Category: Initiation

Landmark Cities in Indonesia Frequently Visited by Local Tourists

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Not only having beautiful natural tourist destinations, Indonesia also has tremendous potential in terms of culture, history and various other types of tourism that you can visit. Almost all cities in Indonesia have their respective landmarks, this is usually a characteristic of the city. Starting from old buildings to monuments that reminders of the services of predecessors who have died in a tragedy. Monas – This National Monument or commonly abbreviated as Monas, is one of the landmarks of the capital city of Jakarta. There, you can visit while studying…

Banyuwangi Traditional Dance

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Praburoro Tranditional Dance The word of Praburoro comes from the character of this performance whose name is Roro Rengganis. Praburoro is a type of dramatic dance. The stories that are performed come from the Panji, or the tale of Amir Hamzah, which is influenced by Islamic Persian stories. There are about 40 – 50 people who are involved in this performance. The players are divided into 3 groups. The musical instrument is the gamelan of Java with slendro tone (a typical Javanese gamelan tone). Praburoro is a very unique presentation.…

Petik Laut Annual Ceremony

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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…

Larung Sesaji Traditional Ceremony

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Larung Sesaji Ceremony Larung Sesaji Ceremony is held every 1 Suro (the Javanese calendar) in the South Sea, Tambakrejo beach, Wonotirto district. Larung Sesaji Ceremony is done to express the grateful feeling and also to pray to God who has given the sailors a lot of sea products and also safety. This ceremony has followed by almost all of society around the beach. They rice cone and throw away on the south sea. That food is the symbol of the grateful expression of the favors that they have gotten from…