan yang dihidangkan, Kumbakarna benar-benar terbangun dari tidurnya. Setelah bangun, Kumbakarna menghadap Rahwana. Ia mencoba menasihati Rahwana agar mengembalikan Sinta dan menjelaskan bahwa tindakan yang dilakukan kakaknya itu adalah salah. Kumbakarna sering memberikan nasihat kepada Rahwana, menyadarkan bahwa tindakanya keliru. Ketika Rahwana kewalahan menghadapi Rama, maka ia menyuruh Kumbakarna menghadapinya.
Kumbakarna sebenarnya tahu bahwa kakaknya salah, tetapi demi membela Alengka tanah tumpah darahnya dia pun maju sebagai prajurit melawan serbuan Rama. Kumbakarna sering dilambangkan sebagai perwira pembela tanah tumpah darahnya, karena ia membela Alengka untuk segala kaumnya, bukan untuk Rahwana saja, dan ia berperang melawan Rama tanpa rasa permusuhan, hanya semata-mata menjalankan kewajiban. Rahwana sedih mendengar nasihat tersebut sehingga membuat Kumbakarna tersentuh. Tanpa sikap bermusuhan dengan Rama, Kumbakarna maju ke medan perang untuk menunaikan kewajiban sebagai pembela negara. Sebelum bertarung Kumbakarna berbincang-bincang dengan Wibisana, adiknya, setelah itu ia berperang dengan pasukan wanara.
Dalam peperangan, Kumbakarna banyak membunuh pasukan wanara dan banyak melukai prajurit pilihan seperti Anggada, Sugriwa, Hanoman, Nila, dan lain-lain. Dengan panah saktinya, Rama memutuskan kedua tangan Kumbakarna. Namun dengan kakinya, Kumbakarna masih bisa menginjak-injak pasukan wanara. Kemudian Rama memotong kedua kaki Kumbakarna dengan panahnya. Tanpa tangan dan kaki, Kumbakarna mengguling-gulingkan badannya dan melindas pasukan wanara. Melihat keperkasaan Kumbakarna, Rama merasa terkesan dan kagum. Namun ia tidak ingin Kumbakarna tersiksa terlalu lama.
Akhirnya Rama melepaskan panahnya yang terakhir. Panah tersebut memisahkan kepala Kumbakarna dari badannya dan membawanya terbang, lalu jatuh di pusat kota Alengka. Setelah sekutu dan para patihnya gugur satu per satu, Rahwana tampil ke muka dan pertarungan berlangsung sengit. Dengan senjata panah Brahmastra yang sakti, Rahwana gugur sebagai ksatria. Setelah Rahwana gugur, tahta Kerajaan Alengka diserahkan kepada Wibisana. Sinta kembali ke pangkuan Rama setelah kesuciannya diuji. Rama, Sinta, dan Lakshmana pulang ke Ayodhya dengan selamat. Hanoman menyerahkan dirinya bulat-bulat untuk mengabdi kepada Rama. Ketika sampai di Ayodhya, Bharata menyambut mereka dengan takzimdan menyerahkan tahta kepada Rama.

Adangan Ceremony

Adangan ceremony is one part of the wedding ceremony, the ceremony is referred to as the ceremony groom Intersection (adangan). Ceremony performed by the Java community in general and the majority in Ex Karisidenan Semarang. The ceremony is in the form of cracked eggs in front of the door meeting, in the Java language called "midak egg." Midak eggs means bedhah virginity, Javanese people believe that with this egg midak ceremony can know whether his wife had married a virgin or not. The myth of the broken eggs or egg midak is that if the egg breaks, the woman who crushed his wife made the marks are still virgin and vice versa, if the egg is not broken then trampled a woman who made the marks wife was not a virgin. This myth is believed by the Java community. Eggs are trampled on merely as a symbol, not really the point but just stepped on your foot touches the husband alone. The following procedures adangan ceremony:
 Before entering the reception room after the marriage ceremony, the bride was invited to meet in front of the door of the room,
 being accompanied by the Javanese gamelan, the husband was invited to stand in front of the door,
Shaman  bride preparing plates of flowers and incense along with seven fine raw eggs,
Shaman  bride read a prayer, then step on the egg (just touched your foot), that's when bedhah keprawanan can be seen,
 The wife was cleaning the broken eggs are at the foot of her husband,
 being accompanied by Javanese gamelan music, wedding receptions are welcome to enter the room and sat down.
Adangan ceremony is rarely performed, but there are some people who still believe in the myth of Java from the adangan ceremony.

There are similarities between traditional ceremonies conducted in the former residency semarang society, one that is the cone shaped as something that should exist in most of the ceremony.
Cone made of rice and cone-shaped to resemble a mountain. According to Javanese tradition, cone reminds us how society puts a mountain as having high value. Reminded that there is supreme power that is God Almighty who shall be held by the human safety (Astiyanto Heni, 2006:72).

SESAJEN LONDHO CEREMONY

Goa cave is a small cave located in the village Talunkacang. Sub Gunungpati, 15km from the city center of Semarang. Highly trusted by the community around the ruins of Sunan Kalijaga when looking for teak wood in order to build the Mosque of Demak. According to legend, when the Sunan Kalijaga and his followers while preparing lunch break. Then came the four-tailed macaques are red, yellow, white, and hitam.tujuan four monkeys that are helping Sunan Kalijaga and his followers. Then a flock of monkeys were told to keep the wood is. Kreo word comes from the word "mangreho" meaning guard or take care. The word is that until now to make this cave named cave and from that herd apes inhabiting this region considered a keeper.
Tradition is often done and is still preserved in the cave cave is Londho offerings. Londho is offering a wine-arakkan ceremony that started from the mosque that was before the cave entrance cave to cave to the court in Goa. Arak-arakkan was carrying agricultural produce, like fruits and crops. It also brought rice cone and side-dishes of local residents with a separate budget but is also assisted by the Government Office of Tourism and Culture. Once on the court conducted the ritual is to read the prayers together, led by local religious leaders. Then the dances presented by local residents. Dance dance shown is Semarangan. Then after a wine-or food arakkan prayed for, the food is placed above to be given food at the monkeys who were in the Cave cave. After that the scholars and the students to read prayers in the ruins of Sunan Kalijaga.
This event is held every year once the Lebaran to-3. Starting in the morning until selesai.Tujuan conducted event or tradition is to expect safety for local residents.

