Guests (2) : Group from Singapore

On 7th of Oct 2009, Our guests, they are Gene & Malvin arrived at Jogjakarta International Airport from Singapore by Jetstar. The complete itinerary is as follow :

7 Oct
1. Arrive in Yogyakarta at 1220.
2. Nagasem, Bird Market
3. Tamansari
4. Stay in Manohara Hotel

8 Oct
1. Sunrise at Borobudor
2. Borobudor Tour
3. Prambaba Temple
4. Stay in Phoenix Hotel

9 Oct
1. Leave Yogyakarta to Surabaya by Sancaka Train (Executive Class)
2. Arrive Gubeng Train Station (Surabaya)
3. Continue by Cantik Train (Executive Class) to Probolinggo
4. Pick up at Probolinggo Main Station (Our starting service)
5. Continue to Ijen area
6. Check in Arabica hotel

10 Oct
1. Transfer in to Ijen Crater
2. Arrive at Paltuding (last post) then walking up to Ijen Crater
3. Leave Ijen to Bromo
4. Check in Cemara Indah Hotel (Bromo area)

11 Oct
1. Sunrise at Penanjakan
2. Bromo Crater scenery
3. Leave Bromo to Surabaya International Airport
4. Arrive at Surabaya International Airport and our tour is ended here
5. Flying by Jetstar to Singapore

Pictures :
1. Landscape is Ijen Crater
2. At Blawan Waterfall
3. In the Ijen route
4. Gene, Malvin and me
5. Gene and me1
6. Gene and me2
7. Malvin and me
8. In the rim of Ijen

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Bromo (6) : The Tenggerese Culture (3)

Marriage

Marriage is the important thing in human being's life, due to is not only concern two person who love each other but also included two families and society. According to Tengger society, this's also followed by the soul of the ancient of the couple married. Before wedding party, there's "Nelasih" or pilgrimage and give "Tetamping" or "Sesaji" (present to the god)

Providing all matters concerns with this, sometimes it's called unreasonable, but in fact it's still done by all of people. The way to get married is the same as the other. There is such kind in "Ngadisari" (a small village in Bromo), Tengger that has 9 process in marriage, similar with other region, such as finding the spouse engaging and wedding party itself. Wedding party in Tengger is just for themselves (Endogami)

Eventhough, nowdays, there are Tengger people who marry with other person who comes from other city, but the members are a few. If girls comes from Tengger and a man doesn't, so the wedding party must follow Tengger custom and Hindusm culture. But if a man comes from Tengger and a woman doesn't (for example, she is moslem), the wedding party must follow the Moslem (Islamic) custom. Eventhough, they have married un-Tengger custom, they still become "Tengger" family or they call with "Sedulur"

Ingeneral, young man tries to get his spouse by himself and to decide to date of their marriage, it's depent on their day of birth (they call with "Weton"), similar with in Javanesse date custom. The next step is if hs parents agree, he and his parents must engage. The girls sit beside her parents and the man will say (in Javanesse language) as follow : "Kulo ngriki niki ngarepaken yugo sampeyan" (English = "I come here to get married with your daughter"). And the girl's parents will answer : "Yen bocahe gelem" (English = "If the girl agree with you"). The girl will be asked by her parents : "Apa siro gelem dikarepake si ......" (English = "Do you want to get married with ......"). Afterwards, she answers with : "Inggih" (English = "Yes, i do"). It's meant that the engagement is received. It's continued by discusing about the wedding party date. In engagement, there's no "Peningset" (a gift from man to woman which we just find in Javanesse married custom). Because according to the Tengger society, "Peningset" is the same with owe, not a gift

Oneday, before the wedding party begins, man's family come to his wife's family bringing rice and many other things. This's held in the girl family's house in the morning. The man sits on the right sight of talesman ("Dukun", leader in the village) and the girl's family is in the left side. In front of them, there are "Sesaji" (sacrifice) with 5 kind of them like 5 plates of white-red "Jenang" (cake), 1 plate of "Arang - arang Kambang", 7 plates of rice and eggs, "Pisang raja" (king banana), 7 plates of "Golong" rice and egg, some money. The talesman read the incanted with holding the right hand of woman's family and man's family. They are asked to follow what the talesman said

