Siraman Ceremony

Siraman Ceremony , Siraman from the base of "siram" (Java) which means bath. The meaning is to wash spray brides who self-cleaning means to be holy and pure. We will implement the existing spray-advice and counsel and prayers and hope that described in: Tumpeng Robyong, Tumpeng bald, asrep-asrepan Rice, Snack Market, plantains 1 comb, 1 banana pulut comb, 7 kinds of porridge, Empluk small (clay containers) filled with herbs and a bit of rice, 1 whole egg raw chicken, stuffed Juplak coconut oil, 1 green coconuts without husk, 1 pair of Javanese sugar, and 1 rooster tail. To maintain the health of the bride and groom so not freezing then assigned seven people bathing, seven equal to pitu (Java) which means pitulung (Java) meaning help. The ceremony was concluded by the spray makeup (Pemaes) by splitting a pitcher of clay. wikipedia-dmore

Javanese Traditional Ceremony Siraman

Spray is a ceremonial ritual heritage of our ancestors that contain a lot of philosophy in it. In each step in the procession spray reinforce your power so that the bride and the liver cleanse itself so that the continuous steady for a wedding the next day. At the ceremony a more internal nature is the big family get together, share the joys, blessings and give moral support to the bride and groom to enter a new phase in his life.

Supplies Siraman event consists of: Pots Siraman, golden strands of rice that accompanies the dipper symbolizes ducking and nurturing family. Porridge has a meaning as repellent Sengkolo disaster so that all may go smoothly; addition, there are boiled root crops that grow in the ground (better known as the polo Pendem) that reinforce your power of households will be fostered by the bride and groom will have a strong foundation.
There is also a series of pieces of bark; spray water jug ​​where running water ablution; Tumpeng Robyong meaningful hope of salvation, fertility and prosperity; Tumpeng for the event last bite, as well as not to miss Kreweng, the money from clay that will be used to buy cendol in the event "lunkhead dawet".

That also need to be prepared flower water bowl and scissors for hair cutting ceremony after the spray, as well as a mini digger shovel holes for planting ceremony rikmo (plant hair). If the owner of the lavatory providing token (souveneer) for the elders who will be watered or spray to the event invitation, should also have been prepared.

Water splash of water and Installation Bleketepe
Event begins with setting up water spray from 7 sources into the barrel. Spray water sources are usually taken from the besan, home pini elderly, and traditional houses and then stirred with a mixture of interest.

While waiting for the princess bride getting ready to spray, the father installing bleketepe (woven palm leaves) as Tarub at the gate of the house. Installation Tarub reinforce your power as an official sign that there will be hunger-law in the house in question.
The procedure for installing Tarub is the father up the stairs, while the mother held the ladder while helping provide bleketepe. Procedures for mutual assistance is a symbol of both parents into the family protector.

History on this Tarub installation activities began at Ki Ageng Tarub, one of the ancestors of the kings of Mataram has the intention to marry his son Raden Bondan Goddess Nawangsih Kejawan, Ki Ageng create shade of woven palm leaves. This was done because the house is a small Ki Ageng can not load all the guests, so guests are out of the house shaded by coconut leaves Payon. With the given 'Payon' is the space used to be the Great guests spacious and accommodate all guests. Then Payon from coconut leaves called 'Tarub', derived from the first name of the person who made it.
When finished installing Tarub, cloth Tuwuhan on both sides of the entrance gate in the open. Tuwuhan implies a wish to a child who was engaged to be able to conceive, to carry out the family history.

Tuwuhan consists of:
• plantain tree whose fruit is ripe. The purpose selected ripe bananas is expected to be married couples have adult thoughts or has been cooked. While the plantains to mean hope that the couple will be married someday have prosperity, glory and honor as king.
• Sugarcane wulung red. Reinforce your power as a source of sweetness. It symbolizes paced life good. While wulung meaning for the Javanese means old or older. Upon entering the stage of marriage, the bride and groom are expected to have the old soul who always acted with 'kewicaksanaan' or policy.
• Cengkir Gadhing is a symbol of the womb where newborn babies or symbol descent.
• Leaves cottonwoods and Pari Sewuli Randu clothing symbolizes, while pari food symbolizes. So it means that the bride always adequate clothing and food security.
• Godhong anything (various leaves) Like a banyan leaf symbolizes guardianship, grass weeds in hopes free from any obstruction

The course of events Siraman
The event begins with a splash of water sungkem brides parents ask for the blessing. After that, the bride and groom led to a spray that had been prepared.

Siraman starts from both parents wedding followed by the elderly who have been pini. Ablutions and disbursed by the father of pitcher splash. Then the pitcher broken by both parents as a mark of prestige broke the boy as a grown woman flashes of light and charm.
Event haircut, followed by holding emo into the house symbolizes affection of parents who always accompanies her son until the last second before a new stage of life of the child.


Dodoo Dawet
While waiting for the bride to change clothes, the whole family gathered to prepare for the event cone-bribery bribes at the end of the event. Beloved brothers then distributed the money to be used in the event kreweng selling cendol (lunkhead dawet).