Sura Night Ceremony / Ceremony Suronan
Public trust uses Java, a function of the sacred ceremonies inherited by their ancestors. In this case people are still continue the ceremony. One example is, in Salatiga area. In Salatiga, Sura Night ceremony called suronan ceremony. This ceremony is usually done at night one Sura, Sura on the night of a very sacred because on this night out are regarded night handmaidens or rulers like Mbah a tiger, mbah ula and so forth, so on this night was very quiet and rarely comes out of people home. In suronan ceremony was also laundering heritage objects such as kris, and diversity or amulets of ancient Javanese. This sacred ceremony is still performed by the Java community, given the belief that linger in the community.

Grebeg Besar Ceremony

On November 27, this city held a tradition of Demak Great Grebeg the event packaged in the form of tradition Pilgrimage Tours.
Is the first Islamic kingdom of Demak, Java island with his king Raden Fatah. Besides, as the government center, Demak once a center spread of Islamic religion on the island of Java. Evidence of historical relics still standing strong until now, namely the Great Mosque of Demak.
The spread of Islam in Java island began in the fifteenth century and was pioneered by the Wali Sanga, even one of these guardians reside until her death and was buried in Kadilangu Demak, namely Sunan Kalijaga. According to the story, it was originally a regional Kadilangu fief as a gift from Sultan Fatah to Sunan Kalijaga. Because of Sunan Kalijaga had been instrumental in spreading Islam and promote the kingdom of Demak.
Various attempts were made by the mayor in disseminating the Islamic religion. Various obstacles and barriers facing, one of them is still strong influence of Hinduism and Buddhism in Demak society at that time. In the end the Islamic religion can be accepted by society through the approach roads approach the mayor with the teaching of Islam through a cultural or religious customs that have been there. Every December 10 Dzulhijah Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha commemorates by performing Eid prayers and continued with the slaughter of animals qurban. At that time, within the Great Mosque of Demak disisipi crowd also held with the symbols-the symbols of religion, as an attempt by Islamic religious penyebarluasaan Wali Sanga. Until this saati these activities still going on, even ditumbuh developed.
Procession of the Great Demak Grebek 
 Pilgrimage to the tomb of Sultan-Sultan Demak & Sunan Kalijaga
Demak Great Grebeg pilgrimage begins with the execution by the Regent, and all officials Muspida environment Demak regency government, each with a wife / husband, to the tomb of Sultan-Sultan Demak Great Mosque of Demak and the environment followed by a pilgrimage to the tomb of Sunan Kalijaga in Kadilangu. Pilgrimage activities are carried out at 16.00 hours; less than 10 (ten) days before the date 10 Dzulhijah.
 Night Market in Tembiring Jogo Beautiful People
To enliven the celebration on the field Tembiring Grebeg Jogo Big Beautiful people held a night market that began less than 10 (ten) days before the Idul Adha and opened by the Bupati Demak after a pilgrimage to the tomb of Sultan-Sultan of Demak and Sunan Kalijaga.
The carnival is filled with a variety of merchandise, goods ranging from daily necessities to children's toys, handicrafts, food / beverage, children's games and also stage shows / entertainment.

Fig. Atmosphere Night Market

Fig. Atmosphere Night Market
 salvation Tumpeng Sanga
Tumpeng salvation Sanga held on the evening before the feast of Eid al-Adha at the Great Mosque of Demak. Previously ninth tumpeng stretcher was brought from Demak Regency Hall, accompanied by the clergy, the students, along with Muspida and other invited guests to the Grand Mosque of Demak. Cone which represents nine Wali Sanga. Was conducted with the hope of salvation to the whole community Demak given blessings of salvation and happiness of the afterlife from Allah SWT. Events salvation begins with the general doctrine continued with the reading of prayers. After that to the visitors shared lunch pack. Distribution of rice packets are meant for the visitor did not scramble tumpeng sanga. Since the last few years is not given anymore sanga cone to the visitors and instead distributed the lunch pack.
At the same time in Kadilangu also carried out similar activities, ie Ancakan salvation, salvation stretcher intended to invoke the blessings of Allah SWT to all members of the Committee of Elders and penjamasan can execute tasks smoothly without any hindrance whatsoever, and to honor and entertain the guests who stay in touch with elders.
 Eid Prayer
On December 10 the Great Mosque Dzulhijah overrun by Muslims who will perform Eid prayers, at times like this the Great Mosque of Demak was no longer able to accommodate the pilgrims, due to crowded and widening the highway, even partly perform their prayers in the square . On the occasion, along with Regent Demak Muspida praying in the Great Mosque of Demak and the delivery of animal dilajutkan qurban from Demak regent told the committee.
 Heritage Heritage Penjamasan Sunan Kalijaga
After finishing prayers at the tomb of Sunan Kalijaga Eid, Kadilangu, carried the legacy of Sunan Kalijaga penjamasan heritage. Both inheritance is Kutang Ontokusuma and Keris Crubuk Kyai. It is said that is intangible ageman Kutang Ontokusumo that students who used the handle dikiaskan Sunan Kalijaga every time preaching.
Penjamasan heirloom-inheritance is based on the Sunan Kalijaga testament as follows "" agemanku, tomorrow I wis dikeparengake yen sowan engkang Maha Kuwaos, salehna duwur peturonku neng. Kajaba kuwi sawise foster uku, jamas agemanku ana. "With these penjamasan implemented, able Muslims are expected to return to nature with introspection / purify themselves and to increase faith and piety to Allah SWT.
Penjamasan procession begins from Demak Regency Hall, where previously staged performances of dance singles Bedhoyo Jiwo. Symbolizing "Manunggale subjects lan Gusti", sung by 9 (nine) young girls. On the way to the oil Kadilangu jamas escorted by Bhayangkara kingdom of Demak Bintoro "Soldiers Patangpuluhan" and accompanied by the traditional art of Demak. Along with the Regent and his entourage headed Kadilangu by riding the train ride.
Sunan Kalijaga Penjamasan heritage relics held by the officers under the leadership of Elders Kadilangu buildings within the cone of the tomb of Sunan Kalijaga Kalijaga. Elders and heir to believe, that the religious teachings of Islam from Prophet Muhammad SAW and transmitted by Sunan Kalijaga are true. Therefore penjamasan done with eyes closed. This implies, that penjamas not see with the naked eye, but seeing with the eyes of the heart. This means that heirs are determined to run the worship and practice the religion of Islam with a vengeance.
With the completion of Sunan Kalijaga penjamasan heritage relics, hence also the series of events over the Great Demak Grebeg.

