IMAGE – Villagers/District Gambiran held a ruwatan in their village yesterday (12/10). In that event, they paraded a giant cone and produce around the village. That journey, ended up at the Wiroguno Bridge which was made a rescue center.
In that event, all village officials took to the streets. They paraded the produce that was packed in a cone. Seven women carry jugs, tricolor fabric, and offerings like chicken and gunungan wayang. Arak- The procession starts from the village head's house to the village office.
Arriving at the village office, one of the cones is opened and prayed for, then brought back to the location of the ruwatan east of the Wiroguno Bridge. One of the caretaker leaders, Ki Gunawan, said before the village safety procession or village cleaning was done with puppets, they paraded the produce carried by residents and seven nymphs.
"All the produce and goods brought by the angels are symbols",He said. The three colors brought by the angels, that is white, Red, and black, light him, that means purity, courage, and the universe. "Black means the universe, the small meaning of the universe is village,” he told reporters Jawa Pos Radar Tile.
For jugs that are closed with kencur and laos, light him, it's a symbol of sapto pratolo, that is, all of humanity will eventually die and leave the world. Therefore, while living in the world to do good and leave something less good.
"Saptopratolo means that no human survives"," he said. About kencur and laos, Ki Gu nawan calls it a symbol of repulsion that protects all citizens and villages. "This ruwatan ritual refers to the concept of Javanese customs combined with Islam",he explained.
Village head (village head) Gambiran, Eko Hadi Riyanto, said the tradition of cleaning the village or ruwatan which was held for the first time after a long time had not been carried out at the location which is now a bridge. (Wiroguno Bridge), first clean the village here, at a location that is now a health center," he said.
Before there was a village office, light him, residents in Gambiran Village every year hold a celebration- Kuran and ruwatan at the Wiroguno Bridge site. After the village office was built, the tradition is changed. “Ruwatan was held at the village office,He said.
The village head admitted that this year the ruwatan was returned to its original place. It was all done for the sake of getting back here. Besides that, The existence of the Wiroguno Bridge is also one of the vital accesses for the community. "It's been a long time the ruwatan has not been on the bridge," he said. (radar)
