Myths About Mount Bromo

JUDUL : Myths About Mount Bromo

it is said that when the gods still down to earth, the Majapahit kingdom under attack from various regions. Confused residents seeking refuge, as well as with the gods. At that moment the gods began to go out to a place, around Mount Bromo.

Mount Bromo is still quiet, upright shrouded in white mist. The gods who came to the place in the vicinity of Mount Bromo, dwells on the slopes of Mount Pananjakan. That's where the sunrise can be seen from the East and sets in the west.

In the vicinity of Mount Pananjakan, where the gods dwell, there are also places hermit. Ascetic works every day just adore and a moment of silence. Once a happy day, the wife gave birth to a boy. His face was handsome, bright light, and a child born of a holy incarnation of the soul. Since birth, the child health and showed incredible strength. When he was born, the son of the ascetic is able to scream. Her hand very tight, kick his legs were strong and not like other children. The baby is named Joko Seger, which means Joko healthy and strong.

In places around Mount Pananjakan, at that time there was a girl born of god incarnation. Her face was beautiful and lovely. He was the only child of the most beautiful in the place. When born, the child does not like the baby is born. He was silent, did not cry when I first sniffed the air. The baby was so quiet, was born without a cry from the womb of his mother. So by her parents, the baby was named Rara Anteng.

From day to day body Rara Anteng grow. Beauty lines clearly visible on her face. Rara Termasyurlah Anteng get to various places. Many of the king's son proposed to her. But the proposal was rejected, because Rara Anteng already captivated his heart to Joko Seger.

One day Rara Anteng groom by a famous pirate and powerful magic. Plows are known to be very bad. Rara Anteng famous sensible not dare refuse to applicants who simply magic. So he asked that made the ocean in the middle of the mountain. With a strange request, applicants considered sacred will not meet his request. Requested that the oceans must be made within one night, which begins at sundown until the finish when the sun rises. Rara Anteng Disanggupinya request it.

Applicants magic had started working on the ocean with a shell tool (coconut shell) and the work was nearing completion. Seeing this reality, the heart Rara Anteng getting restless. How to thwart the ocean that is being done by the plow it? Rara Anteng contemplating his fate, he could not live husband who she did not love. Then he tried to calm herself. Suddenly arising intention to thwart the work of the plow.

Rara Anteng began to pound rice in the middle of the night. Slowly the sound of collisions and friction pestle chickens wake the sleeping. Meandering began crowing cock, as if dawn had arrived, but residents have not started with morning activity.

Plow hear chickens crowing, but the white thread on the east side has not been too visible. Means that dawn comes before its time. After that he was contemplating the bad luck. Shell (Shell oil) used as a tool to dredge sand was tossed and fell face down on the side of Mount Bromo and turned into a mountain called Mount Batok.

With the failure to plow the sea in the middle of Mount Bromo, like liver citalah Anteng Rara. He continued his relationship with his girlfriend, Joko Seger. Later Rara Anteng and Joko Seger as a married couple who are happy, because they both love each other.

Pair Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger build settlements and then ruled in the Tengger region as Purbowasesa Mangkurat Ing Tengger, meaning "Lord of the Tengger The Budiman". Tengger name is taken from the final syllable name Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger. The word means also Tenggering Tengger Budi Luhur or the introduction of high morals, a symbol of eternal peace.

From time to time Tengger people live prosperous and peaceful, but the incumbent does not feel happy, because after a while the couple Rara Anteng and Jaka Tengger housekeeping has not been blessed with offspring. Then it was decided to rise to the top of Mount Bromo to meditate with full faith in the Almighty to karuniai offspring.

Suddenly there are voices that say that meditation magic they will be granted but on condition that when it becomes a descent, the youngest child to be sacrificed to the crater of Mount Bromo, couples and Jaka Seger Roro Anteng menyanggupinya and then he got 25 sons and daughters, but the instincts of people parents still can not bear losing his sons and daughters. Short said the couple Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger broken promise, the gods became angry with threatening to inflict havoc, then pass a state tempest darkens the crater of Mount Bromo belch fire.

Kesuma youngest son terjilat disappeared from view the fire and into the crater of Bromo, concurrent loss of Kesuma magical voice: "My brothers whom I love, I have been sacrificed by our parents and Hyang Widi save you all. Long live the peaceful and serene, worship Hyang Widi. I remind you that every month Kasada on the 14th day hold offerings to Hyang Widi in the crater of Mount Bromo. This custom is followed from generation to generation by the Tengger people and every year a ceremony held at Poten Kasada sea of ​​sand and crater of Mount Bromo.