Sekaten

In fiber tripe mention that after the Majapahit mengalam decadence, the kingdom was moved to Demak Java land. At that time, the Javanese are still adhered to understand Hindu beliefs, animism, dynamism is still strong, then the scholars have agreed to convert the Java community. Before Islammasuk Java community would have liked to gamelan. Gamelan can be used as complements in the puppet show, accompanist gendhing java (song), by the trustees over more Sunan Kalijaga gamelan is used as a tool for da'wa. Therefore Sunan Kali keep using the orchestra and the Great Mosque of Demak dibuyikan yard with the intention that people come to listen and then embraced Islam. As for those who entered the mosque required to read "two creeds". In Arabic 'Ain creed "Then people call sekaten java. The creed is:
Asshadu alla illaha illalloh: which means there is no creature on this earth except disermbah only GOD alone.
Wa anna asshadu Muhammadarosullulloh: meaning and I believe that the Prophet Muhhamad envoy GOD.
Understanding Sekaten
Sekaten related eratdengan Islamization process in Java. Aka fond of Javanese gamelan society then by Sunan Kalijaga tool was used to broadcast the Islamic religion. Gamelan music is used by Sunan Kalijaga Sekati named Kyai. The intention is to memperlambangkan Islam.
Every year it is in Great diMasjid Mawlood tablikakbar held on the initiative of Sunan Kalijaga. Tabligh is for memperingatti Mawlood of Prophet Mohammad and at that time as the deliberations of the guardian. After changing times sekaten packaged in such a way to attract the public. On the day the Prophet Mawlood, Gamelan Kyai Sekati bertalu talu beaten by not stopping.
So here the author defines sekaten understanding is: A religious ceremony, where the gamelan was rung at page Mosque with the intent that people entered the mosque to read two sentences creed.
Myth in sekaten
In the ceremony there sekaten many myths believed by the public include the following:
 Gunungan
Mountains is the culmination of the ceremony sekaten tradition. Here there are mountains in which there are different kinds of food and vegetables, or the need to eat everyday. People believe if you take the contents of the mountains, all kinds of desires and aspirations will be achieved. And at least can bring a blessing.
 special occasions
Occasions here that is trusted and is contested by the person who installed special occasions during the opening Sekaten, when the first gamelan sekaten beaten / sound. By gaining special occasions can bring fortune sekaten.
Betel 
The visitors sekaten usually chew betel starting at sekaten gamelan sound. It is believed by chewing betel we can stay young.
Eggs  charity / salted eggs
Eggs charity / arena usually sold salted sekaten stand, here is trusted by the community if we buy salted eggs give amak on buyers, as well as all our good deeds be accepted by the Lord.

Nyadran Ceremony

Almost in all regions of ex-Resident of Semarang has nyadran tradition. Nyadran ceremony itself is a series of ceremonies performed by the Java community, especially communities with the aim to ask for salvation. In areas such as Kendal, nyadran tradition done every day once a year on Friday Kliwon sasi sura. This ceremony must be done because people believe that the sasi sura sura or moon is a sacred month, so it takes some vigilance in all activities. The ceremony was held at a cemetery or some sort of sacred place with a potluck side dish with rice. Before the ceremony began asking someone to lead a prayer for salvation, that person is the village leaders (village heads). After praying together, the show continued with salvation in the form of a prepared food. As presented in the form of dance entertainment Gendot. Gendot dance is one typical dance in Kendal district in which there are two or more dancers didiringi woman using a simple gamelan. This dance is performed under a tree which is considered wingit (sacred) by the local community. It aims to be supernatural beings who live in these trees do not disturb the peace of the local community.

One of the sacred tree in the village Manggungmangu, Kec. Plantungan,
kab. Kendal
In other areas also have almost the same goal which is to send a prayer to the ancestors or relatives who have died. Nyadran event held at the cemetery, carrying the rice along with lauknya, snacks market, and some fruit, some even bringing ingkung cone shaped and chicken. Arriving at the cemetery they menggela prayer together, and after the prayer finished their meal together.