Sometimes, the marriage is canceled because :
They are still a relative
Example : they are still one "Canggah" (canggah is grandmother of grandmother)
Dadung Kepuntir
Example : A, B and C have each sons and also daughters. They are one Canggah. But A's sons marries b's daughter, B's son marries C's dauughter and C's son marries A's daughter, so a kind of this is not allowed
Papakan Wali
Example : A, B each of them have sons and daughters. A's son marries B's daughter. The second A's son marries the second B's daughter
Kesandung Watang or Kerubuhan Gunung
Example : If one of their family is died, so the wedding party had to canceled and return to first engagement process

If there’s something to cancel the wedding, such as Kesandung watang or Kerubuhan gunung, so the man and his parents come to wife family’s house to say : “Kulo ngriki niki nilar yogane sampeyan, sarehning wonten alangan, mbok de pejah …..”. In English is meant “I come here to leave your daughter, because my aunt died ……”. And the girl’s parent answer “Kebeneran siro wurungake sarehne mbokde siro ora ono …”. In English is meant “You are right to cancel it, because your aunt died …”

People who can be “Wali” (someone who agree the marriage) are father, grandfather and so on and uncle. If there’s no “Wali”, leader of the village can be “Wali” and called by “Wali Bumi”. This rule is not different from Islamic rule



Farming

Tengger people are good farmer. Men and women work together in the farming area. “Api – api” or “Begenan” is the way to welcome the guest, they present you to come to their kithen with dringking coffee and eating potatoes boil there. This is their tradition

Their kitchen is made of cement and tile and wood. Because of the situation is cool, so their brazier lways flame and a hot waterin the boiler. Trivet in the kitchen as also for sitng if there’s a guest. They speak and drink coffee. They make it by themselves, so it’s nicer. They also est potatoes. Speaking near the flame makes us warm

Native Tengger people do not want to leave their village, because they think that it’s enough to fulfil their life’s needs. They plant potatoes, cabbage, vegetables, and also corn for main food. In general, they have strong powerto walk faraway and bring an heavy thing

The characteristic of this people is wearing “Sarung”, wherever they go, men or women, because of cool, They do not want to get the knowledge from other city. Their faith with culture and religion, makes them pure and strong, not influenced by other life and culture

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Bromo (5) : The Tenggerese Culture (2)

Funeral Ceremony

Besides these Wilujengan, Tengger society also celebrate Galungan Day, which is held since 1974. Nyepi, Ciwalatri, Saraswati, Pagerwesi, and Kuningan which are usually done by Hindu community in Bali, they are not celebrating them.

There is ceremony for funeral like Ngaben in Bali but Hindu Tengger people do not burn the dead body like in Bali. They just burn the doll that wear the cloth like human being. Then, it is burn after the dead body funeral.

After taking bath, it's is incanted by medicine man, the dead body is closed with 3 white cloth and then it's gone around with "Ancak" which is made by bamboo. The dead body is faced east. Afterward, they have to told "Masahi Ceremony". It is farewel party for people who died with his family and lead by "Dukun" (medicine man). "Entas - entas Ceremony" is done for 44 days later, or another day depent on family's ability.

This ceremony means for forgiving to "Sang Maha Agung" (god), so that the soul of the dead body can die peacefully. In this ceremony, people must make doll which is made of "Kenikir leaves" and "Janur Kuning" (coconut young leaves with yellow color), to describe the dead body. This doll is called by "Petra". Petra wears cloth of the dead body. A number of Petra is depends on the number of people who died.

