Night Market Opening Celebration Sekaten 2011

During the opening ceremony of the Night Market Sekaten Celebration 2011, Friday (7 / 1), access to the Yogyakarta Kilometer Zero Point will be closed about 4.5 hours starting at 13:30 am until 18:00 pm.

"During the opening ceremony held Sekaten Celebration Night Market, access to the Kilometer Zero Point will be closed in full since at 13:30 pm and before 06.00 pm since the system will be open and closed," said Coordinator Sexy Night Market Opening Ceremony Celebration 2011 Sekaten Revelation Hendratmoko in Yogyakarta Thursday (6 / 1).

According to Revelation, closing access to the Kilometer Zero will start from the intersection of four Gondomanan, so that all vehicles will be directed to the north, south or east, while at the intersection of three PKU Muhammadiyah, traffic flow will be directed to the Road Bhayangkara.

Meanwhile, at the intersection of three Ngejaman, all traffic will be directed towards Reksobayan Road.

"All the road closure permit in the area of Kilometer Zero Point was approved by the Operations Section of Yogyakarta Police," he said.

He also said the opening ceremony Sekaten Celebration Night Market 2011 will be attended by a number Muspida Provincial DIY, Muspida city of Yogyakarta and Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono (HB) X along with GKR Hemas.

"There are about 220 invited guests and the public expected to attend the opening," he said.

It has provided a number of bags of parking, as in Senopati, Bank Indonesia, Post Office, Church Gondomanan front, and on Jalan KH Ahmad Dahlan.

At the opening ceremony will also be displayed themed ballet performances of understanding of cultural heterogeneity of society who will be played about 145 artists from the Studio Art Semekar.

It also will launch a book on the history of the implementation of the Fair Celebration Sekaten from year to year. Yogyakarta Mayor Herry Zudianto planned to submit a book that is an official document implementation Sekaten Celebration Night Market to the Sri Sultan HB X

"The event will end with the opening of the Sultan's visit to a number of existing booth at Market Night Celebration Sekaten," he continued.

Sekaten Celebration Night Market 2011 will be held for 40 days from January 7 to 15 February, with Rp 2,000 per visitor admission on weekdays and Rp 3,000 per visitor over the weekend.

In addition to the night market, Pasar Malam Celebration Sekaten also coupled with cultural activity that is Miyos Gongso on February 9, Dann Kondur Gangsa on 15 February.

The whole series Sekaten Celebration Night Market will be closed with Gerebeg Maulud on February 16 Bedhol Songsong morning and at night at Exhibition Palace Ngayogyakarta.

Javanese Culture Society

The Javanese are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia who came from Central Java, East Java, and Yogyakarta. At least 41.7% of Indonesia's population is ethnically Javanese. In addition to the three provinces, many Javanese living in Lampung, Banten, Jakarta and North Sumatra. In West Java they are found in Indramayu district and Cirebon. Java tribe also has a sub-tribe, such as Osing and Tengger.

Language
Ethnic groups mostly use Java in the Java language spoken daily. In a survey conducted Tempo magazine in the early 1990s, approximately only 12% of people that use Java, the Indonesian language as their language of everyday, around 18% using the Java language and Indonesia are mixed, and the rest just use the Java language course .

Java language has different rules vocabulary and intonation based on the relationship between the speaker and speaker, known as the upload-ungguh. This linguistic aspect has a strong social influence in Javanese culture, and making the Javanese are usually very aware of social status in society.

Trust
Most Javanese are nominally embraced Islam. But there is also a Protestant and Catholic religion. They are also found in rural areas. Buddhists and Hindus also were also found among the Java community. There is also a tribal religious beliefs as a religion of Java, called Javanist. This belief is mainly based on animistic beliefs with the Hindu-Buddhist influence is strong. Java community is famous for its nature of syncretism trust. All foreign cultures are absorbed and interpreted according to the values of Java so trust someone sometimes become blurred.

Art
Javanese culture is famous for his art is mainly influenced by the Hindu-Buddhist religion, which is staging puppet. Repertory puppet story or play is mostly based on Hindu epic Ramayana and the Mahabharata. In addition to Indian influence, the influence of Islam and the Western World there as well. Batik art and kris are two forms of expressions of Javanese society. Gamelan music, which is also found in Bali plays an important role in the life of Javanese culture and tradition.

Festival Gudeg

Manggar Gudeg Festival held at the Hamlet Mangir, Sendangdari Village, Sub-Display, Bantul District, Yogyakarta Special Region as an effort to remind the history of the village.

Gudeg Manggar currently has worldwide had been also made by the villagers Mangir, so that with this festival as an effort to bring back the history of the hamlet Mangir.

In between Gudeg Manggar Festival as well as the launch of history book Hamlet Mangir, Manggar warm festival attended by as many as 25 people gudeg maker Manggar Manggar warm serving dishes with a variety of flavors and presentation.

