Monday, December 7, 2009

Seren Taun ceremony in CIGUGUR - Kuningan

Seren Taun is a tradition of public thanksgiving application especially in West Java as an agrarian society to the Creator of Life. This tradition can be found in some indigenous communities in West Java, Banten as in; community Baduy, Sumedang Disallow (Ranch Kalong), Kampung Naga-Tasik, Copyright Degree-Sukabumi etc.. Seren Year ceremony held in West Java Brass CIGUGUR be interesting to discuss because it is a portrait of the social life of society. Be unique because of the implementation of Year in CIGUGUR Seren can involve all elements in society regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender and age.

CIGUGUR society that values diversity not only look at the Seren Taun cultural event held once a year, but more than that the values of togetherness, harmony in diversity is terejawantahkan in everyday life people.
One week before the tra
ditional procession of the ceremony took place Seren Taun begins with the Feast Dadung located in Situ Hyang on On the morning after dawn. Hyang Situ area is an area surrounded by rocky hills, which is said by people in the surrounding area is famous for being haunted. The core of the party is throwing Dadung pests. Use of large mines Dadung or made of fibers, expressing gratitude to a shepherd community.

Song of the petition containing a blessing, so that farmers, shepherds, cattle and rice fields saved from peril, the opening event. After that, then banished to the fields of pest hole in Situ Hyang, which is said to have long had a place of throw away pests. Dadung party ended with a dance by some farmers. One expression of joy to entertain the farmers who work year sweat, cultivate rice in the heat and rain. Planting tree seedlings is also a part of Dadung Party. One form of kindness and love of the natural population, which sustain everyday life.

Not just stop at Dadung Party, the next day moved into the center of Balong Girang (natural pool of water upstream) CIGUGUR. After noon, the villagers gathered Nyiblung entertained by the music produced from hand pats in the pond water. Water music played by the player's hand and contested by local residents heard a thud clamorous. Laughter, cheers and applause sounds combined with the audience crowded musical sounds of water.

The following days during the week before the ceremonial procession of the top seren taun, usually held pegelaran attractions or traditional arts from various regions
in West Java such as (Art Jentreng Tarawangsa Disallow Sumedang, Ronggeng Mount of Ciamis, Angklung Baduy of Baduy or Baduy, Music Rendo and outs of Baduy, Gending Karesmen or sendar dance, classical tembang Sundanese, etc.). In the afternoon and evening during the week was also held exhibitions like the various handicrafts of local communities, batik, weaving, carving and traditional dishes such as peuyeum CIGUGUR glutinous (sticky tape), gemblong (a type of cassava chips) and so on. On the sidelines pegelaran activities of various traditional arts and art exhibitions are also held dialogue among like indigenous peoples, agam and the general belief peeling of the social and cultural problems experienced in each region. Dialogue is usually also take place in the warm atmosphere of family, sharing experiences and help each other find solutions to be addressed together.

The night before implementation Seren Taun ceremony, usually held the customary rituals of the society ngareremokeun Baduy, ritual songs of the Dayak community Losarang Indramayu and ends with a dance Badaya Pwah Nyi Aci Sang Hyang Sri by female dancers.

The morning of 22 Saka Sunda Rayagung year, along with the rising of the dawn began the tradition of ceremonial processions peak Indigenous Seren Taun. The ceremony began with music gempitanya goong successively as a sign that the ceremonial procession to begin. Goong music is playing echoed successively implies an atmosphere of joy as indigenous citizens to start a party CIGUGUR agrarisnya customary. Aft
er that came the music of the harp to play the flute to the accompaniment of tattoo bubuka narrative horse's bit host with a short poem explaining the meaning of implementation intentions Seren Year ceremonies.

Further attractions Baduy angklung performances played by about ten people Baduy tribe. Baduy Angklung art as usual was done in the community Baduy / Baduy the traditional harvest feast in progress. Then forwarded to the pitcher as pesembahan dance a traditional dance CIGUGUR creations are danced by dozens wanoja (the girls) CIGUGUR. Formation of the dancers move from berbbagi direction of the wind directions in accordance with each party procession ceremony. This jug dance implies the meaning "w
here the earth where the sky dipijak upheld". Done pitcher dance performances and events continued with performances from CIGUGUR angklung beans that dipergelarkan by hundreds of youths beat sambiol CIGUGUR angklung and reog or dog-dog (sort of a drum percussion instruments of various sizes covered only the skins of animals on one side of the wooden circle). Along with musical instruments ditabuhnya angklung this reog beans and dance formations dipergelarkan banners colored by the youths also follow the music swell and rumbles echoed that.

After the end of angklung musical beans coming or moving from different parts of the wind's direction, then the procession of ngajayak ceremony. Where the corners of each group were moved lulugu and youth in pairs (male and female) of the eleven pair
s take the earth in Tampah woven bamboo. Usually women girls who bring the produce white berkebaya and berkain batik dipayungi by rereng and young coconut leaf umbrellas by the pious youth-clothes white shirt, black pants and batik cloth berdodot too. The delegation of eleven pairs of young people carrying produce from different parts of this lacks the back by a group of mothers carrying rice or stored in ditampah Tampah and carried on his head (in Sundanese = disuhun), and behind are mothers, fathers father who carry rice and other crops (fruits and tubers) with a rengkong, dongdang and jampanan. The group of mothers mememaki slps koko berkain sinjang white and batik, while the gentlemen dressed in black shucks and bonded head-patterned batik cloth cap liwet general.

The procession of all the group moved the ceremony accompanied by a gamelan goong successively moved into the Tri Paseban Pendopo Gdeung Panca Tungga
l. The results brought the earth lulugu and eleven pairs of young people were taking turns secaar and diterimakan dedicated to traditional leaders, community leaders, leaders of gamma and trust, and character of government officials. While the group of mothers and fathers to move directly to the place of rice or panutuan comminution. When the procession crop revenue received by the community leaders and officials said, the music of the gamelan called goong S imonggang faint strains of melodious sounds accompany tembang-tembang or babarit songs (Buhun hymn) sung by Rampak sekar (chorus) people elderly.

The climax of the top of this ceremony is seren taun speech Indigenous leaders CIGUGUR (Kusumah Djati Prince, grandson of Prince Madrais), leaders of government officials and representatives from national institutions or the world who happened to be present at the time. Then include prayers from their respective religious leaders and representatives of the trust as a form of unity in diversity in gratitude to God Almighty. Further gradual procession ended when the leaders and officers entered the area of comminution and rice together to pound rice, followed by all citizens who follow the whole ceremonial was seren taun. In addition to explanations that are usually crushed grain mass society in the top end of the ceremonial process of seren Year's around 20 quintals of paddy, while the other 2 quintals of rice in the granary store and distributed to the residents who attended and farmers in the form of puppet-wayangan rice. The entire ceremony lasted from morning till afternoon.

No comments:

Post a Comment

 
Copyright 2009 Our Indonesia. Powered by Blogger
Blogger Templates created by Deluxe Templates
Wordpress by Wpthemesfree