SILIRAGUNG – The banyan tree in general has a close relationship with mystical stories. Like the one that grew behind the Kesilir Village Hall, there is a fairly old banyan tree that is about two or three centuries old.
According to local stories, The banyan tree also cannot be separated from the history or origin of Kesilir Village, that the old banyan tree has a height of approx 30 meter has a mystical story and history.
According to Makruf, the locals, The shady trees around the market do look singular.
“That tree does look scary at night, ever suddenly the banyan tree moved like in the wind, even though at that time there was no wind,Said Makruf (25/8/2017).
Furthermore, The Kesilir Village youth told, there was news among the local residents, that the old banyan is inhabited by spirits such as genderuwo and long-haired creatures.
Kamidi said the same thing, residents who live around the banyan tree justify the rumors from the residents. Besides that, He also told about the history of Kesilir Village which is closely related to the three -century -old tree.
“There used to be a hermit from Alas Purwo who took shelter under that banyan tree, and a hermit feels the strings (wind breeze), and finally the visited village was named Kesilir”. Kata Kamidi.
The story is according to a man who is also a local PSHT elder, from his long-deceased grandfather. "I heard the story from my grandfather. That the tree is strongly related to the origin of the village,” he concluded. (suarabanyuwangi.com)
