The Traditional Art Dance Of Reog Ponorogo

Posted on February 8, 2012 by EastJava.com

Reog Ponorogo

Reog is a traditional dance that becomes the main identity from Ponorogo regency. By this traditional culture, Ponorogo is also famous as Reog city.

This kind of traditional art dance and theater has been popular in Indonesian even worldwide. Reog National Festival is being held every years along the anniversary of Ponorogo regency and followed by Grebeg Suro celebration.

According to the background of the study, Reog is telling about the struggle of a prince who proposing his lovely pretty princess. This dance is staged about 25 – 40 dancers and musicians. Other interesting part of Reog is in the main leading figure named Singo Barong.

The leading figures in Reog include Kelono Sewandono, Bujang Anom, Jatil and Warok. Klono Sewandono, is a men in regal attire wearing mask in proud and pompous dance, play the role as the King of Ponorogo. Bujang Anom, is rough youthful men wearing red mask, and they performed acrobatic dances and sometimes also involved trance. Jatil, is handsome horsemen riding horses made of weaved bamboo, similar to Kuda Lumping dance. Today Jatil usually performed by female dancers.

While, Warok, is played as Singo Barong. A warok is the honorary title of local hero or strongman of the village that possessed both exceptional spiritual and physical strength. The dance itself is demonstration of physical strength of the dancers. The dancers of Singo Barong should bear the mask for about 30 – 40 kg weight and supported by the strength of their teeth.

The visitors can enjoy this traditional dance only in Ponorogo, East Java – Indonesia. However, if we are lucky we can see Reog show in any other cultural events outside Ponorogo, but the dancers and the teams are still coming from Ponorogo.

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The Blue Adorable Sky On Serang Beach

Posted on February 6, 2012 by EastJava.com

Serang Beach - Blitar

Serang Beach

Serang beach is located in Serang village, Panggungrejo sub-district, it ‘s about 40 Km from Blitar city.

This beach is stunningly beautiful. The sea water has turquoise color and strong waves, typical of Indonesian south sea. Moreover, the greenish nuance is also can be found around the hill in the next side of the beach.

The visitors who come to the beach can hike the cliff and fishing. In fact, there are numbers of fisherman who traditionally fishing the lobster and fishes.

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The Animal Skeleton On Batu Secret Zoo

Posted on February 6, 2012 by EastJava.com

Animal Museum - Batu Secret Zoo, Batu

Animal Museum

Batu Secret Zoo is an official site of Jawa Timur Park or Jatim Park 2 that located in Batu city, East Java. Batu Secret Zoo is a modern zoo, complete with the high architectural design and numbers of animals’ collection. This zoo can be accessed for about 30n minutes from Malang city or 90 minutes from Surabaya. Moreover, this location is also near to other recreational park, which is Batu Night Spectacular or BNS.

By lying on 2 hectares land, there are three sections become the visitors’ route during the exploration to this zoo. The first section is about the zoo. The visitors who entrance the gate, can exploring the animals in some of artificial cage. The animals are taken from the entire endemic world and divided into some sections like Tiger land, Savannah Land, Hippo and Croc Garden, River Adventure, Safari Farm, Reptile zone and so on.
While enjoying the exotic animals, the visitors can also experience the beautiful sceneries along the uphill and down road.

The second section is called Museum Satwa or The Animals Museum. The content of this museum is about the bones of the animal, like, dinosaurs; the artificial pre historic animals, the artificial of the extinct animals and the preserved animals like butterfly, civet, deer, some of fishes and more. This museum is standing close to exit gate of the main section. The museum is having luxurious white building exterior and high interior design.

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The Mist At Ijen Crater

Posted on February 3, 2012 by EastJava.com

The Mist At The Edge Of The Crater

Ijen Crater

Ijen is the complex of volcanic area, which there is a crater of Ijen and its plateau, which has 2,600M and 8,660 M high. Ijen is located in three parts of regencies, which in Situbondo, Bondowoso, and Banyuwangi, East Java. This volcanic area become the most incredible and surreal volcanic area in East Java.

In this volcanic mountain, there is also the sulfur mining, regarding that the mountain is still active and produce the nature sulfur. In here, we can see the sulfur miners that collect and carry huge loads of pure sulfur up from the crater floor along a steep, rocky path in the middle of clouds of sulfur dioxide gas. They did it as their living hood. Particularly, Ijen volcanic mountain is consider as the home to the largest lake of sulfuric acid in the world. The lake can produce 36 Million cubic meter representing a solution of sulfuric acid and hydrogen chloride, the most powerful existing acids.

Ijen volcanic area is lies to west of Merapi Mountain. The crater is having a wide turquoise colored acid lake that rich in sulfur. The dramatic nuance can be seen around this marvelous Tosca Lake.