It is expected that one of them could present allegedly good taste like what people are saying that older people in the village earlier this clever make warm, even from generation to generation,

Manggar gudeg festival is presented by the mother of the household, also in commemoration of Mother's Day which falls on December 22, 2010 is once again showing the role of mother, because the origin of warm Manggar was also initiated by a housewife in this village in former times .


one of these village elders told the origin of warm Manggar in this village that is Princess Pambayun or Nyai Ageng Mangir Wonobudoyo in hundreds of years ago has created a warm Manggar.

According to him, warm Manggar with Virgin raw materials (coconut flowers) instead of the young jackfruit is so tasty that it becomes the main meal the family at that time.

"It is said that sense of warm Manggar mixed with chicken meat seemed to be very typical and nothing else like it, so it is known at the time," he said.

In fact, said he was a famous beauty expert Mooryati Sudibyo gudeg Manggar been popularized throughout the world as a menu of dishes for beauty.

"By eating warm Manggar supposedly someone will become more beautiful and radiant look on his face, or had people say in the Java language" smooth "," he said.

So, he said gudeg Manggar which have existed for hundreds of years ago and has become an icon of cuisine that is able to attract tourists to this country to remind the public that history also comes from Hamlet Mangir

Ayo ke Jogja ( Come to Jogja )

Tens of thousands of people to meet along Jalan Malioboro Yogyakarta Tugu until Sunday morning, to enliven the feast Jogja Yogyakarta City Government held together all elements of society to voice their invitation to come to Yogyakarta (Come to Jogja).

Thousands of people began to meet and also along Jalan Malioboro Mangkubumi since at 06.00 pm, and continue to grow until the main event was held around 07.00 pm.

People who come to the feast of Jogja is also brings with cone that became the main symbol of festivity event, and there is a large cone of the palace that brought soldiers Ngayogyakarta

Cone-foot from the palace, equipped with seven chickens and seven fine vegetables and side dishes are interpreted for the people of Yogyakarta are always given the help and guidance of Almighty God.

Before the banquet held the event, also held a number of activities such as joint exercises that followed thousands of people along Malioboro street because every Sunday, the road is used as a location for the joint exercise by the public.

However, communities are present in Malioboro is not only in the morning gymnastics community, but also from the bike community and the general public who had come to Malioboro with Kraton Jogja wearing traditional dresses.

"Yogyakarta is our Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta and belongs to us all," Herrera said of the community of Yogyakarta, who wore blangkon when giving a speech to invite the whole community to come to Yogyakarta.

He said that along with these activities are expected to voice their message to the entire country and all over the world about Yogyakarta a safe, comfortable and worth visiting.

Safety and comfort of Yogyakarta, he added, is the fact though grieving because of the catastrophic eruption of Mount Merapi, but the condition does not reduce the comfort for anyone who came to Yogyakarta.

Ruwatan

Java is a tradition of ritual Ruwatan as a means of liberation and purification, for the sin / mistakes can impact the expected bad luck in life

The tradition of "ceremonial / ritual Ruwatan" until now still use the java, as a means of liberation and purification of man by sin / mistake that resulted in his misfortune. In the story "puppet" to play in the tradition Ruwatan Murwakala in Java (Central Java) is initially estimated to grow in the ancient Javanese stories, which includes substance purification problem, namely the god of liberation that has been tainted, in order to become pure again, or meruwat means: to overcome or avoiding anything spiritual distress by means of holding the show / ritual with the media shadow play with a theme / story Murwakala.

In Javanese tradition of people whose existence is in sin, to purify again, need to conduct rituals. which becomes the point of view is awareness: the lack of perfect human beings, who are always involved in error and may affect the occurrence of disasters.

Java language

Java language is the language of the tribes of the population, especially in some parts of Java, Banten, especially the town of Serang, Serang district, the city of Cilegon and Tangerang regency, West Java, particularly the north coast region extends from the northern coast of Karawang, Subang, Indramayu, Cirebon district and Cirebon city, Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java in Indonesia.

Java Language Spread

Java residents who migrate to Malaysia successfully brought into the Javanese language and culture of Malaysia, so there are residential areas they are known by the name of the village of Java, Java field. In addition, people who use the Java language is also distributed in various parts of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia. Regions outside Java, the Javanese-dominated or in a significant percentage are: Lampung (61.9%), North Sumatra (32.6%), Jambi (27.6%), South Sumatra (27%). Special Java community in North Sumatra, they are the descendants of contract laborers who are employed in different areas of tobacco plantations, particularly in the Deli, so often referred to as Java or Pujakesuma Deli (Son Java Sumatra births). While Java community in other areas which are transmitted through the transmigration program was held since the Dutch colonial era.