JATUKRAMAN CEREMONY

Jatukraman ceremony is one of the traditional ceremonies in the village Sikemplong, Plantungan subdistrict, district of Kendal. Ceremony held in this sura sura or sasi is one of the traditional ceremonies that still exist today in this village.
A brief history of the ceremony Jatukraman 
Plantungan is one district which lies on the slopes of Mount Boat, in this region still believe the myths that have since time immemorial one of them is the mythical flower bath in the river Bride. Residents believe that the ceremony is a ceremony whereby Jatukraman a woman and her partner had not yet received but not yet saturated find a soul mate will also get a flower bath in the river one day will find her soul mate. Because I had a lot of people who proved, then the mere myths gradually changed to one custom in this village.
 Jatukraman ceremony Procedures
When sasi sura at midnight (00:00 hours) Kliwon Friday night, they held a ceremony Jatukraman where a woman is hard to find a soul mate bridal shower in the river along the river keeper.
Terms:
 A woman should have fasted for 40 days before the ritual bath at the time the bride,
 Using these jarik when bathing process,
 Setting up the development of seven arts (serves to make the scent of women who had not found her soul mate, the
 Setting up the incense or offerings to be placed on the riverside (serves that the ceremony performed on that night seemed rumesep)
Jatukraman  When the ceremony is completed, the man who approached was a mate are looking for.
Procedures:
 Women who have yet to find a soul mate in the procession from the house of the village elders to the time the bride wore a kebaya complete,
 When he arrived in time to change clothes the bride wore a kebaya with only jarik (like women while showering antiquity (kembenan)),
 Read a prayer that will be guided by village elders or a caretaker times a bride,
 Take the river water is then mixed with flowers of seven fine then splashed all over the body, this step is not done alone but by the caretaker (bath here only as a requirement in order to remove dirt on the inside resulting in difficult to find a mate),
 The reading of prayers by the caretaker,
 After the women finished diiring back toward the caretaker's house to rest.
This ceremony is considered a ceremony rarely done, only when there are women who ask for help to find a mate. And this ceremony is expected by women who have trouble finding a mate is soon to get a mate. Interestingly after several weeks of the ceremony, the woman immediately found his soul mate. This is because the strong belief that women are running on self and society.

CUKUR GEMBEL CEREMONY

Trash shaving ceremony is a ceremony performed by District residents Plantungan Kendal district. Shaving tradition trash has been going on since the teachings of Buddhism into Hinduism in the area Plantungan. This ceremony is a ceremony performed by people who have a child beggar-haired since birth. This is based on the myth that children are born with hair trash is still influenced by a kind of supernatural power of the nation. Because the hair is believed to be trash by the nation's media to influence the supernatural is the child's behavior and habits. By residents, these strengths can be eliminated by doing Ruwatan. This is called Shave Ruwatan trash, with the aim to eliminate the influence of these filthy hair. This is done when the child was aged under five. At that time the child can still be exempt from the influence of forces that are trusted by the local community. This ceremony can be performed when the child can talk, this is because when the child can talk he can express what he wanted. All items must be bought for what he wanted by parents, so children will be free from such force. Here are the terms of the shaving ceremony trash:
 Child beggars have hair at birth
 ceremony performed when the child is already able to speak (this is because children can express what he wants, before the child was asked about his desire to tap on the shoulder aim to be shocked and spoke spontaneously about what he wants)
 All the things the child wants it to be followed
 Before and after the ceremony should fast during 3hari
The ceremony is conducted freely, not adrift in time. Families who have children are usually living snot-haired areas of the mountain slopes, the slopes of the mountain communities around the nation believe in magic that can affect children's behavior. This is realized through the child's original hair trash since birth. In this ceremony, unlike the Javanese ceremonies as offerings that use the media (so that the atmosphere became "rumesep"), this ceremony is more emphasis on salvation, with snot shaving was the child can develop normally like other children. When conditions are met, the procedures are done the same as when the salvation of java. 1) Before the ceremony began, the child is dressed (wearing nice clothes), 2) the same as any other java ceremony, a ceremony amid the trash hair cut until they run out, 3) after the cut together to share food like salvation of the villagers in general.
By holding this ceremony, people believe that the child was not affected by the invisible nation. And expected mannerly good.

