Tuesday, September 25, 2012

What I Think About Ponorogo?


IF you READ THIS LETTER TO ALL OUT, ​​I’m really matur nuwun once, you are wasting your time. Because often when I talk to my friends in their overseas rather than nostalgia tock stories, about the grandson, disease, and show off his past glory. That’s interesting ideas for me, but not for Ponorogo.


Read more: http://healthmad.com/mental-health/what-i-think-about-ponorogo/#ixzz27SXt4TER

The Biggest Culture Event in Ponorogo Regency


This agenda entered East Java tourism calendar (Calendar of event). Grebeg Suro is the ritual culture incident and became the party site of Ponorogo people. Usually it begun a week before one Suro.

GREBEG SURO


Read more: http://socyberty.com/holidays/is-the-biggest-culture-event-in-ponorogo-regency/#ixzz27SXPvxMU

About Reyog Ponorogo Part 15

The second version of legend.
Long ago there lived a ruler of Wengker named Prince Wijaya. Wengker was so often to be in wars against Kahuripan Kingdom which was then ruled by Airlangga. Due to the wars part of Wengker territory fell under Kahuripan to be its dependency. Wengker wished to regain its lost territory. 

Read more: http://socyberty.com/politics/about-reyog-ponorogo-part-15/#ixzz27SX63220

Fact vs. Legend Ngebel Lake


One thing that may make sense is that the lake has the cone-shape bottom, which may cause ‘circle water current’ that sucks into its depth. (continued)
The legend of Ngebel is possibly took place in the era of Islamic Kingdom Mataram back in 17th Century, as informed by Ngebel villager. Should this be true the natural disaster of a big flood drowning the village may be true. The natural disaster of the big flood possibly was caused an effect of the eruption of Mount Wilis in 1640 AD. 

Read more: http://scienceray.com/earth-sciences/fact-vs-legend-ngebel-lake-two/#ixzz27SWoPSAl

About Reyog Ponorogo Part 10

The second opinion puts tradition of custom rites (religious ceremony) as a reference. Some experts in cultures say that something which motivated the birth of Reyog Ponorogo was the tradition of custom rites when the flourishing animism culminated. In the past the Javanese generally had a belief that spirit of the dead could be brought in to the mortal world of man, and so could the spirits of dead animals. The spirits were brought in for safeguarding life and giving strength or power. (continued)