Grebeg Pancasila The celebrations or ceremonies Grebeg Pancasila as the embodiment of
gratitude and pride over the birth of Pancasila, Blitar city government
with citizens commemorate the birth of Pancasila was full of activities.
Month of June in Blitar may be a full day of activities to honor and
appreciate the great heroes of the service's first president of the
Republic of Indonesia, Ir. Sukarno. Start of the ceremony till the
Pancasila Grebeg Haul Bung Karno. For this year, a day before
the Pancasila Grebeg ceremony held on June 1, 2009 there are some extra
activities that have been digeber. Precisely on the day of the week, May
31, 2009, at around 09.00 am and Vespa motorcycle community joined in a
rally SCROOB Blitar Vespa motorcycle with the start of Kebon Rojo Jl.
Diponegoro Blitar to the Grave Bung Karno. Once finished 'nyekar' or
pilgrimage to the Tomb of Bung Karno them to Kebon Rojo kemabli to hold
the place of art performances.
In the evening, at around 19:00
pm, the procession was held sacred. This event is centered at Dalem
Gebang or often called the Palace Gebang which heritage objects are
stored in connection with the history there. Blitar city administration
as the organizers put all agencies and colleagues as well as school
students in Blitar City to take part in the procession line of Heritage,
accompanying banners and miniature symbol of the state bird of Garuda
to the mayor's office on Jl. Merdeka south alon-alon Blitar. Almost
all the participants of the procession, carrying the traditional torch.
And each agency or crew who represent a variety of creative display of
miniature art department or the potential of each region. There are Koi
fish, Blimbing, dragons, and various models colorful lanterns are all
embedded images that represent each of the precepts of Pancasila.
That
night most of the citizens of the town of Blitar witnessed agustusan
like carnival, they stand-lane road along the road from the Palace
Gebang to the Office of the City of Blitar, where the procession will
finish Pancasila. Meanwhile, in the lobby or veranda mayor's
office was waiting for your fathers and mothers as well as government
officials with Javanese traditional dress sing-tembang tembang macapat
as a symbol of hope and prayer to the Almighty, so what is the ideals of
ancestor of the Indonesian nation is granted.
At the same time,
when the procession entered the Pancasila was the mayor's office of
Blitar, located in Kebon Rojo, the artists held a performance art Blitar
Tirakatan night with a concert, theater, poetry readings and so on for
12 hours under the Bung Karno century monument, a theme ONE JUNE
contemplation.
Kyai
Pradah Gong (The Sacred Washing Ceremony)
The other Blitar traditional ceremony that annually
held is the sacred washing ceremony of Kyai
Pradah Gong. This traditional ceremony is followed
by almost all of Blitar society. The sacred
washing ceremony of Kyai Pradah Gong is a traditional
ceremony, which has been inherited from one
generation to the other generation in Blitar
district society. Besides, it is meant to flourish
the traditional culture. It is also meant to
give blessing for those who bring or showered
by the used water of the ‘gong’
(one of Javanese instruments).