Grebeg Sekaten

Peak Sekaten this year so special. Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat prepared a special seven mountains to enliven Grebeg Dal sekaten year which falls on Friday, February 26, 2010 yesterday. "Usually only five mountains on each Grebeg sekaten, two Mount Question Gunungan Princess, Mount Mount Gepak and Pawuhan, but because this year is a year-Dal, the amount of the special mountain seven mountains," the statement Penghageng Kawedanan Ngayogyakarta Hageng Panitrapura Sultanate Palace GBPH Joyohadikusumo.
Dal Year is celebrated once every 8 years. Two additional mountains to be issued in the palace of Dal sekaten years later is Dharat Mount, and the most special is the Mount Brama / Kutug. Brama mound should not be contested by members of the community, and must be returned in full to the state court, after being paraded and pray in the mosque Gedhe, in Kauman, City of Yogyakarta. Mound Brama diperbutkan own will by the Emperor, Empress, and her family.
Kakung mound will be brought back to Pura Pakualaman.
Joint security forces guarding the Army, Navy, Police since 7 o'clock in the morning had seemed ready to start from the palace to the mosque Gedhe.

Apparently they do not want anymore missed like last year, the mountains had been captured by thousands of people crowded the mosque yard Gedhe.
Year 2010, the mosque door was closed starting at 8 AM.
Mount Brama addition, other features on Grebeg sekaten year celebration is the procession Dal make rice "lump" which is Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono (HB) X. Rice is taken from a container called Kanjeng Mrico Nyai, then distributed to anyone present at the event.

Sekaten is cultural and religious events are very important. Mound became a symbol of charity to the people of Sultan made from agricultural products (the symbol of public welfare).

Public enthusiasm for this sekaten Grebeg event is not only limited to the Yogyakarta region, but has spread to the corners of Java. Even Fathan (38) which comes from Malang, East Java, willing to fight to get crowded part of these mountains. They have the belief that if could be able to get these mountains, good fortune for this year will be plentiful.

Bakpia

When we mention the name bakpia, our thoughts must be directed to Yogyakarta.

Pathuk/Pathok is one of the centers are well known bakpia from time to time. Even some consumers have a particular brand as customers. Along this road KS Tubun every house has bakpia making business from household scale to industrial scale. You will easily find stores bakpia vendors around these streets. Bakpianya own brand of house numbers which are patented. So do not be surprised when you buy bakpia in house number 25 is brand bakpianya also 25. Likewise, the 75 and 175 bakpia quite famous.

It is now almost in all the central attractions and souvenirs in the city of Yogyakarta is not hard to find bakpia. But for some people it is not memorable visit to Yogyakarta without hunting bakpia in Pathuk.

Since time immemorial bakpia start was made, which clearly bakpia very closely with the city of Yogyakarta. It was a legit because it is made from a mixture of green beans and sugar then wrapped in dough with a little vegetable oil. Choice of natural materials and the right ingredients to make a by-bakpia by Jogja typical for loved ones at home. In normal conditions, resistance can bakpia to 1 month without preservatives and storage in a good room temperature. 

To reach the central bakpia is not difficult. If you are currently located in the region malioboro, enough with Rp5000, - you will be driven rickshaw trip, with a different sense of bakpia, Original Flavor (kumbu green or black beans), cheese, and chocolate. Location close enough to make Pathuk Malioboro never empty of visitors.

Well, if you include people who liked hunting culinary, there is no harm in trying bakpia Monjali Corner on the road. It was no less with bakpia Pathuk, even for some travelers think bakpia Pathuk less legit than bakpia Corner. Another center in Jogja bakpia can be found in the surrounding streets Tengiri Kingdom Minomartani. Similar to Pathuk area, here almost every citizen has a bakpia making business but still small-scale industries / households. Try this, it was also not lose hard.

Batik

Batik Yogyakarta is one of Indonesia's batik initially limited to just the family court. Every motive of scratch terujud batik canting in Yogyakarta is full of meaning, is the story. This is what distinguishes Yogyakarta batik batik-batik with others, who keep the batik of Yogyakarta still has exclusivity of a masterpiece of art and culture of Indonesia.

Batik has been defined by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage for Humanity Oral and Nonbendawi (Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity) since October 2, 2009.

To facilitate you, we have grouped some of our batik collection into several motif groups, such as machetes motives, motives bouquet, fried motives, motives kawung, nitik motives, motives sido noble motives truntum, udan lyrical motifs, motif patches.

