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Salak Fruit - Bojonegoro

Salak Wedi

Salak Wedi taste is beloved, delicious and fresh. Those trees can be met in every lawn of resident house in Wedi village and its surroundings. The difference of Salak Wedi compared with other Salak, such as; Salak Pondoh, is its water content that make Salak Wedi fresher. This Salacca Zalacca fruit called Salak Wedi, because the skin looks like sand and the fruit is smaller then the other Salak. Salak Wedi comes from Javanese language, means Salacca Zalacca fruit looks like sand (Wedi = Sand, Javanese language).

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Bojonegoro Handicraft

Bojonegoro Handicraft

The other Bojonegoro products is handicraft. The center of this handicraft is located in Kasiman district, Bojonegoro. You can find many handicraft that made of teak wood, coconut tree, coconut shell, and the other material. Those handicraft products is made by professional craftsmen with various design and crafting, such as; wooden lamp, wall decoration, vas, miniature, etc. The visitors usually visit Bojonegoro and buy those handicrafts for souvenir.

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Kayangan Api - Bojonegoro

Kayangan Api

The name of “Kayangan Api” is a fire source that never die, located in the forest in Sendangharjo village, Ngasem district, a village that has about 42,29% jungle area of the village width. According to a story, Kayangan Api is a place of Mbah Kriyo Kusumo or Mpu Supa took a rest, he also known as Mbah Pandhe from Mojopahit. In the west side of Kayangan Api, there is a puddle of mud that contain of sulfur, and according to belief, at that time still made farm tools and heirloom such as; keris, spear, cundrik, etc. Bojonegoro people are still believe that this fire source is sacred and according to the story, this fire had take if there is an important ceremony that had done in the past, such as; Jumenengan Ngarsodalem Hamengku Buwono X and took the fire through a requirement that is traditional party / Wilujengan and Tayuban with Javanese Song (Gending) of eling-eling, wani-wani and gunung, which is Mbah Kriyo Kusumo’s favorite song.
That’s why when the music has played and danced, every body is not allowed to accompany the ‘Waranggono’. From those society story, then Kayangan Api that located about 25 km of Bojonegoro city, placed as the nature tourism object and placed to held an important that is the anniversary of Bojonegoro regency ceremony, together purify (Ruwatan Massal), and “Wisuda Waranggono” (Waranggono graduated). This tourism object has equipped with kinds of facilities such as; the hall, kiosks, the bridge, etc.

This location is very suitable for outbound event, because this is tourism area. At certain time, especially on Friday Pahing (Jum’at Pahing = one of Javanese days) there are many people come here to make a wish in order to get success, get married partner, get high status and even also to get the heirloom. The traditional ceremony that has done by the people is Nyadranan (Bersih Desa / the anniversary of a village) as thank you expression to the God.

The development of Kayangan Api tourism is aimed to the development of transportation, telecommunication, and accommodation. The visit to Kayangan Api can continue to the nature tourism of Watu Jago Bojonegoro and to Ngawi regency tourism objects.

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Ledug Suro Ceremony - Magetan

Ledug Suro

So many ways are being used by the local government to celebrate the new year of Hijriah. At Jogjakarta there is Sekaten, at Solo (Mid Java) there is Grebeg Syuro because it coincidently come with the change of Java’s year which starting from Suro. Any other places like Sukabumi (West Java) is also celebrate this Islamic new year by doing Larung. Different with other places, in Magetan East Java, in order to attract the visitors to come, they make “Ledhug”. Lesung Suro and Bedug Muharam (Ledhug) is drum on continually and it is been combined by the sound of gong and many more instruments then make a uniqueness traditional music.

Before the process of Ledhug is begin, there is a “Prosesi Andum Berkah Bolu Rahayu”, which is the most attractive one. Thousand of societies are gathering in front of town square, struggling to take the Bolu or the bread. Before it goes on procession to go to town square, the bread is on ritual offering, because it believe that it has grace for those who eat it. Moreover, there is Jarak lawu traditional dancing which brought by the elementary students and also Magetan traditional transportation called Delman is being ride in the middle of the crowd. When the sound of Gamelan, traditional music, is presented, the Major of Magetan and other local government is taking the Bolu and welcome flower by Dyah-Bagus magetan (it is like Miss Magetan). The Bolu bread is been modified as a mortar (Lesung), Bedhug and Gong then it is spread out to the people.

Lesung suro is having purpose to celebrate the year of Saka, which starting on 1st Suro. As mention, Lesung or Mortar is a tool for pounding the rise and the object to communicate with the ancestors. Bedhug Muharram is having purpose to celebrate the new year of Hijriyah, which starting on 1st Muharram. Anyway, Bedhug for Moslem is a media for calling the people to pray to God, and Gong is Magetan industrial product, that already becomes an Exported product. Judang is a traditional equipment to carry the ‘Uborampe’from Magetan society, which want to celebrate the marriage. The main purpose for those celebration is about to dig, to cultivate and to promote magetan traditional and industrial field, in order to develop Magetan as a Tourism Object and Tourism Destination Object.

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Magetan Shoes Industrial

Magetan Leather Industrial

Leather crafting industry is focused in Sawo Street, Selosari subdistrict, about 1 km to west side of Magetan city. Magetan industrial is also famous beside the tourism objects. Looking from the quality we can say that it is the same with Tanggulangin product.
This industry has produced various products such; bag, purse, belt, and other souvenir kinds.

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Titosari Waterfall - Magetan

Tirtosari Waterfall

Tirtosari Waterfall is located about 2,5 Km southwest side from Sarangan Lake, can be gone through ride horse or by foot. At this Tirtosari Waterfall location can be enjoyed beauty natural, water that flow from about 50 M height downward through a slot that flanked by precipitous stones give a beautiful view and it interesting. According to public belief if we enjoy the Waterfall Tirtosari we earn to ageless and beautiful.