Ruwatan Ceremony

Ceremony Ruwatan or "take care or guard" comes from the word "luwar" or off, released or waived. So meruwat means letting go of, release or reject and avoid the predicted disaster will befall him. Of course, nobody expects anything of human calamity befall him. For that various efforts made and taken to his peaceful, happy and protected from all sorts of dangers and difficulties.
For those who believe that sometimes people do not hesitate to spend much to achieve peace and happiness of his soul. There's even a guided: "Money can be searched, but the safety of birth and inner peace is more important arinya." That's why many people who do not want to abandon the customs and traditions (meruwat) that has been adhered to and internalized since the days of our ancestors.
According Kepustakan "Pakem Pengruwatan Murwa Kala), that person must diruwat called" sukerta ". There are 60 kinds of causes havoc that can be avoided by sukerta diruwat road. To 60 types of people who have diruwat or sukerta are:
 person when cooking the rice, tear down "cormorant" (where cooking rice).
 Solving "pipisan" and break "gandik" (tools for grinding stone foundation and to refine the traditional medicinal herbs).
 "Uger-uger mace", ie, two sons, both of men with no record of children who died.
 Child pack is child when the birth was still wrapped by membranes wrapping a baby ("placental").
 The twins, two twins of twin sons or putrid or twins "dampit". Ie a man and a woman (who was born at the same time)
 "Fireworks pair", or a pair of flowers, taitu two children who are both women.
 "Kedhana-kedhini", ie two children venter consisting of a man and a woman.
 "Ontang-rings", ie only child male or female.
 "kapit Spring showers", ie, three sons, the eldest and the youngest boy, was the second child is female.
 "kapit spring shower", ie, three sons, the eldest and the youngest women, whereas the second child is male.
 "Saramba", ie, four children are all boys.
 "Simpi", ie, four children, all girls.
 "Mancalaputra" or Pandavas, the five children all boys.
 "Mancalputri", ie, five children, all girls.
 "loose maize", ie five children consisting of four females and one male.
 "Padangan", ie five children consisting of four men and a woman.
 "pujud for the first time", ie children born at the time of sunset.
 "for the first time the breech", ie children born promptly at 12 noon.
 "fragrance for the first time", ie children born simultaneously with the rising sun.
 "Suddenly ungker" babies are born, then died.
 "Jempina", ie new children aged seven months in the womb have been born.
 "Suddenly sampir", a child born berkalung intestine.
 "Margana", ie children born in transit.
 "probes", ie children born in the yard or garden house.
 "Siwah / salewah", ie children born to have two different kinds of skin color, eg black and white.
 "Bule", ie children born skinned and white-haired "Caucasian".
 "Krishna", ie children born with bent backs.
 "Walika", ie children born intangible Bajang / runt.
 "Wungkuk", ie children born with bent backs.
 "Dengkak", ie children born to his back stood out like a camel's back.
 "Wujil", ie a child born with a body midget / short.
 "Why Lawang", ie children born simultaneously out 'candikala' ie when the sky was yellowish red.
 "Made", that is a child born without a mat / mat.
 People who live in homes that do not exist "keyong cap" it.
 People who sleep on mattresses without bedding (mattress cover).
 The man who created pepajangan / decor without Samir / banana leaf.
 The person who has a barn / warehouse storage of rice and copra without a base and the roof.
 The person who places the goods at any place ("cormorant example") without lid.
 People who throw lice still alive.
 People stood in the middle piuntu.
 The man sitting in front of the (threshold) door.
 People always chin.
 People who love to burn the skin of an onion.
 People who complain of a container / place (eg panici with panic).
 The person who likes to burn the hair.
 The person who likes to burn the mats from bamboo ("galar").
 The person who likes to burn wood tree "Moringa".
 The person who likes to burn the bones.
 The person who likes to sweep the trash without a discarded or burned as well.
 People who like to throw salt.
 The person who likes to throw trash / dirt under (dikolong) beds.
 People who throw trash out the window.
 People sleep at sunrise.
 People sleep at sunset.
 People memenjat tree in broad daylight time (12 noon).
 People who sleep soften the day (12 noon)
People who liked manenek  rice, then left to go to a neighbor.
 People who like to claim the rights of others.
 People often leave the rice in the "dimple" (where the pounding rice).
 people off guard, so mereobohkan clothesline "sesame" seeds
Thus 60 kinds of "sukerta", ie the kinds of people who were promised by the teacher to Betara Betara Hyang Kala for a meal or food. According to those who believe, people who belong in the above criteria malpetaka shy away from (the food Batara Kala), if he shew wayangan / Ruwatan with Murwakala story. There is also another example ruiwatan play: Baratayuda, Sudamal, Kunjarakarna, and others.
Apart from believing or not believing, but it seems clear that one function puppet show is an activity that has something to do with religious beliefs. Because the holding in the play-play pernan Murwakala or Ruwatan is Kandhabuwana (Vishnu) and Shiva, then certainly with the play itself wayangan Murwakala was originally of course there is a relationship and kaitanya with religion or the flow of Shiva and Vishnu, Buddha and so forth.
The sajen-sajen which usually included in the ceremony is by Pakem Murwakala Ruwatan there sajen 36 types of equipment, among others:
 Tuwuhan, namely bananas, cengkir or young coconut and sugar cane respectively two pairs are placed on the right hand-left curtain or screen.
 Rice sagedheng = 4 bind either side of rice.
 a coconut fruit growing / sprouting its sides.
 a stem tebu.sebelah contiguous.
 two hens (females and males) who was tied to "tuwuhan" left-right hand screen (see No. 1).
 four sticks "Walikulun" each with a length of more or less in width.
 ungker Siji = 1penggulung yarn.
 four diamond pangluwar fruit (= liberators or repellent)
 one sheet mats (new)
 a pillow (new)
 Hair Comb
 Suri (special comb for lice)
 Mirror
 Umbrella
 fragrance sundul sky
 seven kinds of batik cloth ("jarit"), namely: Poleng bang sadodot; tuwuh watu; dringin; songer; liwatan; gadhung melathi; pandan binetot.
Palmyra leaves one gengganm 
 two blades of steel.
 Two eggs
 "Gedhang ayu" (the ripe banana, which is usually sticky rice or plantain bananas); send ayu saadune (betel with kelengkapanya); krambil grondil (tan coconut coir ("sepet"); setangkep sugar (brown sugar / java one pair ); sapitrah rice (rice as much to nature); roast chicken; "tindhihe duwit salawe uwang" ("overlap"-money that is placed above "sajen" / serving as many as 25 wang)
Water  seven types: water flowers in a vase placed setaman new and enter as much money as two wang.
 bundle of cotton waste yarn
Oil heads for blencong 
 wuduk Rice (tasty) and chicken meat in "lembarang" (cooked with coconut milk and spices)
 One jar badheg (= palm wine or liquor Kiang)
 One jar of molasses (sugarcane kiloang)
 Seven kinds of rice cone, namely: magana, rajeg dom, ndok shoots, shoots brother chilli / chilli red, spotted, spray, stripes.
 Seven kinds of misbegotten. For example porridge dodol, diamonds, and others.
 Jajan market (fruit variety)
 Ketupat lepet
 Legondoh
 Pula dreadlocks, also gringsing
 porridge brother, bawok porridge, porridge lemu (miscellaneous porridge)
