Central Java

Central Java

Central Java (Indonesian: Jawa Tengah, abbreviated as Jateng, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. It forms the middle portion of the island of Java. The administrative capital is Semarang.he province is 32,800.69 km² in area, approximately a quarter of the total land area of Java. Its population was 32,382,657 at the 2010 Census, making it the third most-populous province in Indonesia after West Java and East Java; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 32,779,832.Central Java is also a cultural concept that includes the Special Region and city of Yogyakarta as well as the Province of Central Java. However, administratively the city and its surrounding regencies have formed a separate special region (equivalent to a province) since Indonesian independence, the area and population of which are not included in the above statistics.

Tourism Site

Central of Java have some tourism sites like Candi Borobudur, Gunung Dieng, Mesjid Demak, Batu Raden, Curug Bekawah,Air terjun Grojogan Sewu, Museum Sangiran, Museum Kereta Api Ambarawa,Museum Batik, Telogo Warno, Makam Sunan Kudus, Waguk Gajah Mungkur, Pantai Logending, Monumen

Candi Borobudur

Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument consists of six square platforms topped by three circular platforms and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues each of which is seated inside a perforated stupa. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple, as well as one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world.

Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra Dynasty, the temple was designed in Javanese Buddhist architecture, which blends the Indonesian indigenous cult of ancestor worship and the Buddhist concept of attaining Nirvana. The temple also demonstrates the influences of Gupta art that reflects India's influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements incorporated to make Borobudur uniquely Indonesian. The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path around the monument and ascends to the top through three levels symbolic of Buddhist cosmology: Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). The monument guides pilgrims through an extensive system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the walls and the balustrades. Borobudur has the largest and most complete ensemble of Buddhist reliefs in the world.

Evidence suggests Borobudur was constructed in the 9th century and abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Hindu kingdoms in Java and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Traditional House

Central Java have the same of traditional house with West Java, named Joglo

Pendopo

Simply, there is a special section in Joglo is a pavilion, Sentong, courtiers, and pawon. The pavilion is the living room or the main room which is used to receive guests. Sentong means the room, there are usually three. While the palace is a gathering place for families. Meanwhile, pawon means kitchen, whose function is also not much different from the kitchen in general.

Traditional Costume

Traditional Costume of Central Java

Clothing Indigenous Central Java. Men: For men's wear as well as at the head beskap blangkon wear. And, subordinates wear fabrics that use dlapisi stagen jarik that are not easily separated. In addition, it also carries a dagger embedded in stagen.

Women: Central Java costume for women is wearing kebaya combined with jarik cloth. Then, the fabric was closed using stagen or cloth wrapped around in the stomach so that the fabric is not easily separated. To close stagen, Central Java woman wearing rainbow-colored shawl of vibrant colored woven cloth / bright.

Traditional Weapons

The Central Java have also traditional named Keris

Keris

Keris is a dagger stabbing weapon classes (sharp pointed and sharp on both sides). The shape is distinctive and easily distinguishable from other weapons, because it is not symmetrical in part pagkal dilated, often winding blade.

Traditional Dances

They have some of traditional dances , such as Tari Bambangan Cakil, Tari Gandrung, Tari Sintren and Tari Merak but Tari Merak is very popular in Central Java than the other.

Peacock Dance Central Java

Peacock Dance is one of the dances that are popular in Central Java. As the name suggests, this dance is a dance is a dance that symbolizes the movements of a peacock. Generally, the dancers use a scarf tied waist, where the shawl spread like wings of birds.

Traditional Music Instrument

Central Java have some traditional music instrument like Gamelan, Rebab, Celempung atau Sitar,and Suling. here are the picture of traditional music instrument in Central Java. 

Traditional Music instrument of Central Java

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