Meanwhile, Tirtosari Waterfall has a beautiful and fresh waterfall that brings a fresh situation for the busy people who want to refresh. IT can clear our mind from a tired day.

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Sarangan Lake - Magetan

Sarangan Lake

Sarangan is a hill station favored by the Dutch in colonial days. It is half way between Madiun and Solo. The village straddles the southern slope of Mount Lawu, an inactive volcano. At an altitude of 1,287 meters evenings are chilly. Sarangan Lake that also called Pasir Lake is stay at mount Lawu foot; it’s about 16km (west side) from Magetan city. The tourists can enjoy the nature scenery. The wide of Sarangan Lake is 30 Ha with its depth 28 meters, and its cold air with temperature 18-25 C. There are various facilities in this area, such as; hotel, restaurants, paddle canoe, play ground and horses, which has supplied for the tourists from various region and even foreign tourist.

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Pacitan Carnelian Stone

Carnelian Stones

Pacitan carnelian stone is made from raw materials such as Jasper, fossil Wood, Kalsedon, and Kwarsa Sand, who found in many industrial centers around a small carnelian stone in some villages of Donorojo District.

As a product, carnelian stone is also a process through which the raw materials, material changes to a product called carnelian stone. The making process is the same, only sometimes when entering of polishing process have slightly different methods depending on the technology used. On every inches of stone material that has been selected, the cutting process is generally carried the first important step in accordance with the desired size. After doing the cutting, polishing step is usually done on traditional way or by using a modern machine.

Carnelian stone in the Melanesian family already has a variety of stories and superstitious things. People believe, once they used these stone they will never parting a part from the stone. As the people said, carnelian stone has a property, especially the five main colors, namely red, green, yellow, black, and white. “In accordance with the trust, and five colors that can affect the strength of human five senses.

We have also heard about the carnelian stone of Combong (air). Combong carnelian stone, and Kecubung Combong. But to find for the cone-shaped combong is quite difficult because it can be found only by mythically ways, such as on an elephant and sperm vermilion.

There are some characteristics of carnelian which originally shown:

- It is Heavy and seems like it has fiber on the inside.
- The hole is firm and gentle.
- The surface is seem rough and unsteady.

Combong carnelian stone has many stories and a story taken from one source said that the stone has been known since the times of the Wali Songo (Century-16 to M), and Stone Combong is used as the clock time to perform the obligations of prayer. The Guardians understand Combong Stone at that time under the name “Tuloq Measure” (The Stone). This stone will be determine by the time the sun entering through the hole. After the Guardians find other ways that are easier to determine the time to pray, Stone Combong switch functions into a small stone through the hands of the shavings Waliyullah called by the name Angki Java Sih Pingalem (carnelian Java is preferred). Perhaps this is the name of origin, so that the stone has the magical power.

In addition to the myths and stories, there is also information that the ring becomes a secret that almost all the world leaders put on the ring to look authoritative ring of either the stone or just a ring of brass. However, What you thought that the ring can bring someone authority. Actually a leader using the ring as a symbol greatness is not something new, since the era of the prophet Solomon, the son of the prophet Daud lead as the largest kingdom in the earth, human and supernatural world from east to west, he uses a ring of greatness, the ring of Solomon.

Some myths strength carnelian stone:

Pengasihan or Merciful
- to exude charm love, affection and even if users do not have a handsome face

- To Provide peaceful feeling for colleagues, girlfriend, wife or friend whose using carnelian stone.

- To create the aura to the people around us.

Authority

- To provide energy and emit charismatics, fun, but also visible in the respected on someone.

- To raise the confidence before performing.

- In communication or negotiation can make the opponent believe with what we talk.

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Marble Industrial Handicraft - Pacitan

Pacitan Industrial Marbel

Pacitan is famous with its Marble industrial, which is made by the local inhabitant for their daily activities.

The Marbels’ production is include the Superior Marbel products, Granite and any other stones are available.

The Marbels and the stones have particular and unique design on every single shape with high quality raw material.

The shapes are consist of something which is related with something in housing needed like sets of marbel dining table, ass tray, living room decoration and so on.

Taken from the skill of the creators and the quality of the Marbel, it makes the value price of Pacitan Marbel become highly recommended.

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Tabuhan Cave - Pacitan

Tabuhan Cave

According to the public story around, Tabuhan cave has found by Kyai Santiko who lost his ox but finnaly the ox was come to a cave. His ox didn’t want to out from the cave, because it save many water from the root on it. After the brushwood has cleaned, the cave was taken care by Raden Bagus Joko Lelono and a princess Raden Ayu Mardilah.

Tabuhan Cave is on the southwest coast East Java, is the emmense interior of Tabuhan cave. This cave called Tabuhan because it sounds like local musicians play tunes by striking lomesone stalactites that resound in perfect pitch to the music.

The cave it self is spectacular, its varilored stalagmites reaching upwards as high as 50 meters toward pendant stalagtites formed by water dripping from the roof.

It is called as Tabuhan cave because if lapped will yield sound like rhythm of Javanese music (gamelan). Tabuhan cave is initialy known as Tapan cave because since ahead applied by the chevaliers for some meditation like; Sanggargenu, Bambang Trigo. Wareng village is recognized caused the legend of Banteng Wareng which is descendant of Sultan Yogyakarta. It is told also in 1825 happened war Diponegoro, Raden Banteng Wareng show his patriotic soul opposed the colonized with Diponegoro.

This cave is located in Wareng village, Punung district about 40 km from Pacitan city towards west. The facility like Musholla and souvenir shops (Multifarious stone products /Akik).

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