Mount Merapi

 Nature Tourism and culture Tourism Tridisional Mount Merapi
Mount Merapi, located in Yogyakarta has an altitude (2914 meters) is still considered an active volcano and the most dangerous in Indonesia, but it offers a panoramic and beautiful natural attractions and amazing. Geographically located in the border districts of Sleman (Yogyakarta), Magelang regency (Central Java), Boyolali (Central Java) and Klaten (Central Java). Located 30 km to the north of Yogyakarta, 27 km to the east of the town of Magelang, 20 km to the west of the City of Boyolali and 25 km to the north of the town of Klaten.

Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta

 According to Atlas Van Nederland Tropische sheet 21 (1938) is located at the geographic position of 7 degrees 32.5 'south latitude and 110 degrees 26.5' East Longitude. With a height of 2914 m above sea level. Being at the crossroads of a transverse fault Yogyakarta and Central Java border and cross-fault Longitudinal Java (see Triyoga Lucas Sasongko 1990, Java & Mount Merapi Human Perception and Kepercayaanya Systems, Gadjahmada Univ. Press). Erupted more than 37 times, the largest in 1972 that killed 3000 people. POND last erupted on Tuesday November 22, 1994, with a death toll of more than 50 people

Traditional taurism Labuhan and Sedekahan Mount Merapi Java Miythologi
As an embodiment of Mataram Palace belief in the existence of mystical allies namely South's Palace (in Samodera Indonesia) and Merapi Palace, the procession was held Labuhan. Labuhan derived from moored word which means offerings. Ceremonial palace of Mataram (Yogyakarta and Surakarta) is a manifestation of offering prayers to God almighty to Palace and its people are always given the safety and prosperity. Labuhan usually held in several places, among others, in: G. Merapi, Beach Parangkusumo, G. Lawu and Goda Dlepih. Usually carried out to launch a big ceremony such as Tingalan Jumenengan. King's belongings which dilabuh include: Semekan gift, semekan, Cinde cloth, lorodan layon sekar, rikmo clippings, and kenoko during the year, and a sultan and kuluk Kanigoro fashion.

Merapi lava is so Beautiful

Besides salvation harbor there are several other ceremonies performed by the local community, such as: Alms Mount, Livestock salvation, salvation and Friday  POND Tuesday, Finding Missing Persons salvation, salvation a trance, Bali Sekul salvation, salvation Taking Bodies, salvation Merapi Facing Danger , etc.. Two of which were shown by Becekan Ceremony and Ceremony following Lahar Flood :

Becekan ceremony, Dandan also called Kali or Kali Memetri which means maintaining or improving the river environment, such as ceremonies to ask the rain in the dry season which lasts in Kalurahan Kepuharjo, Cangkringan District, Sleman regency. The river water is very important to the locals for agricultural purposes. It is said that the ceremony is usually held immediately after the rain so the ground became muddy so ago called becekan. Also be interpreted as muddy intangible offerings of cooked goat meat curry.

The beauty of Mount Merapi seen from far away

 Hamlet who perform this ceremony, among others: Pagerjurang Hamlet, Hamlet and Hamlet Manggong billowing. The celebration is divided into several stages: First, memetri billowing wells in Hamlet (in the region that has only this village wells); Second, Becekan ceremony conducted in the midst of Gendol River; Third special ceremonies in each hamlet. This ceremony is intended to pray for rain to God almighty to be a fertile soil, so that citizens become healthy, safe, secure and prosperous. Time implementation, using pranotomongso ( siklus musim menurut filosofi jawa ) namely on Friday morning mongso Kapat and POND, if mongso Kapat on Friday there was no delay in mongso kalimo POND (java calendar ) , because that day is considered sacred. The ceremony was presided over by a muezzin, and was followed by three residents of the village. Please note that this entire series of events must be made / followed by the men and offerings should never be touched by women and the sacrifices of goats to be goats.
Lahar Flood ceremony, the tradition of the population around the volcano, especially in responding to disasters lava. One of them can be witnessed in Tambakan Hamlet, Village Sindumartani, Cangkringan subdistrict, Sleman regency, as one of the villages that are often impassable lava disaster (cold or hot) from Mount Merapi.

Mbah Maridjan Leading Labuhan Ceremony

 This ceremony is a prayer for safety and protection to God almighty for all the residents in order to avoid distress, accompanied by the laying of the offerings of young coconut in the river which is expected to pass through lava. This is done when it has seen signs of impending natural disasters that have their familiar lava were hereditary.

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