Meanwhile, before the Tumpeng Sewu, Kemiren residents carry out the tradition of mepe mattress ( drying the mattress) together along the village road. Locals believe that the mepe mattress tradition is to ward off evil and disease.
Chairman of the Kemiren Village Indigenous Peoples, Suhaimi, said the residents of Kemiren Village thought that disease came from the bed. So that, they take the mattress out of the house and then dry it outside to avoid all kinds of diseases.
Mattress is considered as an object that is very close to humans. So it must be cleaned so that the dirt on the mattress disappears, Uniquely, The color of the mattresses that the residents of Kemiren Village dry are uniform, namely red and black.
The red-black mattress is an object that parents must give to their daughter after marriage. “Parents should give this red-black mattress to daughter. Not really required, but parents here are embarrassed if they can't give a red mattress- black to his son,” said Suhaimi.
Regarding the color of the mattresses of the Kemiren Village residents who are uniformly red and black, they also have their own philosophy for the people of Kemiren Village. Bold brave red, while black means eternal. The main thing is, because this mattress is a gift from parents to their married children, So it is hoped that they will always dare to face any problems in their marriage and their child's marriage relationship will last forever.
Meanwhile, When Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi went around in all corners of Kemiren Village, indeed all residents took out their mattresses to dry in front of their houses, Not just sun -dried, people also beat- Hit the mattress with a bang so that the dust or dirt on the mattress disappears.
Furthermore, In addition to the tradition of mepe mattresses in Kemiren Village yesterday, it was also enlivened with several other events. Like a traditional music performance, The people of Kemiren Village also take part in a competition to sell traditional snacks.
Traditional specialties, like coming, kucur, pirates, orog-orog, fried building, and so on. Also sold to outsiders who come to Kemiren Village, yesterday. “Eating fried bananas and drinking coffee here is delicious,” Bayu said. 23, Sobo Village residents, who came in Kemiren yesterday.
Kemiren Village Head Lilik Yuliati said, he deliberately held a competition and selling traditional snacks. This is done so that the economic impact of the traditional Kemiren Village tradition can be felt by the Kemiren Village community.
“Many people outside Kemiren are coming here. This is an opportunity for the residents of Kemiren Village to show off their special snacks and also sell them to other people,” Lilik said. (radar)