 Rujak legi, rujak crobo
 raw Gecko, gecko would, gecko urip catfish (offerings / "offerings" in the form of shredded meat / fish raw.)
 Dandang sasaput-wong prantine though (boiler or appliance for cooking rice and cooking equipment)
 Kendhi kebak banyu content (jug of water filled to the brim)
 Diyan Anyar murub kang (new lamp is lit)
Same as existing in a ceremony Ruwatan other java, there is a ceremony in Kendal Ruwatan to kedana kedini, an only child, flower pair. Ruwatan aims to enable the child whose birth is not eaten by bethara kala so diruwat (dislameti). Ruwatan in Kendal district can be through the medium of puppets, from the media, it is expected that these children can be safe from the threat of kala bethara. Tata ceremony are as follows:
 People who would like a corpse dressed diruwat
People are sleeping amid  wayang show
 At the edge of puppet shows in the form of incense or give offerings of incense and flowers seven arts (intended to make the ceremony rumesep / quiet)
 tangggapan puppet After completion of the prayer by the people who watch
 After the show finished praying with these people who diruwat can dine with the people around (thanks).
Ruwatan is a tradition of Javanese ritual as a means of liberation and purification, for the sin / mistakes can impact the expected misfortune in his life.
If we see it almost all the prerequisites Ruwatan we definitely should diruwat, this shows that we must always "intercourse" is also to give alms to survive, this could actually be done without having to follow upcara Ruwatan itself because there was peace in hearts, respectively.
Ruwatan always associated with Batara Kala, actually, the point is "Kala", which means time, everyone would be afraid of time. The simplest example of such a beautiful girl, surely after 40 years passed eg the beauty will be lost, can be compared to her beauty eaten "Kala", each item will also be obsolete eaten "tense" and that only surrender and be aware of the laws of nature that will malaluinya calmly. Inner peace can also be linked with a number of good deeds are done because every man must have felt guilty and charitable good deeds that will save him.
The tradition of "ceremonial / ritual Ruwatan" until now still use the java, as a means of liberation and purification of man by sin / mistake that resulted in his misfortune. In the story "puppet" to play in the tradition Ruwatan Murwakala in Java (Central Java) is initially estimated to grow in the ancient Javanese stories, which includes substance purification problem, namely the god of liberation that has been tainted, in order to become pure again, or meruwat means: to overcome or avoiding anything spiritual distress by means of holding the show / ritual with the media shadow play with a theme / story Murwakala.
In Javanese tradition of people whose existence has TOR Information Paper sukerto / are in sin, to purify again, need to conduct rituals.
According ceriteranya, this sukerto manandang people, believed to be the prey Batara Kala. This figure is the son of Guru (in the wayang story) is born of passion that can not be controlled for self-Goddess Uma, who then fell ketengah sepermanya sea, eventually transformed into a giant, who in the tradition of wayang called "Kama gumulung one drum." When the giant was facing his father (Batara teachers) to request a meal, by Batara teacher notified to eat or sukerta sinful human beings. On the basis solosi is then find the solution, in order not consumed Batara Kala Sang This rituals required Ruwatan. Words Murwakala / purwakala derived from the word purwa (asalmuasal humans), and on this play, which became a point of view is awareness: the lack of perfect human beings, who are always involved in error and may affect the occurrence of disaster (one kedaden).
For leather puppet play is usually necessary equipment Murwakala follows:
 Javanese musical instruments (Gamelan)
Shadow puppet  one box (complete)
 curtain or fabric screen
 Blencong or oil lamp
In addition to the above equipment is still needed in the form of offerings:
Tuwuhan, which consists of setudun plantain, which is ripe and good, what felled the trunk accompanied cengkir ivory (young coconut), sugar cane with leaves, fig leaf, you're a leaf, leaf dadap spare, nothing leaves, leaf Imperata grass, leaves the table, leaves, kara, and leaves all of whom had been bound Breadnut standing at the front door post at the same time also functions as a decorative / ornamental and appeals. Two that have been decorated with flowers Mayang placed behind the screen (the screen) right-left, setaman interest in the bowls in place in front of the puppet masters, which will be used to bathe Batara Kala, diruwat and other people-other.
Fire (coal) in the brazier, fan and incense (fragrant incense) which will be used Kyai puppeteer during the performance. White cloth about three meters in length, stretched under debog (banana stem) panggungan from the face of the display (color) up behind the scenes and sprinkled with roses in advance as a cushion curtain Ki Dalang, while behind the scenes as a place to sit with people who diruwat wearing a white cloth blanket.
Gawangan upper screen (which stretch bamboo wood above the screen) are decorated with batik fabrics new 5 (five), including sindur cloth, fabric and equipped with bango tulak segedeng rice (four on either side of belt).
All kinds of rice, among others:
 Rice golong with its equipment, fried, boiled Breadnut, pecel chicken, vegetables, groats, etc..
 wuduk equipped with Rice; fish sheets, lalaban, cucumber, red and green chillies brambang big, black soybean.
 yellow rice with equipment; chicken eggs scrambled three seeds. Srundeng asmaradana.
Various  porridge (porridge), namely: red porridge, white, kaleh porridge, porridge baro-baro (various porridge).
 Jajan market (fruit variety) such as plantain, guava, bay, betel is given money, java sugar, oil, snacks blingo given in the form of a red color, incense, flowers, water placed in the box for pills, needles and black and white threads, tiny glass, jars filled with water, empluk (pot containing the mung bean, soybean, kluwak, pecan, salted fish, chicken eggs and a penny).
 cotton waste yarn, coconut oil used for lamps blencong, because although the afternoon kept the lights blencong.
 The form of animals such as pigeons java pair of one pair of chicken, duck pair.
 The form sajen include: rujak placed on the tube, crazy salad (salad of banana guajava s epiderm ang mixed with water without salt), ivory bamboo linma ros. All of them were placed ditampah containing rice cone, with side dishes like roasted kuluban boiled chicken eggs, sambel sprawl, fish, river / sea salt and cooked anpa placed behind the screen just in front of Kyai puppeteer.
 sajen shown to dhayang waste in the form takir kroso containing large or small cone shaped rice with side dishes, snacks market (such as raw fruits and a penny.). Sajen were dumped in a place haunted accompanied by prayer (praise / spells) please usefulness, safety.
 wells or spring water is taken and entered into the coconut. Bathroom to shower people who entered coconut diruwat intact.
Finish  take care or guard ceremony, which amounts to five bamboo ivory roses planted at the end of the house accompanied kempat empluk (small jars) which contains green beans, black soybeans, salted fish, kluwak, pecan chicken and egg money, accompanied by prayer for the safety and welfare and to wished to achieve what takes place.
This ceremony Kendal area besides functioning as mentioned above can be used as a ritual (slameti) kedini kedana child born, an only child, and a pair of flowers.