Meaning lunkhead cendol dawet taken from the round, will be interpreted as a symbol of determination of parents to their children? Match. For people who will buy dawet must pay kreweng (broken tiles) rather than with money. It shows that human life comes from the earth.
That serves the buyer is the mother while the father receives payment. It is taught to their children who will marry on how to make a living, that a husband and wife should help each other. Behind it there is also a witty meaning of this event, which is a symbol that the next day when the marriage ceremony and the reception, guests will come and as busy as selling cendol / dawet it!

Planting Hair and Waiver Chicken
Furthermore, the ceremony continued with the planting rikmo / Hair by parents. Crop planted is both prospective bride, made after representatives of the family of the bride back to the groom's residence carrying haircut.

The release of Black Rooster is the next procession, which means that parents are wholeheartedly sincere take his daughter to live independently. Like a chicken that is so removed can already find / scavenge food itself, is expected for the future of the child may live independently, gain extensive fortune and blessing.

Bribery
At the end of the event, a bride who had changed clothes kreweng cash proceeds received from the mother lunkhead. Symbolizes the teaching of the mother on how to live independently and manage a living in married life. Last bite and kiss affection of both parents to end a series of events this Javanese traditional spray.

 

SIRAMAN Ceremony
Siraman means to take a bath. The Siraman in the wedding ritual is meant to clean the couple to become clean, their bodies as well as their souls. The Siraman ceremony usually should be organized one day prior to the IJAB and Panggih rituals, in the afternoon. Siraman of the would be bride should be conducted in her parents' residence as for the would be bridegroom in his parents house.
For this ritual some preparations have to be made, such as:

1. The place of the Siraman, in the family bathroom or in a place specially designed for the purpose. Nowadays the second alternative is more common.
2. The lists of persons who should bath the couple. Instead of the parents, some elderly distinguished women should be invited among other their grand mothers. They are selected due to their good moral behavior. The numbers are limited usually to seven. Seven in Javanese is PITU, so they should give PITULUNGAN means help.
3. Items which must be prepared.
• A big bowl for water, usually made of copper or bronze.
• Water from a well or spring
• Setaman flowers, consist of rose, yasmin, magnolia, cananga, to be put in the water.
• Wet powder-five colours, should function like a soap.
• Traditional shampoo and conditioner such as ash of rice straw, coconut milk and tamarind juice.
• 2 coconuts, tied up together
• a small chair, covered with:
  Old mat
  White cloth
  Several kind of plant leaves
  Dlingo Bengle herbs
  Bango tulak cloths (4 patterns) against evil deed.
  Lurik woven pabrics with design YUYU SEKANDANG and PULA WATU.
• White cotton cloth to be wear during siraman
• Batik cloth of Grompol and NAGASARI design
• Towel
• Kendi - earthenware flask with a neck and spout.
• Gayung - a water dipper.
4. Sajen / offering for SIRAMAN
   Traditionally sajen/offering in Javanese ritual is considered very important. It has a deep symbolic meaning, in short:
• Requesting protection from God, the Creator
• Remembering the ancestors, so their souls live in peace in eternal world and hopefully got a blessing from them.
• Avoiding evil deeds from spirit and human being.
• The ritual should be safe and successful.

5. Siraman's sajen among other consist of:
• Tumpeng ROBYONG; a decorated Robyong rice cone, with the wish to be in safety.
• Tumpeng GUNDUL; rice cone with no decoration.
• Cold food
• Bananas and other fruits
• A chicken egg
• A Peeled coconut
• Coconut sugar
• A latern
• Telon flowers (cananga, yasmin, magnolia)
• Seven kinds of porridge
• Sweet cookies
• Cookies made of glutinous rice
• A cock

The family of the would be bride should send envoys to the family of the would be bridegroom, a small bowl of holy water, consists of water and flowers. This holy water, called banyu suci PERWITOSARI (banyu: water, suci: holy, perwitosari: essence of life) should be pourred in the water in the bridgroom's house.

The execution of SIRAMAN

1.      The would be bride/bridegroom, with hair hung loosely picked up from her/his room by the parents. She/he is escorted to the place of siraman. Some people bring a tray of batik cloths, towels etc walk behind them. These things should be used after the siraman.

2.      He/she should be seated on the chair.

3.      A prayer is offered

4.      The first person to bath her/him is the father and then the mother, countinued by others in the list.

5.      The last person to bath her/him is the Pemaes or a special elder person assigned. She should use the traditional shampo, powder etc to clean her/him. He/she should sit, with both hands in front of the chest in praying position. The Pemaes pours water from Kendi to their hands and they use it to rinse the mouth three times. The Pemaes pours to their head, face, ears, neck, hands and feet three times each.

6.      When the Kendi is empty, the Pemaes or person assigned should break the kendi on the floor saying: Wis Pecah Pamore' - meaning that he/she is handsome (beautiful, now is a grown-up) (ready to get married).

7.      He/she should wear the batik cloth of Grompol design and cover the body with Nagasari batik cloth.

8.      He/she should be escorted back to the wedding room.

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