"Dukun" (medicine man) reads "Mantra" (charms) for more than one hour with small genta in front of "Dukun" with many kids how down wear the cloth. They just wear white cloth, sex and number of children according to the sex and number of people who died. While "Dukun" reads the "Mantra" for about a half, he will be helped by others to cook rice with fire which is made of "Jarak tree". And then, the "Dukun" burns the children's hair and then make the white cloth as aviel.

"Dukun" only nites unites the movement of person who is sewing without yarn, it's continued by putting rice on head of children. It's done by "Dukun" directly. Then, taking duck and white children, eat rice on the children's head. "Wong Sepuh" (The old man) break the coconut in front of house. The last, is read the close incantation by "Dukun" and then "Petras" are undress and held by mothers to the other place that called by "Tempat Danyang". This place is ghost's home. Then, "Petras" is put by mothers with bring "Iber - Iber" (present) like chicken or duck. The animal must be life animal, not died animal. Afterward, Petras is burn.

The Petras burning in the died ceremony procession is the "Ngaben Ceremony" replacement

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Bromo (4) : The Tenggerese Culture (1)

Explanation about Caka year in Bromo area :

Wilujengan Karo

It's done at 7th the second month, for the "atman" or the ancient soul and at "panglong 1" , there is "sodoran ceremony". Actually, Raya Karo (The Great "Karo") day is the most important day for Tenggerese. It's done in turn in every villages

When celebrating, there's a sacre dance and it's called by "sodoran". This dance is as a symbol of human beings movement to get the children. Sodoran ceremony is only done in the three villages, these are Ngadisari, Wonotoro and Jetak village. It's done every year and only held by three village in the Balai Desa (village office)

They are combined and dance together

Each village dances this ceremony and lead by village leader. He/she is called by "Ratu" (queen) in scare dance for respecting. to go to the ceremony place, the villagers group walk together with wearing dress uniforms of Tengger, they are head band (it's called by "Udeng"), shirt, and black boat, troussers, everything must be in black / dark color, shoes /sandal). Villagers dance with traditional music. Sodoran dance is held in turn and ended by the quenn dance and their guard. They dance with "gamelan music". Tenggerese count the date every month to 15th only, and the following 16th, 17th and 18th and soon by "Panglong Siji" by panglong siji (first panglong), panglong 2 up, panglong 3th and so on. Beginning from panglong 2 up to panglong 7 (17th to 22nd), the ceremony is continued at each house by making a little cone of boiled rice, all sorts of side - dishes, many kinds of flowers, cakes and food, coffee, cigarette, sirih - quid, king banana and etc. These are followed by "dukun" (medicine man) from a house to others to give charms ("mantra"). It's usually finishes for three days.

This ceremony then is continued by visiting their relative or neighbour. It will be ended at panglong 7 and before panglong 7, people must visit to grave or "nyadran". They give boresh-flower or callde by "tetamping / sesaji" at the grave. During Karo Day, who ever who came to Tengger must get, eat and drink (reception). If they reject, they are considered they did not respect the host. Because it also invites many families, so they have no eaten as much as they want. Because it will make them can not give food for the last guest.


Wilujengan Kapat

It's done at 4th in the fourth months for celebrating "sedulur papat limo pancer" (brotherhood), "momong jangkung or momong dusun" (person who keep the village) and "monco papating dusun" (the main direction of villages). It's held in "Balai Desa" (village office)


Wilujengan Kapitu

It's done at 1st in the seventh months. Holding this, people must do "patigeni fasting" where they do not be allowed to eat and sleep for one day, stay all day in the room (not going anywhere) and continued by "puasa mutih" (white fasting). For food, they just eat rice and water for one month and ended by "patigeni fasting". This fasting is usually done by "pamong desa" (village leader) such as "dukun" (medicine man) and "wong sepuh" (legent old man)


Wilujengan Kawolu

It's done at 1st in the eighth months. It's for celebrating the earth, water, fire, wind, sun, moon, star, and outer space. "Sesaji" (the requirement to the ancient, so we will get what we want) at Wilujengan Kapat, Wilujengan Kapitu and Wilujengan Kawolu is the same as at Wilujengan Karo. Differences is only in the charm's words