Baritan Ceremony

This ceremony is available at the Kendal district. Kendal district residents still believe in traditional ceremonies as a media to protect themselves from harm. This was proved by the existence baritan ceremony. Baritan performed the ceremony at midnight on the night of Friday Kliwon disasi sura, this ceremony is compulsory. But when people feel strained or uncomfortable, then this ceremony can be done (no need to wait sasi sura). The ceremony was conducted amid the road that are considered sacred by the inhabitants, especially when the place is often an accident. This is because people believe that by holding the ceremony baritan, can eliminate the dangers that exist. Residents can bring snacks, food potluck, and even allowed to bring offerings such as cone shaped. The ceremony was presided over by smart people who are in the village. After the prayer over the food brought by local people, can eat together.

Banyu Merti Ceremony and Mbangkuningan Ceremony

In the village there are also vicious banyu Merti ceremony, held as Merti banyu salvation and gratitude to God who has delegated the water source, so the fields of rice and is never dry. Water source was located about five hundred meters from the northern end of the village. Community kumlasa called Tuk watu. Events Merti banyu done every once a year. Sebelun night event held villagers held prayers together in one house residents. And in the morning is the culmination of events that is cone shaped to hold the parade and food from the village to the water source. Arriving at the springs, the keeper doing prosese chicken slaughter chickens in the village and after giving the prayer, the chicken-baked and eaten bersana same.



Mbangkuningan ceremony is an annual ceremony held by the villagers routinely Polobogo, Getasan district, Semarang regency. This ceremony has existed since 1598 BC. When war broke out in the Surakarta palace, one of the royal palace which is called Ki Soreng escaped and arrived at a place called polobogo eventually. Polo means land, and Bogo merarti food, because the area was infertile and many Soreng Ki makanan.pada when he died, he gave orders to be buried at the place where he meditated. In place of a flowering tree grows yellow. Therefore, to commemorate Ki Soreng he was given the nickname referred to his tomb of Sunan Kuning.dan sasana lasting yellow.
This ceremony is held to honor and send a prayer for the Kyai Kuning, namely ancestral polobogo villagers. That is why the ceremony was also called to honor mbangkuningan because Kyai Kuning. The event was held in rejeb, on Monday Pahing. Mbangkuningan not only Polobogo followed by residents, but residents of surrounding districts semarang, some even dating from Kendal, they expect a blessing from the event.
The day before the ceremony was conducted, voluntary work organized residents to clean eating yellow Sunan and his family. And the next day the villagers held prayers at the grave by bringing rice, side dishes and snacks to take to market to eat in order to follow the ceremony mbangkuningan. In ancient times as a function of rice and side dish offerings, and food that has been brought to the tomb should not be brought back by the lead. Are allowed to bring a person from outside the village who follow the show to expect a blessing. But now that way bsudah modified in line with the development of Islamic religion, the meaning of carrying rice and side dishes are to feed the people who come to the show mbangkuningan.Dan had brought no food left and brought home again home, in the event mbangkuningan now all residents who joined the show are required to eat together.

Ceremony Merti Dhusun

Still in the district of Semarang, in the village of West Ungaran vicious District, we also found a nearly similar ceremony in the village of Merti dhusun Bejalen. Merti dhusun a thanksgiving ceremony performed every vicious villagers once a year. This event is usually held on Monday Kliwon, in mid-year. The event was held to welcome ancestral spirits menghormari vile hamlet, which is the first person who lived in the vicious.
At the time of the event, people bring food such as rice and side dishes, like chicken, vegetables know, and crackers, as well as some snacks and drinks market. They memebawa food to the village chief's house where the Merti dhusun done. After that they prayed together, and after the prayer finished and they both ate food mersama they already carry.

Ngekol Ceremony

Ngekol ceremony in the village of Bejalen, Ambarawa district, Semarang regency. Bejalen village has a tradition held every year once called ngekol. Ngekol was held to commemorate or honor the first person who has opened Bejalen villages, namely Mbah Widodo. Beliaulah the open land around the swamp which was later called the Village dizzy Bejalen, taken from the name of the first people who lived in the area, namely Mbah Widodo. But people in the region used to call mbah GOJALI, then tersebutlah Bejalen village.