Batik is a craft that has high artistic value and has become part of the culture of Indonesia (especially Java) for a long time. Javanese women in the past made their skills in batik for a living, so in the past, batik work is exclusively women's work until the invention of "Batik Cap" which allows the entry of men into the field. There are some exceptions to this phenomenon, namely that the coastal batik masculine lines as you can see in shades of "Mega Clouds", which in some coastal areas batik work is common for men.

Batik tradition was originally a hereditary tradition, so occasionally a recognizable motif batik originated from a particular family. Some batik motif can indicate the status of a person. Even today, some tadisional batik motif is only used by the family court of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

Batik is the ancestral heritage of Indonesia (Java) that until now still exist. Batik is also first introduced to the world by President Suharto, who was then wearing a batik at the UN Conference.

Sonobudoyo Museum

Sonobudoyo Museum is a museum of history and culture of Java, including the building of classical Javanese architecture. The museum holds a collection of Javanese culture and history that are considered the most comprehensive after the National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta. In addition to the time of Neolithic pottery and bronze statues from the 8th century, this museum also store some kinds of wayang kulit, the various ancient weapons (including keris), and the mask of Java.

The museum is located in the north-alon Alun Lor of Yogyakarta's palace in the evening also features puppet shows in the form of original appearance (using the Java language accompanied by Javanese gamelan music). Leather puppet show is presented in a concise from 8:00-10:00 hours on a weekday evening for foreign tourists and domestic tourists.

Masjid Gedhe

Masjid Gedhe is one part of the history of the Sultan's Palace was founded in 1773. As the oldest Masjid built by Sultan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, this Masjid since the beginning not only functioned as a place of worship. But also as a place to establish a variety of rituals to celebrate the major holidays of Islam, as Prophet Mawlood, 1 Shawwal and Eid al-Adha is marked by Garebeg (read: Grebeg).

Grebeg a ceremony kingdoms in Java which has been held for centuries. The existence of Gedhe Masjid as a place Garebeg not separated from the role of broadcasting Sunan Kalijaga Islam in Java. Until now, the peak of the festive ceremony took place as mountain Garebeg brought from the Palace across the plaza north and ends with the invasion of thousands of people in the Masjid courtyard Gedhe.

Masjid highway only in Indonesia who stood before the 20th century is located in Kampung Kauman, District Gondomanan. Or precisely located to the west of North Square. If we happened to be walking in the square seputaran north, this Masjid would stand out with a roof and REGOL overlap in three of his or her arch-shaped Tinandu Semar.

Masjid Gedhe is a complex of buildings that have various functional parts. Apart from one parent Masjid, Masjid Gedhe pawestren or also have a special place for pilgrims daughter, yakihun or resting space and khotib scholars, pool and veranda Masjid. Now, another part of the complex used as a Masjid Gedhe KUA (Religious Affairs Office), Takmir offices, as well as to save the gamelan Pagongan Sekaten.

With the architectural grandeur, the Masjid is no ordinary Masjid, it seems to be a reference to look directly traces the development of Islam in Java, especially Yogyakarta. Through a variety of routine ceremony was held, we can see the cultural mix that is very sweet between Islam and the traditions of Yogyakarta Kingdom.

Kota Gedhe

Kota Gedhe one location is an ancient Kota and the royal relics and palaces mataram remaining Islamic and well maintained in Yogyakarta, Kota Gedhe is only 4 kilometers from the center of Jogja. The old town location is little known Kota called Gedhe, to reach this location is very easy, because almost everyone knows the original Yogya Kota Gedhe including tour guides course. To take a trip to this Gedhe Kota using public transportation we can up the bus from the terminal Umbulharjo, and can reach less than 25menit there. In addition to the ancient Kota sites listed here are many burns Silver souvenirs made directly by the artisans there. And we can see directly how it burns by silver craftsmen.

Which is identical and unique from the Kota Gedhe is the number of silversmiths Gedhe fuel around town which relies lives only from these burns silver, and the most interesting is this job is falling down due to the fulfillment of ancient jewelry and other equipment for the needs of the Sultan, his family and Kingdom. So the silversmiths work is a testament handed down by their ancestors, so now we can see the many craftsmen and silver shop there burns Gedhe Kota sidewalk.

Another characteristic is still maintained until now was the silver work is done manually, so there is a silver goods and sold here have a sale value of high art. Because of the antiquity of these silversmiths hand relies on the skills, which starts from the wrought silver plate slowly and carefully done.

