Javanese Wedding Ceremonies dBloggger 11:27 PM No Comments PANGGIH Ceremony: The wonderful and mystical sound of Gamelan (a Javanese music instruments) accompanies a traditional sacred Panggih or Tem... Read More
Peningsetan (Srah-Srahan) dBloggger 10:42 PM No Comments Peningsetan or Srah-Srahan is derived from the word singset (meaning to tie up). The families of both sides have to agree on the wedding. ... Read More
Midodareni Ceremony dBloggger 10:41 PM No Comments This ceremony takes place in the eve of Ijab and Panggih ceremonies. Midodareni is derived from the word Widodari meaning goddess. That ev... Read More
Siraman Ceremony dBloggger 10:39 PM No Comments Siraman means to take a bath. For the couple in the wedding ritual, it means to become clean, their bodies as well as their souls. The Sira... Read More
Sajen dBloggger 10:35 PM No Comments Before the installation of Tarub and Bekletepe, a special Sajen (offering) must be made. Traditional Sajen (offering) in Javanese ritual i... Read More
Kembar Mayang dBloggger 10:33 PM No Comments Kembar Mayang is a kind of bouquet made of different kind of leaves (mainly coconut leaves stuck into a banana trunk). It is a very beautif... Read More
The PEMAES and the WEDDING COMMITTEE: dBloggger 10:27 PM No Comments A complete Javanese wedding ceremony has several complicated traditional rituals. In that event, the role of a Pemaes, a traditional make-up... Read More
Javanese Wedding dBloggger 10:14 PM No Comments Indonesia has many diverse cultures (an estimated number of 300 cultures and languages, among 200 million Indonesians, living on 13.677 diff... Read More