The Ijen Plateau, is a large of highland area in Southeast of Bondowoso, which includes the peaks and foothills of Ijen Mountain, Raung Mountain, Suket Mountain and Merapi Mountain.

Among the plateau, the area is such a rural village, which there is coffee plantations, vegetables garden and an upland forest.
For those who like to hike Ijen crater, the access is about 3Km hike from Pal Tuding. In Pal Tuding, there is camping ground, dorm and national park office, where the hikers can get the safety info before hiking the crater.

The path to the crater is about steeply uphill, passing the forest edge that can be easily be follow. The journey will pass 45 minutes and the visitors will get into the crater. The visitors can walk along the top of the crater, or descend to the edge of the lake along the narrow path that the miners usually through while mining the sulfur.

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East Java On February 2012

Posted on February 3, 2012 by EastJava.com

East Java has numbers of ceremonies and cultural events, relating on religious and custom events. Those ceremonies are held annually and become interesting attraction to be attended.

This also becomes the agenda for East Java tourism aboard, to attract the tourists to come in order to introduce the uniquely East Java.

The East Java’s Calendar of Events 2012 is contains the schedule of some traditional ceremonies, traditions, festivals and performances which held in some cities and regencies in East Java. It is designed to promote and to publish the tourism agenda in the whole area in East Java.

February

8 February

PASURUAN ANNIVERSARY

Pasuruan city is located in golden triangle between the towns of Probolinggo – Malang and Pasuruan that located 45 km northeast of the provincial capital of East Java. Pasuruan is known as Kota Santri or Muslim Students, for the most people are moslem and there are numbers of Islam Borading School or Pondok Pesantre in here.
February 8 is the anniversary of Pasuruan, to commemorate that day, the societies is always celebrated by holding a variety of activities including:
- praying in the tomb of Suropati, completing, games, thanksgiving ceremonial and many more. Those activities are involving the entire socities in Pasuruan. At the main event, there will be “Kirap Petaka Untung Suropati”, which is the procession of the build of Pasuruan at old times.
Location: Pasuruan City

February 14

PETA Colossal Drama

This Colossal drama is annually held to commemorate the uprising of PETA souldiers against Japanese colonial in Blitar in 1945, which was led by Sudanco Soeprijadi. By this colossal drama, it hopefully can increase the value of heroism and appreciate the sense of patriotism to the country.
Location: PETA Monument Complex,  Blitar Regency

February 15

The Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad

This activity is undertaken to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
Location: Mosque, Mausoleum Kuncen, Madiun
Time 07:00 to 15:00 WIB

February 17

Washing Kyai Pradah’s Gong

This ritual is part of cultural activities from the indigenous Sutojayan, Blitar. At this moment, the society will wash the Gong or typical of traditional instrument, that belongs to Kyai Pradah. The aim for this activity is asking bless, abundant life and security to God
Location: Kalipang Village, Sutojayan sub district, Blitar

February

Sampang Anniversary

Sampang anniversary is annually held at the same day with Grebeg Maulid at 12 Rabiul Awal (Islamic Calendar). At this day there will be a festival that consists of Pilgrimage tour to Sampang elder, fireworks, social activities and live music.
Location: Wijaya Kusuma Field, Sampang, Madura

February-March

TOURISM AMBASSADOR ELECTION : KANGMAS DIAJENG

This Kangmas-Diajeng election is held by Blitar society annually. By helding this election can also increase the visit of the tourists in Blitar. Afterward, the winner of the election will be included in East Java Raka-Raki election in Surabaya.
Location: The Office of Communications, Information and Tourism Blitar.

It is important to inform that the local communities usually determine the schedules of the ceremonial events by using the calendars of Javanese, Moslem, and Hindu Tenggerese. Therefore, to assure the exact date of the events, it is advisable to confirm the local Government Tourist Offices.

We hope the East Java’s Calendar of Events 2012 will be helpful and useful for visitors and travelers.

 

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East Java On January 2012

Posted on January 24, 2012 by EastJava.com

There are various ceremonies and traditions among East Java communities, in relation with religiosity, it held regularly on every year, and becomes special attraction that are quite interesting to see. The arts and cultural performances and the festivals that are routinely held and packaged in the tourism agenda also enrich the number of tourist attractions in East Java.

The East Java’s Calendar of Events 2012 contains the schedule of some traditional ceremonies, traditions, festivals and performances which held in the cities and the regencies in East Java. It is designed to promote and to publicize the tourism agenda in the whole area in East Java.

It is important to inform that the local communities usually determine the schedules of the ceremonial events by using the calendars of Javanese, Moslem, and Hindu Tenggerese. Therefore, to assure the exact date of the events, it is advisable to confirm the local Government Tourist Offices.