Buildings - old building in the City there is a witness to history Gedhe ever mataram kingdom of Islam, this location is a funeral complex of the Royal Family Gedhe Kota or the so-called Tomb Sapto Renggono. These buried many rules or restrictions must not be violated by an outsider, one of which is not allowed outsiders to see the graves in the cemetery Sultan and only family and relatives of the kingdom were allowed to enter. This buried lie the founder of the Mataram kingdom was given the title of Penembahan Senopati ancestors or ancestors of the sultans.

Tugu Railway Station

 

Tugu Yogyakarta. How not, the main station in the town gudeg is located right in the heart of the city and close to many interesting tourist attractions. Off the train at this station, you do not have to waste time to reach the hotel and shopping center. Malioboro which is located just south of the station offers a number of star hotels and jasmine as well as traditional shopping centers and modern.Tugu station began serving the transportation needs since May 2, 1887, approximately 15 years after Lempuyangan Station. Initially, the station is only used for transporting railway transit of agricultural produce from areas in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. 1 Febnruari But since 1905, the station began to be used for transit passenger trains. Line the first town built in 1899, connecting Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

 

Starting from a small station, Tugu station has now become one of the largest stations in Indonesia. Has 6 tracks, the station serves the transportation of almost all big cities in Java. More than 20 train departures and arrivals take place every day, whether the train of economic, business and executive. There are various offers train and departure time to go to a specific area so that you have many choices.

Since built in Dutch colonial period, the architecture of the building is also very strong with European nuances. Once off the train, you will recognize from the big doors brown and the sky-high sky enhanced with a white wall color. You can also enjoy the charm of the station building, which until now still maintained its originality from the front. The building looks magnificent with a large door and two roof umbrella railroad.

 

Tugu Railway Station is one of the major stations that still retain its function as a treatment train, unlike the big stations are now only as a transit point. Therefore, you can travel to the corners of the station to be able to watch the activities of the mechanic and the train track the train station this age. Some employees at this station enough to know the history of the station, so it can invited talk.

When you go to the west of the station, you will see the improvement of railway locomotives. You'll be amazed to observe in detail each component in the locomotive. In fact, you can observe the machine from below because there is a ladder to the bottom of the locomotives 'parked'. Not far from there, you can see the statue of the ancient black train is also interesting to enjoy.

 

Walk a little to the south, you can see where the train car repairs. Although not get in, you can peeked at him from the fence-white iron fence that surrounds the blue. Looking up, will look sebuat parts are placed in the train yellow tower. Parts that are the crane carriage connector which has been used since the Dutch. If you walk back to the north, it will find the train janitors.

If you arrive or leave at dusk, it is time to stand at between 4 and 6 points and look to the west. Beautiful sunset scenery will be seen when the sky is clear, combined with the train rails are farther away will look like the lines that eventually coalesce into a single point. The existence of the tower crane and train street children who bring music to more add keeksotikan twilight scene.

Satisfied to enjoy the beauty of the station, you can start your trip in Jogjakarta. Various kinds of transport vehicles available at this station. You can ride tricycles to the Sultan's Palace and sales in Pathuk bakpia. If you want to travel some distance, you can use the city bus or taxi, as if to direct shopping, you are a short walk up the Malioboro which is located right in the south.

Kekayon Museum

Wayang is the result of the high culture that teaches Indonesia wisdom through his stories. In Yogyakarta there is a museum that records the development of wayang puppets, shadow puppets and especially puppet people, from time to time. His name Kekayon. Wayang is a form of traditional drama. The plots are taken from the Indian epic-epic that since hundreds of years ago has been in the internalization by the Indonesian people through the teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism. No wonder if the story and the characters in the puppet you can also meet in temples relief in Indonesia. 

Museum Kekayon address at Jalan Raya Jogja-Wonosari km 7 No. 277, Baturetno, Banguntapan, Bantul, Yogyakarta. To achieve this, you can hire a taxi or public transport because it was very affordable. The museum is located only 6 kilometers from the airport, 5 kilometers from Bus Giwangan, and 10 Km Tugu Station, Malioboro and Sultan Palace.

In architecture, a building area of 1.1 ha is made with traditional Javanese architectural treasures joglo shape. First entered this building, you will meet Sasono Pratelo that serves as the auditorium with audio visual facilities to provide initial explanations for visitors about Puppet and Mask. 