In addition to the Nusantara region, or Malaysia. Javanese society is also found in large numbers in Suriname, which reached 15% of the population as a whole, then in New Caledonia region even Aruba and Curacao and the Netherlands. A small percentage even spread to the territory of French Guiana and Venezuela.

Javanese Performances on an Indonesian Stage

Javanese Performances on an Indonesian Stage: Celebrating Culture, Embracing Change (Southeast Asia Publications Series) (Paperback)
Barbara Hatley (Author)

During the period of turmoil that gripped late twentieth-century Indonesia, theater troupes in Central Java staged stories of the past that feature a familiar cast of rulers, nobles, clown servants, and ordinary people. However, these performances did more than simply pass on age-old cultural "traditions." By stretching the framework of Javanese theater convention, they aired opposition cultural and political perspectives, and expressed a dynamic response to social change.

As political pressures intensified in 1997-1998, actors staged witty, critical performances to enthusiastic, oppositionist crowds, but the dismantling of repressive state control after the fall of Suharto diminished interest in indirect, political critiques from the stage, and economic weakness caused patronage and sponsorship to dry up. By 2003-2004 a revival of sorts was underway as performers engaged with the politics of regional autonomy and democratization, and actors responded to the devastating 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake by staging rudimentary shows in the worst-affected areas to help sustain community spirit.

Barbara Hatley's account of these tumultuous years shows how performers and audiences adapted, resisted, incorporated, and survived in the face of political upheaval and regime change, capitalist transformation, globalization, and economic crisis.

Visitors Borobudur Prohibited Shorts and Mini Skirt

Since February 1, 2010, PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur test the new rule that requires every foreign and domestic tourists to the temple of Borobudur using batik cloth for wearing shorts or short skirts and sandals, rubber mat. Procurement rules functioned to enhance the economy of local people. With this rule, will be increased demand for batik sarongs and sandals made by artisans around Borobudur.

As a consequence of the entry of batik sarongs and flip-flops into the ticket price, ticket prices go to Borobudur Temple will rise. Current admission price Rp 15,000. But the price of USD 20000-25000 gloves with sandals Rp 6000. But this is still open the possibility of batik and sandals are only leased.

PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan and Ratu Boko is a state owned enterprise under the Ministry of State Owned Enterprises. Technically, the performance is under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Established by Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1992, TWC manages a second zone of the Borobudur Temple. Including the Conservation and Environmental Control Region.

UNESCO's Borobudur temple set as World Heritage since December 13, 1991. In July 2010, will begin assessment of fitness related to this temple as a cultural heritage. TWC will bring cultural tourism through the obligation to use batik sarong and sandals. But some foreign media, like BBC and CNN, responded negatively because it is considered as an imposition.

"Bekakak Saparan" Ceremony in Sleman

Started the year 2010, the district of Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY), re-presented 3 (three) custom ceremony which is one of cultural assets and tourism that many look forward to the community and tourists from various regions. One was the traditional ceremony Saparan Bekakak

Bekakak Saparan ceremonies in Sleman District, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY), enlivened by cultural carnival featuring a variety of potential and traditional arts

Cultural parade along the path 4 (four) miles from the Village Hall to Mount Gamping Ambarketawang as bekakak slaughtering. Bekakak Saparan a major cultural events, and even have national repercussions, so his presence really look forward to people of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas by both domestic and foreign tourists who were in Yogyakarta.

Bekakak Saparan ceremony in Sleman is a traditional event conducted once every single year. This traditional ceremony is a strategic arena for the revitalization, preservation and increase public appreciation of national culture and be able to be the glue in the context of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia (NKRI)

Musical Art ( Seni Karawitan )

Indonesia is one country that has the art of diverse cultures. One of them is of Javanese culture. Javanese culture is well known and recognized by other nations as high culture and teachings contain many sublime to form character, noble character and morals.

Javanese culture is very diverse, one of whom is a musical art. This musical art is one example of traditional art which is a tourism asset so valuable that we need to maintain and preserve. In the musical art is the element of patience, simplicity, familiarity, but also dynamic. This is a mirror of the personality of our community and provide a sense of good for society, and therein is contained a philosophy that gives meaning to our lives everyday.

Globalization and technological progress is very rapid communication significantly affect the less interested in the art of Javanese culture, including musical art. Current musical art as less demand, especially the younger generation. If this condition is left, then worry about getting old musical art will increasingly eroded and marginalized by the modern cultures and even foreign culture.

We as a nation next generation should be able to care for and preserve traditional arts and cultural heritage so as not to become extinct, disappear swallowed by the development of this modern era by way of knowing, experiencing, feeling and ultimately could love Javanese culture, particularly the musical arts. This effort is one way to keep the musical arts that still exist as part of the Javanese cultural treasures