Ski Lot Ski lot is such a traditional game from Lekok village, one of urban areas in Pasuruan Regency. At early begin, this game was played by the fishermans who spend the vacant time during their fishing time. This game is held on Ramadhan, which is precisely held on the seven day after Idul Fitri or the local inhabitant called as “Lebaran Ketupat”. Nowadays, this game is become an annual ceremony that always be a special event welcoming Ramadhan. This game is also has value to be a thanksgiving day…
Category: Ceremony and Cultural Heritage
Skiing On The Mud
Ski Lot Lebaran Ketupat for the people in Lekok village is become a special day, beside, they are off to sail, other moment is also about the Ski lot annual game that bring happiness and togetherness among the society. Moreover, this tradition is also become the thanksgiving day within Ramadhan and in moment of Idul Fitri great holiday. www.eastjava.com
Ski Lot Annual Ceremony
Ski Lot Ski Lot (ski on the mud) is the traditional attraction of Lekok seashore society, which is usually held on Ketupat Holiday (Seven days after Idul Fitri). Ski Lot competition is enthusiastically been participated by the local inhabitant, because each participant has to catch a crab, a catfish and an eel, so that the attraction is very attractive. In the same time, this annual ceremony is about decorating the paddle race and decorating boat festival. The main point from this ceremonial is togetherness among the society and to celebrate…
East Java On September
East Java Tourism on September September 8 – FISH AUCTION It is held to welcome Idul Fitri highlighted with special fish (Bandeng) auction. The fish is taken from either dry water or salty one. Location: Market, Gresik Regency September 13 – 19 – SEBLANG OLEHSARI Seblang is a ceremony of village purification highlighted with mystical trance dance called Seblang. It is only played by women for seven days in row. This ritual dance aims to drive away the evil spirit. In the last day, the dancers parade throughout the village…
What’s On August
Calender Of Event East Java Province covering a land area of some 48km2 consist of 78 small and big islands including Madura Island. The number of population is 34,5 million people comprising many ethnics like; Javanese, Madurese, Tenggerese, Osing, Arab and Chinese. They can live together peacefully. The variety of tourist attractions either cultural or natural makes the region as an interesting tourist destination to visit. A large number of customs, traditions and religious ceremonies in East Java routinely held every year are wonderful attractions to see and they are…
Batik Gedog Tuban
Batik Gedog Batik Gedog is a traditional painting Batik from Tuban – East Java. Kerek, a region of Tuban is well known as central of Batik Gedog. Mostly the Batik Gedog’s artisan is come from Kerek. This kind of Indonesian Batik is a masterpiece of cultural creation which the existence still accepted by society until now. There’s many value of art and cultural content that represented by the Batik, so that this kind of batik have its own special characteristic. Tuban, as one of the town which located in the…
Kaliandra Sejati Cultural Education Center
Kaliandra Sejati Kaliandra is an education and training center and responsible tourism destination resort, open year-round (closed only for Idul Fitri celebration), encapsulated in 16 hectares of forest, driven by biodiversity conservation, environmental and cultural understanding and utilisation of local employment and resources. As an education center, we offer many programs to our surrounding poorer communities emphasizing, promoting and training on ‘good practice’ of agro-forestry and agriculture. Entrepreneurial skills and business management, responsible/ sustainable/ eco-tourism and hospitality product development and English-speaking capability are also very important aspects which we teach.…
What’s On April
East Java Province covering a land area of some 48km2 consist of 78 small and big islands including Madura Island. The number of population is 34,5 million people comprising many ethnics like; Javanese, Madurese, Tenggerese, Osing, Arab and Chinese. They can live together peacefully. The variety of tourist attractions either cultural or natural makes the region as an interesting tourist destination to visit. A large number of customs, traditions and religious ceremonies in East Java routinely held every year are wonderful attractions to see and they are expected to be…
Hand Woven At Kemiren
Kemiren Village Time can change, Culture still remain. Kemiren Countryside, Glagah District, Banyuwangi Sub-Province is the one that still exist by its tradition until present time. Banyuwangi cultural heritage still remain by the existing of Kemiren Village as one of tourism object nowadays. The people and the government are together maintaining the tourism as a genuinely tourism object to show the particular things which arose from the old Banyuwangi till present time. The culture itself is stand still with its genuine parts, like the everlasting history which still remain by…
Ocean Harvest
Petik Laut Ceremony and Initiation Petik laut ceremony is an annual ceremony which is held by the Situbondo fisherman as a thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bless and kindness from the harvest sea times and safety during fishing time regarding the storm and blizzard. This ritual is always being attended by thousand fisherman groups, especially from Panarukan. The ceremony itself is nowadays become more modern, starring by artists, traditional performances, music performances, Dangdut orchestra and Gandrung Banyuwangi. There is also “Pengajian” competion, games and sort of. The main ritual…