Next, you could be down 9 exhibition space in the form of smaller buildings, shaped like the main building is equipped tuft, pendapa, longkang, peringgitan, ndalem with sarean middle. In another part, building a broad pendapa established for various purposes such as weddings, meetings, art training, and tour packages to dinner while watching wayang performance. 

Kekayon Museum has a collection of 25 types of puppets with the number of 5464 units. The types of puppets that had collected among other styles Purwa Puppet Yogyakarta and Surakarta, Wayang Associate and Gedhog, Puppet Klithik, Krucil, and Beber, Puppet Madura, Dupara, Kartasuran, Kidang Kencana, Wayang Bali, Suluh, Golek Menak, Puppet Panji, Tengul doll, Javanese Wayang, tutur, Diponegaran, Golek cropped, True, Geculan, potehi from China Puppet, Puppet Kanci, Contemporary Wayang, Wayang Thailand, America, India, and special Puppet Palace. Besides this museum is also collecting various masks of Java, Bali & various traditional arts. 

The museum is established since 1991 also has several unique collections, such as puppets of scarce one hundred Kauravas. There are also puppet origin Thengul Toolbox Jepara, Central Java who was older than 250 years. Klithik puppet-like puppet show and come from areas Banyuwangi, Tulungagung, or Purworejo using Damarwulan and Minakjinggo story as the story goes.

There are also replicas of the life-size puppets from the original Ramayana epic, the Rama, Shinta, Ravana, and Hanuman. The interesting new creations puppet Kekayon Museum collection is the use of freedom fighters such as Sukarno and Hatta as the characters. Wayang is a colonial legacy which aims to fuel the Japanese fighting spirit. Latter is a unique collection of puppet characters who dihubungan the zodiac. 

Prof. family private museum. Dr. dr. KRT. Soejono Prawirohusodo (late) which began construction in 1987, was inaugurated and opened to the public by Paku Alam VIII on January 5, 1991. Museum open daily Tuesday - Sunday, between 08.00 - 15.00 WIB. Admission price of Rp. 5000, - (tourists / tourists); Rp. 3000, - (general) and Rp. 2000, - (student / student / child). For groups of more than 20 people, visitors can get discounts up to 10%.

Benteng Vredeburg Museum

In the Dutch colonial period, this fort is a military barracks Dutch government army, which was built in 1765. This fortress is located right in front of the Great House building, in order to protect the Dutch resident residing in the building. Given the location of the establishment, this fort also appear to be deliberately built to deal with military movements that may arise from the sultan's palace, which is only 1 cannon shot distance (ancient cannon) of this castle. This is seen from the altar where the cannon is located adjacent to the South (overlooking the Palace).

From the altar of canon (cannon), we can see the busy traffic around the ancient buildings from the mid-19 th century, which until now still well preserved and maintained beatifully This museum was opened on the day:
Tuesday s / d Sunday: 08.30-14.00 o'clock pm
Friday: 08.00-11.00 o'clock pm
Saturday-Sunday: 08.30-12.00 o'clock pm

Grabah Kasongan

Pottery Craft Village Tourism "Kasongan" located in the Village Bangunjiwo, Poor District, about 6 km south of Yogyakarta city. Pottery itself is an instrument made of clay / clay. Almost all citizens have a routine activity Kasongan making various handicrafts and souvenirs unique pottery, mostly using clay as raw material is. In the past, making pottery in the village is only limited to household equipment, such as jars (water container), barrel (water containers), brazier (a type of fuel the stove with charcoal, for cooking), kendil (for cooking), and other on. 

Now, along with the development, manufacture of pottery is not only limited to the tools of households, but also other items that have high sales value due to its uniqueness. Pottery crafts sold in the tourist village is varied, ranging from small trinkets for souvenirs (usually for wedding souvenirs), ornaments, pots for plants, supporting the interior (decorative lamps, statues, furniture, etc), desk chair, and many another kind. Even in its development, rural tourism product was also varied include artificial flowers from banana leaves, bamboo furniture, mask and many others. 

On this tour the village, tourists can stay in a homestay at the site, shop at craft stores that lined the neighborhood streets, and seeing the process of making a variety of craft products and art pottery in the workshops. The price offered by handicraft products vary depending on the type, model and size, ranging between USD 500 - USD 2 million per seed.

Sekaten 2010

Rainbow streak interrupted sticking Yogyakarta cloudy skies with sacred shades at Market Opening Night Celebration Sekaten 2010, Friday afternoon (15/01). Rainbow seemed to realize the meaning implied by Ballet Performing Manunggaling Holy Hujwala on that occasion to dance the opening 1943 Dal PMPS this year.