Wilujengan Kasanga

It's done in the nineth months, for celebrating "Babakan Hawa Sanga". It's meant these are nine hole in the human body like mouth, ears, nose, sex, bust, center, bottom, eyes and sweat. This ceremony is for taking care of country / village. "Sesaji" (present) is like Wilujengan Kapat, Kapitu and Kawolu, but it is added by one chicken more, it's gone around the village together and then the chicken is cut and plant in the garden of villages leader


Wilijengan Kasada

This is the very famous ceremony, a lot of people from Indonesia and foreign come to Bromo to see this ceremony. Very sacred and interesting in procession. It's held in the twelveth when full moon. The place is in the "Poten" (Hindusm Pura) and called by "Yadnya Kasada". This's a great heritage in religion ceremony, the relic of Majapahit Kingdom (ancient period) which it keep be eternal until today. If you would like to follow this ceremony completely, it's meant you dress with Tenggerese fashion, you may as the permission to the village leader or medicine man. And usually, they allow you to be as Tenggerse in this program

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Bromo (3) : The Tenggerese Culture

Because Tenggerese are also Majapahit Kingdom people, so they bring the Majapahit culture at the new area. Because they want to hide their identity. They escape from Majapahit. But their culture still alive un til today. They speak Javanesse Tengger, it's different from East Java. They know about "Semedi" (pray), "Ngebleng Fasting" (not eat and drink at all), "Mutih Fasting" (only eat rice and water), it's depent on sun. It's called "Candrasengkala"

The names of dates and "Pasaran" (Javanesse day) are not different from Java, that is "Radite" for Sunday, "Soma" for Monday, "Anggara" for Tuesday, "Budha" for Wednesday, "Wrespati" for Thursday, "Sukra" for Friday, and "Tumpek" for Saturday. And "Pasaran" is "Petakan" for Legi / sweet, "Abritan" for Pahing, "Kuningan" for Pon, "Cemengan" for Wage and "Manca Warna" for Kliwon. This is Javanesse day.

They use Caka Year, 1 year is consists of 354 days. It's divided into 12 months :
(1) Kasa Month
(2) Karo Month
(3) Katiga Month
(4) Kapat Month
(5) Kalima Month
(6) Kanem Month
(7) Kapitu Month
(8) Kawolu Month
(9) Kasanga Month
(10) Kasepuluh Month
(11) Desta Month
(12) Kasada Month

Almost every "Wilujengan Month", the certain ceremony based on the characteristic of that month

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Guests (1) : Group from Singapore

This's Photo Gallery Of Group from Singapore, divided into 2 group :

1st Group : Surabaya - Ijen Crater - Mt Bromo - Surabaya
Member : Matilda, Sam and Sally
Arrival Flight : MI222 (Surabaya on Wed, 02 Sep 2009, 09.10 am)
Departure Flight : MI225 (Surabaya on Sun, 06 Sep 2009, 17.50 pm)

2nd Group : Surabaya - Mt Bromo - Surabaya
Member : Phillip, Jackee and Cathryn
Arrival Flight : MI222 (Surabaya on Fri, 04 Sep 2009, 09.10 am)
Departure Flight : MI225 (Surabaya on Sun, 06 Sep 2009, 17.50 pm)

1st group, after departure at Juanda International Airport - Surabaya did the trip to Ijen Crater then continue to Bromo to joined with 2nd group on 04th of Sept 2009. In Bromo, trip to Mt Penanjakan (the highest point in Bromo area) overlooking Sunrise, around of Bromo & Sunset. Then to Bromo Crater, Savannah and following "The Yadnya Kasada", the annual Tenggerese festival celebrating the volcano gods of Mt Bromo. Preceded by a short visit to Sidoarjo to view the "mud flood" phenomena, still active to this day. Driving from Surabaya through Probolinggo and return.

Group Photo :
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4. Pic4
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