Sekaten celebration in the city of Surakarta
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Celebrations
Sekaten in Surakarta is in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Since
the previous 7 days in the ring gamelan called Gamelan Sekaten, which consists
of 2 parts Kyai Guntur Madu (which is located in the northern wards) and Kyai
Guntur Sari (which is located in the south ward) started echoed by gending
(Javanese musical composition) Rambu and
Rangkur. Historically,
gending was created by Wali Sanga in the 15th century to attract people in the
spread of Islam. To
attract attention, the orchestra made repeated with a larger size so that the
sound reverberated harder to reach people further.
Sekaten including gamelan Gamelan old ancestral
Lots
of interesting things from Sekaten Gamelan, Gamelan including Surakarta heritage
history, according to writings in Pakem Sastramiruda Kusumadilaga written by
Prince (1850) that created the first gamelan sekaten (Kyai Sekati) in 1555 AD,
the time of the Islamic kingdom of Demak, at the instigation of Mayor Sanga
(people who spread Islam in Java) as well as the media to teach Islam.
Sekaten
first started since the first Islamic kingdom in Java, which is the kingdom of
Demak and hereditary monarchy until the era of Surakarta and Yogyakarta now. Origin
before the beginning of the establishment of the Islamic kingdom of Demak
Bintoro, the first King of Demak Raden Patah meeting with Wali songo consisting
of Sunan Ampel, Gresik Sunan, Sunan Giri, Sunan Bonang, Sunan Kudus, Sunan
Muria, Kalijaga Sunan, Sunan Drajat, and
Sunan Gunung Jati to discuss how to broadcast Islam in Java.
At
that Sunan Kalijaga proposed a way of broadcasting the Islamic religion by
allowing the execution of customary or community ordinances that time Hindus
but destination entered and changed in accordance with the teachings of Islam. For
example, the event Semedi replaced with prayer event, the event is replaced by
event offering tithes, and the show was replaced with the crowd and to the
Islamic festivals events.
At
that time Javanese gamelan like, then the Islamic feast day to commemorate the
birth of Prophet Muhammad about the mosque proposed to be tolled gamelan for
people interested in coming. Later,
when the people had come and gathered, then given a lesson about Islam
History Sekaten
Sekaten
derived from syahadatain or creed. Syahadatain
are two sentences spoken by a person when going to embrace Islam. The
first sentence is the acknowledgment of God symbolized by the Gamelan Kyai
Guntur Madu, while the second sentence is the recognition of Muhammad as God's
messenger is represented by Gamelan Kyai Guntur Sari . At
the time, Wali Sanga preach Islam for seven consecutive days (Night Sekaten)
with background gending gamelan.
Today,
in addition to retaining the Javanese culture, Sekaten also aims to meet the
tourism sector in the Solo. Some
rituals or commonly known as Grebeg Mauludan still preserved as a tradition and
appeal to tourists.
The series of ritual celebrations Sekaten in Surakarta
Wasps heritage Gamelan Kyai Guntur Madu and Kyai Guntur Sari.
The event was held on 5 Mulud starting with a pair of gamelan moving from palace to ward Solo Grand Mosque, then beaten in turn. The event is at the same time as the show opener Grebeg Maulud marker. A pair continues gamelan sounded alternately until late implementation Grebeg Sekaten Mountains about seven days later.
Cannon Treasure jamasan Kyai Setomi.
Cleaning the cannon heritage palace located in Ward Witono, Sitihinggil Keraton Surakarta north. The event was carried out two days before Grebeg Gunungan Sekaten.
Returns to the Palace Gamelan heirloom.
Morning on the day before the summit sekaten almsgiving king, the palace courtiers to the palace gamelan return back. Gamelan Kyai Guntur Madu directly entered into the inheritance, while Kyai Guntur Sari brought forward Sasana Sewaka and beaten back to accompany Hajad Dalem Sekaten Mountains to the Grand Mosque.
Giving alms in the form of the King of mountains (full cone Rice and other crops) in the Great Mosque.
The highlight of Grebeg Maulud is right on the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad that date on the calendar java Mulud 12 or 12 Rabi early Islamic calendar. On that day King gave alms to the people in the form of traditional foods and crops were arranged in the form of a pair of mountains, the gunungan jaler (male) and gunungan estri (female). This mound paraded toward the Grand Mosque around the cemetery, courtiers, soldiers, and then read the prayer in the Mosque of Sultan scholars Solo. Then the mountains will be distributed to all citizens, directly, people usually scramble taking an assortment these crops.
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Cultural understanding Sekaten
The
ceremony is a tradition Sekaten local cultural assets that are still celebrated
by most people Surakarta. Folklore
contained in ceremony in Surakarta Tradition Sekaten formed from elements
containing intrinsic cultural values constructed by supporting community
context. The
folklore of the need for dissemination and documentation so that the purity of
the original story is not extinct.
The study of folk tales from different regions had been frequently done, but every community has its own variety of folk tales that are different from other public folklore. Ceremony Traditions Study Sekaten in
The study of folk tales from different regions had been frequently done, but every community has its own variety of folk tales that are different from other public folklore. Ceremony Traditions Study Sekaten in
Surakarta Palace was undertaken to explore and
document the diversity of folklore in the communities of Indonesia in general
and local folklore to enrich the national culture, ever study of the folklore
of various regions in the country and Indonesia will continue to be done. Cultural
preservation effort is expected to lead to a sense of national pride and
culture. So
the inheritance of the noble values that exist in the story could be a
character value as a filter foreign culture that does not comply with the
spirit and personality of the Indonesian nation.
Dissemination
folklore tradition Sekaten ceremony is very important to keep the non-existant,
and teach the younger generation the right way. In
order to know that the Surakarta area has a rich cultural tradition can be
explored as Sekaten ceremony at Keraton Surakarta with folklore background
ceremony.
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