Ballet Yogyakarta artists who performed it implies that the rainbow-rainbow of unity manifested in different cultural colorful simple. Holy Hujwala unity is a step toward togetherness in building this nation. That as far as the eye could see, stretched the colorful cultural expectations. Every breath of beating, burning passion to build a nation united.

Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X beat japan kenong officially mark the opening of PMPS which coincided with the year 1943 this Dal. Opening ceremony continued with the Queen Pembayun Kanjeng Gusti cutting strands of jasmine in the main gate.

PMPS which will take place January 15 to February 18, 2010 This theme is "In Celebration Sekaten 2010 we strengtened Togetherness In Cultural Diversity Progress Toward the Nation". Various activities were held in PMPS 2010 is the combination of celebration Sekaten activity as a central point, with an exhibition of superior products, a party of cultural arts, a variety show, which is expected to receive broad public support. PMPS was also followed by the government stand.

Sultan HB X in his speech said, Garebeg Mulud Year Celebration 1943 DAL which is mashed eight years, it has a special uniqueness, marked the procession "brick trail" at the door of the southern part of the Great Mosque.


"The procession marked the symbolic start of Sekaten, which gives emphasis to the people, that the Sultanate of Demak has left other faiths to Islam then angrasuk Sultanate as the official religion until now. So that the Palace is often regarded as the most important Islamic culture. It is difficult for me to assert such, a decent society look at it, "he said.

Explained Sultan, Match thematic, Dal Sekaten this year to an understanding, that culture is dynamic and full of character diversity, so we are not trapped in a static and monostereotipe single. Every culture has good and bad sides. Combines the good, make it as a new synthetic is a wise way, rather than arbitrarily rejected. Culture of people and yourself, a good philosophy is to not feel inferior, but also do not feel superior to their own culture. Dare to learn from the cultures of others and their own culture.

While Mayor of Yogyakarta in his speech said the desire to continue to provide propaganda while preserving runag historical and valuable values of Javanese culture, Yogyakarta city administration assiduously people held a party Sekaten Celebration Night Market, which is supporting activities Dalem Hajad Sekaten Celebration 1943 DAL year.

Dal sekaten years have some special traditions that differ from those years are, where all traditions and rituals are held to have a very deep meaning. For the municipal government of Yogyakarta is committed to holding these different PMPS 2010, by highlighting the cultural attractions including a variety of rituals in the Sultanate Palace Ngayogyakarta Dal sekaten year 1943 that happened only once 8 years.

According to the Mayor this purpose that all parties know and understand more about the true meaning of Sekaten itself. Sekaten core with a series of activities as a cultural heritage that we uri-uri sustainability. Similarly, with special rituals Dal year include Heritage mbusanani Dalem, banyan tree trimming, Kyai mbethak kendhil Kanjeng Mrica, brick or wall njejak Lebanese mountains and out on the Brama pisowanan Dal Garebeg year.

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Batik

Batik Yogyakarta is one of Indonesia's batik initially limited to just the family court. Every motive of scratch terujud batik canting in Yogyakarta is full of meaning, is the story. This is what distinguishes Yogyakarta batik batik-batik with others, who keep the batik of Yogyakarta still has exclusivity of a masterpiece of art and culture of Indonesia.

Batik has been defined by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage for Humanity Oral and Nonbendawi (Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity) since October 2, 2009.

To facilitate you, we have grouped some of our batik collection into several motif groups, such as machetes motives, motives bouquet, fried motives, motives kawung, nitik motives, motives sido noble motives truntum, udan lyrical motifs, motif patches.

Batik is a craft that has high artistic value and has become part of the culture of Indonesia (especially Java) for a long time. Javanese women in the past made their skills in batik for a living, so in the past, batik work is exclusively women's work until the invention of "Batik Cap" which allows the entry of men into the field. There are some exceptions to this phenomenon, namely that the coastal batik masculine lines as you can see in shades of "Mega Clouds", which in some coastal areas batik work is common for men.

Batik tradition was originally a hereditary tradition, so occasionally a recognizable motif batik originated from a particular family. Some batik motif can indicate the status of a person. Even today, some tadisional batik motif is only used by the family court of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

Batik is the ancestral heritage of Indonesia (Java) that until now still exist. Batik is also first introduced to the world by President Suharto, who was then wearing a batik at the UN Conference.