Tomb Mbah Widodo
The event was held in the month Dhu al-Hijjah, and lasts for two days. The first day in the evening after the evening 'residents held a prayer together, namely the Prophet and the letter read yasin. Aims to send a prayer for Mbah Widodo. After the prayer over the youth culture parade, which in content with lumping horse show, klotekan dimples, coastal dance, and dance that became typical of blarak horse. New in the morning held carnival or the procession which was attended by all residents Bejalen.Dalam wine-Bejalen arakkan that all citizens are happy to follow from the older to younger. They are eager to follow the procession. The procession started from the village came to the tomb Bejalen Mbah Widodo, a distance of about 2km.


Fig. Procession
Which became typical of the many mountains of the procession is salak.Karena salak Bejalen is producing region. Which was taken when the wine-barked arakkan besides mountains also bring agricultural produce and fish. Because most residents Bejalen livelihood as farmers and fishermen around the swamp dizzy. Cone shaped, flowers and ingkung chicken, and assorted fruits are also not forget to enliven the procession.

Fig. wine-arakkan salak mountain village at the event ngekol

Fig. Tomb Mbah Widodo
After the procession reached the cemetery Mbah Widodo, cone shaped and gathered around the grave mound, residents got together and recite the prayer of the caretaker, that the Prophet, after the prayer finished direct residents scrambling malanan and fruits in the mountains and because merela believe tumpengan if successful bring home food or fruit from the tomb ngekol event Mbah Widodo, food or fruits that will bring blessing.

Fig. Procession scramble mountains
After the show finished cone shaped bone of contention, there was one more event to enliven this ngekol event that is fighting for fish in the pond by hand kosong.biasanya who follow this show the kids, but parents are also allowed because in order to enliven the event.

Rawa Pening Legend

Although not nobody knows for sure, since when the legend came out and why the area called Swamp dizziness, linking local communities remains an area of 2670 ha lake with the emergence of a figure that large snakes that are considered sacred. Still according to them, at certain moments the snake to move around the pond to give blessings to people in need. To the extent to honor the legend, a snake-shaped ornament from the large concrete even in pairs at the entrance of this lake.

Pening swamp, so the name was a tourist attraction. Pening marsh is a popular tourist locations in Central Java Province, precisely in the village of Bukit Cinta, Ambarawa District, located 45 km from Semarang. The extent of covering four districts; Ambarawa, Bawen, Tuntang, and Banyubiru. Lake itself is located on the slopes of Mt. Merbabu, Gn. Telomoyo and Gn. Ungaran with a height of 461 masl.
At that time, in an opportunity for us to start from Salatiga, takes only 10 minutes drive. Apparently, the distance Salatiga - Swamp Pening just 5 km. To get there we will go through a little road uphill and winding. Some seem to decorate the house and garden right and left side of the road. Also, do not miss the cold directly ambushed, a sign we are at altitude.
Looks cloudy day, when we arrive at this tourist attraction, at 8.30 am. The desire to explore the lake with an area covering four of these districts also had nevertheless carried out. Because, not so long ago heavy rain falls. If you already like this, will be limited visibility due to fog and rental boat was deserted.
The plan, a brief visit to enjoy the charm of this lake is considered sacred by local people, while a close look at the inhabitants of the area by the local community called 'fish Wader'. It is said that fish eggs are nutritious as the glue to cure broken bones.
A Legend
According to the story that develops in the community, the source of lake water derived from water luberan cabutan former New lidi k-ping.
Once, there lived a boy who due to its miracle in the curse of a wicked witch. As a result, the boy had wounds all over his body with a very sharp odor. The wound would never dry. If you begin to dry, always appear new wounds, caused bruising.
Finally, no one wants to be friends with him. Let alone close together, they reluctantly spoken. Each of them must have passed away. Do not want to touch, for fear of contagion.
This kid started to wander from one place to another to find someone who can cure the illness. Until later in his dreams, he meets a kindly old lady. Later he was the one who could release the evil spell so that he can recover as before.

Finally, nothing in dinyana not think he even arrived in a village that most of the people are very arrogant. Not many poor people in that place. If any, would be expelled or made uncomfortable by a variety of ways.
Hypocrisy of the people of this ward had stirred the conscience a little boy, who later named the New k-ping known. In a lively party, the boy managed to menyellinap entry. But what Surefire, he too must be willing at forcibly expelled because of getting caught.
As he was in drag, he ordered that they would willingly pay attention to those who can not, because they are human too. Just like them. In the treat so he was not so bothered. But the anger began to peak, when dozens of people began to smirk as he spat at him. "Hobgoblin basic, ugly child," as he curses them.
Did not receive treatment, he was immediately plunged a stick-which happened to be there. Then he was furious with the face of an oath, that no one who could lift this stick, except himself.
Can not believe the talk of the boy, each man began trying to pull the stick. But, again, stick-it did not budge from its place. Eventually people began to fear the talk of the boy. "Do-not there will be nothing?" Thought they were.
Sure enough, within a few days, no one who could release the stick. Until finally, he secretly returned to the place and pulled it out. A resident who saw action kebetuan past, directly stunned. He also told the story to other people. Shortly thereafter, the water droplets came out of the hole. More and more, until eventually drown the village and make it into a lake.
It is said that not many people who survived, apart from residents who saw the incident and an elderly widow who kindly gave him a lift. This widow who cared for him too, until miraculously, the disease gradually disappeared.
But the wicked witch, still not received, until at one point, the New k-ping back in the curse. But strangely, this time the curse is not a disease, but instead change his body into a very large snake with a necklace on her neck clanged.
Another version mentions, these snakes are often out of the nest promptly at 0:00 pm. Every time he moves, the clatter of a necklace around her neck always reads; klentang klenting. Finally, this also makes it sound known as the New k-ping.
It is said that fishermen who are trouble because they do not get a fish, would be lucky if the new k-ping pass not far from the place. That has made his presence has become a legend thanks to the most in waiting.