BANYUWANGI – Kundo warso ilang gondone kari roso. The sentence came out of Sugeng's mouth, 58, accompanied a number of Arabic prayer sequences. For Sugeng and his professional friends, This sentence is usually said to end the procession of slaughtering the sacrificial animal.
In the world of failure, the sentence is a form of local wisdom for the butchers. Like the closing sentence in every activity. As a form of respect for the slaughtered livestock.
Eliminating the life of a cow or goat does not necessarily make a butcher carry out the execution with angry emotions. "We can't be emotional, must slaughter with love,"said Sugeng met at his house in the Hamlet of Watu Gong, Wonosobo Village, Srono . District.
that afternoon, after performing the prayer Id, Happy to go straight back to his house. This year, he is absent from the call to slaughter the sacrificial animal. This decision he took out of respect for his late wife. "This year I'm off, this together 40 the day my wife died," he said.
even though, if you remember Eid al-Adha last year, at least there 75 goats and six cows which he slaughters in a day. It doesn't take a person like Sugeng much time to finish the job. The wages he receives are quite good too, from Rp 50 thousand for goats and Rp 300 thousand for cow. “Cows are usually done by two people, rate-rate 30 minute," he explained.
The world of slaughter seems to be ingrained for this father of four children. He has been engaged in this activity since 21 last year. Not only in Banyuwangi, His reputation as a butcher is also well known in Papua, precisely in the Manokwari area. “I haven't been here long, I just came back from Papua," he said.
While in Papua, not only cows and goats that he slaughtered. The local wisdom of the local community makes him have the experience of slaughtering deer. “There are a lot of deer,Sugeng added.
Slaughtering the sacrificial animal, according to Sugeng, it is not enough to just say basmalah. For him, a series of prayers must be said so that the procession runs solemnly. Starting from the creed, Greetings, takbir, special prayer, continued prayer in Javanese. All of that is done to appreciate the life of every living being.
"God willing, if the prayer is complete, the meat is not fishy and good","said Sugeng.
The potency of salawat also he proved on 1990 ago. At that time there was a TNI family in the Bongkoran area who held a celebration. Unexpectedly, the cow that is about to be slaughtered goes berserk, a cage measuring four by four collapsed on the ground. Many people are overwhelmed.
Until finally the host put out some sort of contest. The news reached Sugeng's ears. Don't want to waste the opportunity, he decided to take part. Armed with experience and belief, Sugeng also tried to calm the cow that was about to be slaughtered.
At that time, he remembers the advice from the parents to tame a raging animal. The most powerful way can be done by saying selawat. Coupled with slipping a stick the size of the animal's horn at the waist.
“After I did that, suddenly the cow crashes in front of me, Yes, this is the knowledge from several kiai," he remembers.
For that success, Sugeng's name is getting known. The host also gave him a prize of Rp 50 thousand. "At that time I got quite a lot of wages", rice alone is still Rp 10 rupiah per kilogram,said Sugeng.