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Mount Bromo
Mount Bromo (Indonesian: Gunung Bromo),
is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, in East Java,
Indonesia. At 2,329 meters it is not the highest peak of the massif, but
it is the most well known.
The massif area is one of the most popular tourist attractions in East
Java, Indonesia.
Bromo have known by all of visitor of the worlds. They come to Bromo to
watch the sunrise.
The visitor also can look down to the crater that
full of its smoke, and feel the cold of the air, is probably could only
be done in Bromo. Our eyes will also completed by the sea of sand that
the way to reach Bromo’s peak.
The main gate to the sea of sand and mount Bromo is through Cemorolawang.
This is the most crowded visiting area, espesially on holidays. There
are many kinds activities that could be carried on this area such as;
Camping, watching the scenery, horse riding to sea of sand or walking.
To get to the peak Bromo with its largely open crater, which belch of
smoke expelling from its bottom.
According to a folklore, at the end of the 15th century princess Roro
Anteng from the Majapahit Empire started a separate principality
together with her husband Joko Seger. They named it Tengger after the
last syllables of their names. The principality prospered, but the
ruling couple did not have children. In their despair, they climbed
Mount Bromo to pray to the gods, who granted them help, but requested
the last child to be sacrificed to the gods. They had 24 children, and
when the 25th and last child Kesuma was born Roro Anteng refused to do
the sacrifice as promised. The gods then threatened with fire and
brimstone, until she finally sacrificed the child. After the child was
thrown into the crater, the voice of the child ordered the local people
to perform an annual ceremony on the volcano, which is still held today.
Full Legend:
Mount Bromo has settled by Tenggerese for about thousands years. They
who are good of God follower and always do their custom strickly, has
historical relationship with Majapahit. The Antropologist from our
country or other country are interesting to do some research, because
the Tenggerese are strickly in keeping custom for centuries, without
influenced by world’s change. So there so many version of the unique of
Tenggerese in Probolinggo, it can be in the forth of tale, folktale,
serat and kidung, legend and science report.
As a good follower of God, which have Hinduism belief, they have many
kinds of traditional ceremony such as; marriage ceremony, Entas-entas,
Wilujengan Karo, Wilujengan Kapat, Wilujengan Kapitu, Wilujengan Kawolu,
Wilujengan Kasanga, Wilujengan Kasada. Those of ceremony are lead by a
person who supposed to have a magic power to make a communication with
powerful things (roh halus) that called ‘Dukun’.
However, the ancestor of Tenggerese are married couple named Rara Anteng
(Teng) and Jaka Seger (Ger). The combination of the two syllables were
than abbreviated as Tengger. They had not child for some years, then
they decided to had a meditation. They orayed to God in order that he
granted their wish.
One day there is aa misterious voice that said: that one day when Sang
Hyang Widhi (God) wanted to give them children, one of them had to
sacrifice to Bromo Crater (Bromo Mountain).
Many days later, Rara Anteng birth her first son named Tumenggung
Klewung, then followed by other children and they had 25 children.
Firstly, they didn’t want to sacrifice one of their children, but they
had a sign from Bromo that they must to keep the promise. Finally, their
last son named Raden Kusuma had take by Bromo crater as a requirement
for Dewata Sang Hyang Agung (God). Next, the misterious voice of Raden
Kusuma gave an order to provide half of the harvest to be sent to Raden
Kusuma in Bromo Crater every Full Moon at 14th, Kasada month.
Because of that, every full moon at 14th in Kasada Month, people sent
Raden Kusuma many kinds of harvest in Bromo mountain. That ceremony,
which called “Yadnya Kasada” becomes a tradition (custom) that held up
to know.
Video Clip of
Mount Bromo