Indonesian Traditions

According to tradition Benuaq both places and burial forms are distinguished:

1. container (crate) corpse -> not a coffin: Lungun, selokng and box
2. containers of bone-beluang: tempelaaq and kererekng as well as jars.

Dieng Plateau is considered as a place that had once held sacred mystique. Dieng is derived from the Old Javanese word meaning dihyang where the ancestors.

Dieng Plateau has a natural beauty in her cold air and warmed by the hospitality of its people. However, there is a unique case in the Dieng Plateau, namely the phenomenon of anak gembel or child dreads. This phenomenon occurs dreadlocks children in some villages in the Dieng Plateau, Central Java. Dieng native children aged 40 days to 6 years of having dreads are natural and not created.

The child dreads initially had a fever with a very high body temperature accompanied menggigau bedtime (ngromet). The symptoms can not be treated until the normal end in itself but the hair of the child will turn into dreadlocks.

Dreadlocks children also sometimes behaved like children his age because it is often aloof. Local people believe that when the child starts hanging out alone with his magical friends. They did not dare to break taboos regarding trash child's myths, such as cutting the dreads before the child asks for a cut. If violated, will result in the child's hair was back pain and dreadlocks.

Dieng child dreads believed to be the surrogate ruler of the supernatural and can only be reduced following the request of the child concerned. There was also a request from the child to be met and this desire could not be intervened by other parties, including his parents. Such requests must be met, can not be less or more. Sometimes the child can ask for anything, not to mention the implementation ruwatan tangled or matted hair cutting rites that require considerable cost. Sometimes if the request was not granted the child then the child will be returned back pain and gimbalnya hair grows.

Before the hair-cutting ceremony will be performed ritual prayer ceremonies in some places in order to run smoothly. These places are Dwarawati Temple, Arjuna temple complex, Maerokoco Spring, Gatot Kaca temple, Telaga Balai Kambang, Bima Temple, Sikidang Crater, the Hermitage complex Mandalasari (telaga warna cave), Pepek time, and place of burial Dieng. In the evening ceremony will be followed Jamasan Heritage, which was taken when washing heirloom carnival kids for sheared dreadlocks.

The next day the procession toward the newly done shaving. The journey starts at home adat elders and stopped near Maerokoco Spring or Sedayu Spring. During the villages around children is escorted dreads elders, community leaders, community groups traditional arts, as well as the community. 

After the procession then made ​​bathing in the well child dreads Sedayu Spring or Spring Maerokoco located in northern Darmasala Arjuna temple complex. Upon entering the wells Spring Sedayu children umbrella Robyong protected dreadlocks and a long cloth around Spring Maerokoco. When finished, the children are escorted to the place dreadlocks shaving. 

When shaving ceremony will be presented in the form of the head of a chicken offerings, tempeh gembus, Etawa, guinea pigs, and other offerings from crops Dieng Plateau Area.

The next ceremony will be submitting the requested object or the child's previous dreadlocks. The next ceremony will wash away the man haircut dreadlocks flowing into Lake color and have Serayu River downstream on the South Coast in the Indian Ocean.

Washed into the river haircut dreadlocks symbolize the return of reinforcements (bad luck) that brought the child to the gods. There is a belief that these children attended jin dreadlocks and hair cuts will be expel the genie out of the body so that all the bad luck will disappear and sustenance came.

Source:

indonesia.travel

Alms sea or sedekah laut is a tradition that is carried out annually by coastal communities, especially fishermen. This tradition is carried out as gratitude or to thank God with intermediary Nyai Roro Kidul ruler over the results obtained from deep-sea fishing. Alms sea is also a means to pray to be given safety and get the fish catch will always be abundant.

Alms sea itself is a heritage that has lasted for tens of years ago. Usually within the scope of the implementation of the charity organization fishermen in the alms sea itself has scheduled a year in advance so that the financing terms are non masyaratakat around coastal

Fishermen in the community environment, this tradition of ritual ceremonies in addition be used as alms sea (nyadran) also serve as a means of popular entertainment. In this tradition usually enlivened with a wide variety of entertainment such as: Puppet show (pagelaran wayang), stage a grand musical entertainment or recitation (pengajian akbar)

In essence alms sea, the message contains a sea alms to always preserve nature in order to obtain the maximum catches, and not destroy the habitat of live fish using tools that are damaging the preservation of fish is maintained. The thing that we must understand and we teach the next generation. Not only Indonesian generation but an entire generation that is in this world.

Herbal medicine or herb is a term for traditional medicine from Indonesia. We call it in Indonesia as jamu. Herbal medicine (jamu) made ​​from natural ingredients and usually tastes bitter, so usually we add honey for sweetener.

The herb comes from sukoharjo district, precisely in the village Nguter. It was here that the ancient herbal medicine originated and selling which is known as "Jamu Gendong". 

Statue of Herbs and Farmers established in the village Bulakrejo, as an icon of identity Sukoharjo. 

Sukoharjo is a center selling traditional herbal medicine is quite popular in Indonesia. Sukoharjo is one of the districts included in the province of Central Java.

In many big cities there are professional herbalist carrying that around peddling herbs as a healthy and refreshing drink. Besides herbs are also produced in factories by large companies such as herbal medicine jamu Air Mancur, Nyonya Meneer or Djamu Djago, and sold at various drug stores in sachet packaging. Herbs such as these must be dissolved in hot water before drinking. In the further development of herbal medicine is also sold in the form of tablets, caplets and capsules.

One thing that is very important, if drinking herbal prohibited from using combination with drugs from prescription or nonprescription also prohibited from drinking beverages containing soda or also prohibited from drinking beverages containing doping elements. If this is violated could lead poisoning can even lead to death for the perpetrator. We recommend that if you drink do not drink herbal medicine and vice versa if you drink do not drink herbal medicine.

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id.wikipedia.org