typical mountain Grebeg ceremony

Garebeg ceremony held in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta 3 times a year in Shawwal, the month and the month of the calendar Maulud Java, coincided with the major holidays of Islam. Garebeg Maulud ceremony held every 12 months Maulud date - which coincided with the beginning of the month Jumadil Islamic calendar, is the peak Sekaten celebration held in Yogyakarta Sultanate Palace to commemorate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad Salallahu 'Allaah be upon him.

Characteristic Gerebeg ceremony marked by the display of charity hajad palace or a large cone-shaped offerings are made of various foodstuffs, such as glutinous rice, eggs, bebuahan and vegetables. Because of its shape resembling a mountain, these offerings later given the name Mount, which symbolizes prosperity and welfare and the people of Yogyakarta Sultanate.

Mount Charity is one form of salvation offerings that are specifically made for display in the village or salvation wilujengan under its main hajad in organizing every Garebeg Maulud ceremony. Usually, there are 6 kinds Mount, namely: Mount Question Wadon Mount, Mount Gepak, Gunungan Dharat Gunungan Pawuhan and always presented in each Garebeg Maulud, and Mount Kutug presented only once every 8 years at Dal Garebeg Maulud year.

Mound is always displayed in Garebeg ceremony, is one form of expression Javanese symbolism associated with fertility, agrarian culture following magical properties. In ancient times, Mount made in Garebeg Maulud can reach 30 pieces, consisting of 10 Mount Question 4 Mount Wadon fruits, 4 fruit Pawuhan Mount, Mount Dharat fruit 4, and 8 fruit Mount Gepak. For that, the palace made a pair of buildings called Panti Pareden on page Kemagangan, which is specially used to make the Mount.

Mount-making process begins with a ceremony at the orphanage Tumplak Wajik Kemagangan page Pareden held 2 days before the execution of Garebeg Maulud, in the afternoon after Asr Prayer. The ceremony is accompanied by various offerings offerings this is a form of salvation ceremony to reject the possibility of interference during the process of making Mount.

In ancient times, this ceremony must be witnessed by one of his superiors or Pengageng Palace which became envoy of Sultan. The palace courtiers who served in the manufacture of special Gunungan must in a state of purity and comply with various restrictions, including the obligation to perform the ritual of fasting and a number of specific first. Along with the development, some ritual traditions seem increasingly simplified, as the Mount which is no longer as much in the past.

Ceremony Tumplak Wajik primarily to manufacture Mount Wadon that became a symbol of fertility in the process of creation. It is dedicated to the wide range of offerings related to traditional cosmetics such as mirrors, combs, warranty or herbal powder, betel leaves, and cloth and cloth semekan or chest. While as a safety guard, presented an ancient motif fabric named Wake tulak, which is believed to have magical powers to refuse reinforcements.

Wajik Tumplak ceremony is always accompanied by music kothekan or gejogan, a noise caused by hitting or beating the mortar pestle for pounding rice, Kenthongan, and various tools made of wood. Tetabuhan has unique songs and rhythms such as Lompong Gendhing It looks, Tundhung Satan and Owal-awil, which has a magical meaning as repellent reinforcements.

Although in one year, the palace ceremony held three times Garebeg, but this Wajik Tumplak ceremony held only 2 times, in months and months of Maulud only.

After the ceremony finished Tumplak Wajik, Mount-making process is continued for 2 days until the eve of the execution ceremony Garebeg Maulud.

A number of traditional ritual procession of increasingly simplified and perhaps it is no longer Mount sekhidmat antiquity. But public enthusiasm and hope to get a blessing from the Mount is still there, including during the manufacturing process.