According to the story, the origin of the ceremony occurred KASADA few centuries ago. In Brawijaya Dynasty reign of Majapahit Kingdom. The empress was blessed with a daughter named Roro anteng, after the late princess had grown a young couple from the caste Brahmin named Joko Seger.
At the time of Majapahit into decline and simultaneously began the spread of Islam in Java, some mandarins and some relatives decided to move to the east, and partially towards the Tengger Mountains region including Rara anteng couples and Jaka Seger.
Couple Rara anteng and Jaka Seger build settlements and then ruled the region called the Tengger Purbowasesa kurat Ing Tengger, meaning "Lord of the Tengger Yang Budiman". Tengger name taken from the final syllable Rara name and Jaka Seger anteng.
The word also means Tenggering Tengger Budi Luhur or high moral recognition, symbol of eternal peace. From time to time the Tengger people prosperous and peaceful life, but the authorities did not feel happy, because after a while the couple and Jake Rara Tengger anteng berumahtangga not also blessed with offspring. Then was decided to ascend to the top of Bromo mountain to meditate with confidence to the Almighty to karuniai descent.
Suddenly there are voices saying that magic meditation, they will be granted but on condition that when it becomes a descent, the youngest child to be sacrificed to the crater of Mount Bromo, Couple Roro and Jaka Seger anteng menyanggupinya and then the acquisition of the 25 sons and daughters, but the instincts of people parents can not bear to keep losing sons and daughters. Short Rara couples and Jaka Seger anteng broken a promise, God became angry with threatening to inflict evil, then there becomes a state tempests dark crater of Mount Bromo flames.
Kesuma youngest son disappeared from sight and fire licked into the crater Bromo, the same loss of voice Kesuma Unseen: "Dearly beloved, I have been sacrificed by our parents and Hyang Widi save you all.
Live a peaceful and serene, Hyang Widi worship. I remind you that you each month KASADA on the 14th day of the offerings made to Hyang Widi in the crater of Mount Bromo. This habit hereditary followed by Tengger people and each year a ceremony was held at the potential KASADA ocean of sand and crater of Mount Bromo.
On the night of the 14th month the Tengger people KASADA adherents of Hinduism (Mahayana Buddhism by Hindus Parisada East Java) in droves to the top of Mount Bromo, a ongkek with offerings from a variety of crops, livestock and so on, then thrown into the crater of Mount Bromo as offerings to the god he believed Bromo enthroned on Mount Bromo. These sacrifices begged Tengger community and get the blessings of salvation given by the Almighty.
The ceremony begins with the inauguration KASADA Tengger elders and ballet performances Jaka Seger anteng Rara on an open stage Ngadisari Village. Then promptly at 24.00 in the morning held the inauguration of the shaman and the blessing of the people in a sea of sand potent Mount Bromo. Shaman Tengger society is a leader in the field of religious people, who usually led the rituals of marriage, etc.. Before appointed shamans must pass the exam by rote and recite mantras.
After the ceremony finished, ongkek - which contains ongkek offerings brought from the mountain foot to the crater bromo. And they threw into the crater, as a symbol of sacrifices made by their ancestors. Inside the crater there are many beggars and people who live perched hinterland, they were far distant day to come to the mountain bromo and establish residence dikawah Bromo mountain in hopes that they get thrown offerings. Residents who threw offering a variety of fruits and livestock, they consider it as a vow or their gratitude to the god of livestock and agricultural abundance. Perch population activity in the interior of dikawah bromo mountain we can see from night until noon the day KASADA Bromo.
I love Indonesia ^^
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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