We hope the East Java’s Calendar of Events 2012 will be helpful and useful for visitors and travelers.

NYADRAN BLURU KIDUL

This annual ceremony is such a thanksgiving traditional ceremony to God for giving the bless and security among the fishermen
Location: Bluru village, Sidoarjo
January – December

Jawi’s Temple Full Moon Eve

This is one of the routine activities that always be held during full moon in Jawi Temple. This activity is also become the attractive moment to promote Jawi Temple, as one of tourism destination in Pasuruan Regency.
Location: Jawi Temple, Prigen Sub-district, Pasuruan.

Cultural Art Degree

This event is about celebrating the art potentials in Sidoarjo and make it to be one of the tourism attractions in Sidoarjo. Moreover, it can also increase the economic value among Sidoarjo societies.
Location: Sidoarjo

Band Parade

This event is held to be a media for those who want to express their ability in music, by performing groups of band from junior to senior highschools in Kediri.
Location: Mount Kelud tourism area

JOGGING TRACK MOJOKERTO (JTM)

Jogging Track Mojokerto is typical of night attraction at Mojokerto. The visitors can enjoy the nuance of hanging out at night and take some traditional foods around Brantas river and Gajah Mada bridge.
Location: Along Hayam Wuruk street, Mojokerto

BENPAS Culinary Tour

Benpas is an acronym of Benteng Pancasila. This location is always being crowded by the visitors who want to spend the time and enjoy the dining. There are numbers of menus that offered along the street. There are traditional foods to western one.
Moreover, there is also street vendors that sell affordable household equipments, clothes, accessories and more. Those who want to join morning gymnastic, can be arrive before 5 am in the morning and feel the very fresh air of Mojokerto.
Location: Along Benteng Pancasila street, Mojokerto
Time: 05.00 – 10.00

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The Animal Museum At Batu Secret Zoo

Posted on January 5, 2012 by EastJava.com

Animal Museum, Batu Secret Zoo, Batu City

Batu Secret Zoo

Batu Secret Zoo is an official site of Jawa Timur Park or Jatim Park 2 that located in Batu city, East Java. Batu Secret Zoo is a modern zoo, complete with the high architectural design and numbers of animals’ collection. This zoo can be accessed for about 30n minutes from Malang city or 90 minutes from Surabaya. Moreover, this location is also near to other recreational park, which is Batu Night Spectacular or BNS.

By lying on 2 hectares land, there are three sections become the visitors’ route during the exploration to this zoo. The first section is about the zoo. The visitors who entrance the gate, can exploring the animals in some of artificial cage. The animals are taken from the entire endemic world and divided into some sections like Tiger land, Savannah Land, Hippo and Croc Garden, River Adventure, Safari Farm, Reptile zone and so on.
While enjoying the exotic animals, the visitors can also experience the beautiful sceneries along the uphill and down road.

The second section is called Museum Satwa or The Animals Museum. The content of this museum is about the bones of the animal, like, dinosaurs; the artificial pre historic animals, the artificial of the extinct animals and the preserved animals like butterfly, civet, deer, some of fishes and more. This museum is standing close to exit gate of the main section. The museum is having luxurious white building and high interior design.
The last but not least section is about the hotel inside the location, called Pohon Inn. Pohon Inn is a hotel within the zoo areal, it standing in front of the main location, next to the main entrance gate to the zoo.

This hotel is having the ‘tree house’ concept, which is designed similar to the real trunk and walled by solid material look- like wood. Beside the architectural, this ‘tree house’ is the only hotel in Indonesia that facilitated by moving fast food, forest nuance and surrounded by living animals. The animals are placed into the glass cage, so the visitors seems having close distance to the animals around. Furthermore, this hotel is surrounded by the view of Arjuna Mountain, Banyak Mountain and Panderman Hill. Do not worry about the hospitality, for this hotel is also highly concern about that.

Batu Secret Zoo is your safari-in-town recreational site that highly recommended for families, group and personal. It contents of educational, fun and togetherness among the warm hospitality, yet chill nuance.

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East Java On November

Posted on November 7, 2011 by EastJava.com

The East Java’s Calendar of Events 2011 contains the schedule of some traditional ceremonies, traditions, festivals and performances which held in the cities and the regencies in East Java. It is designed to promote and to publicize the tourism agenda in the whole area in East Java.

It is important to inform that the local communities usually determine the schedules of the ceremonial events by using the calendars of Javanese, Moslem, and Hindu Tenggerese. Therefore, to assure the exact date of the events, it is advisable to confirm the local Government Tourist Offices.

We hope the East Java’s Calendar of Events 2011 will be helpful and useful for visitors and travelers.

