Kasada Traditional Ceremony Mount Bromo East Java
Kasada Traditional Ceremony.
The Kasada Traditional Ceremony is the main festival of the Tenggerese people and become as tourism object in Probolinggo, East Java. Its opens with the inauguration of the honored members of Tenggerese society. Followed by a classical ballet performance which recounts the legend of Roro Anteng and Joko Seger at the open theatre in the village of Ngadisari. At midnight is the inauguration of new priest at the 'Poten' on the sand sea of Mount Bromo.
According to the legend, Kasada ceremony occurred a few centuries ago during the reign of Brawijaya dynasty and Majapahit kingdom, the empress blessed with a daughter named Roro anteng. After growing up the daughter fell in love and married a young man named Joko Seger, the son of the Brahmin caste. At the time the decline of Majapahit Kingdom and accelerated development of Islam in Java, some confidant of the kingdom and some of his family decided to go to the east. And most of the mountainous region perch, including Roro Anteng and Joko Seger. After they became the ruler of this region, they are very sad because they have not blessed with a child. Variety of ways they are trying, until at last they’re going to the top of Mount Bromo to meditate. Finally their request was granted with the emergence of magical voice, the condition of their youngest child after birth must be sacrificed to the crater of Mount Bromo. After they were blessed with 25 children, it was time they had to sacrifice the youngest. But they did not have the heart to do it, because the conscience of parents who do not have the heart to kill his son. Finally the gods angry and licked her youngest child entered to the crater of the mountains, comes the voice from the youngest to their parents to live quietly with his brothers. And each year to make offerings to the Mount Bromo discarded. Until now this custom is done to the next.
Kasada ceremony held like previous years will usually be preceded by mutual cooperation potent cleaning Pura Luhur Bromo and followed by the Temple Ceremony or mendhak tirta or taking holy water from Widodaren Cave. After that, they walked from their respective regions to the Pura Luhur carrying offerings with 'ongkek'. The offerings will then be thrown into the crater of Mount Bromo after prayers. In addition, Kasada ceremony was also made to appoint a doctor or a shaman in every village. A few days before the ceremony begins Kasada ceremony, they are working on offerings which will be thrown into the crater of Mount Bromo. On the night of the 14-month Kasada, community throng in large perch with ongkek containing offerings of various agricultural products and livestock. Then they took him to the temple and while waiting for a respected elder shaman dating. Held at midnight the inauguration of a new shaman and blessing the people in a sea of sand of Mount Bromo. For the Tengger society, the role of healer is very important because they charge event - the rituals, marriage, etc.
The Kasada Traditional Ceremony always held in every year about September or in the full moon night, 14th day of the month kasada (local calendar) and the annual ritual held by the Tenggerese community at Ngadisari Village, Probolinggo Regency.
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