18 November – TULUNGAGUNG REGENCY ANNIVERSARY

The anniversary of Tulungagung Regency is celebrated every year with various attractions and activities such as ” Kirab Bersih Nagari”, the procession which is participated by all government officials in Tulungagung Regency, art clubs, social organization. ”Kirab Buceng lanang and Buceng Wadon” depics the the glory, fertility, prosperity and free from danger in Tulungagung Regency.
Location: Tulungagung Regency
27 NOVEMBER – SEA OFFERING
This ritual offering can not be separated from the activities of local people that living in southern coast of Blitar Regency. It is held in every year to welcome the New Year of Javanese calendar. The offerings launched into the sea contains food crop, steamed rice cone, heads of bufallow, cow and goatnight.
Location: Serang Beach, Blitar Regency
November – SURABAYA FOOD FESTIVAL
Surabaya special food festival is held to preserve and raise the image of Surabaya specialties. It includes:
- Semanggi Suroboyo
- Lontong Balap
- Sate Klopo
- Tahu Campur
- Rawon
- cakes, etc.
Location : Surabaya
November – KELUD FESTIVAL
Various kinds of traditional performances, exhibition of main products and wall climbing are staged at the area of Mount Kelud.
Location: Mount Kelud, Kediri Regency
November – SEA OFFERING AT BALEKAMBANG BEACH
Labuhan Suran is a traditional sea offering ceremony to welcome the new year of Javanese calendar which is held by the society of Srigonco Village, Bantur Sub district, Malang Regency. The ceremony expresses thanksgiving to God by launching offering into the sea.
Location : Balekambang Beach, Malang
November – JAMASAN CEREMONY
Cleansing Ceremony or Jamasan is a ritual purification of heirlooms celebrated by Nganjuk community. The procession of washing heirlooms begins by the community leaders and then followed by public who wants to do the same.
Location: Sawahan, Nganjuk Regency
November – BATHING AT SEDUDO
08.00 am
bathing ritual at Sedudo is being expected to have blessing from God and it is believed that those who take a bath will keep young. The procession begins with a cultural dance performed by six dancers who are still virgin and have long hair, and followed with procession of splashing water.
Location: Waterfall Sedudo, Nganjuk Regency
November – EAST JAVA DANCE COMPETITION
It aims to select the best-talented dancer in East Java who can perform at least two of five kinds of local dancings played by five ethnics living in East Java. The ethnical dancings include:
- Arek ethnical culture (Remo, Beskalan and Malang Mask dances)
- Osing ethnical culture (Gandrung, Banyuwangi Jejer dances)
- Madurese ethnical culture (Whype, Topeng Getak and Gambus dances)
- Javanese Madurese descent ethnical culture (Kiprah Glipang dances, etc)
-Mataraman ethnical culture (Gambyong, Surakarta Classical Style or the traditional dance developing in Ponorogo, Madiun, Blitar and Pacitan)
Location : Surabaya

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Baluran National Park Is In Situbondo, Not Africa

Posted on October 20, 2011 by EastJava.com

Baluran National Park

Baluran national park is a forest preservation area that extends about 25.000 ha on the north coast of East Java. It located in Sumberwaru village, Banyuwangi district, Situbondo, precisely on the east border of Java Island.

The visitors that come to Baluran national park will experience the exotic panorama of Savannah and mount Baluran, which is inactive volcano and inhabited by exotic animals like wild pigs, deer, peacocks, wild chicken, some species of monkeys and also bulls as the protected animals in the area.

Moreover, you can enjoy the amazing scenery of the forest and do the safari activities in the wild life and feel the magic of the forest. This park is so unique because 15 km from the main entrance, you can find a beautiful white beach called Bama Beach, here is the habitat of coral reef, fish and mangrove.

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The Exotic Ranu Kumbolo

Posted on October 20, 2011 by EastJava.com

Ranu Kumbolo

Similar to Ranu Pane and Ranu Regulo, Ranu Kumbolo is wider than both lakes, which has 8 ha and located at 22,390 m above sea level. Ranu Kumbolo is formed from massive crater of Jambangan Mountain.

For those who like to hike, Ranu Kumbolo is the pit stop to prepare their adventure. Moreover, Ranu Kumbolo is also providing a hut for hikers and there is camping ground to sleep over. Also, there is an ancient monument that standing on Ranu Kumbolo. Local people believe that monument were already existed since Majapahit Empire.

Fresh air, clear water, nice atmosphere is the thing that the visitors can get while spending time in these marvelous lakes. Forget the daily routines, sweep away the burdens, Ranu Pane, Ranu Regulo and Ranu Kumbolo is the perfect place to recharge your body and soul.

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