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Batik Cloth Pattern: One of Ancient Ways to Pray to God

People express their hope and pray in many ways. Some of them chant and meditate. In ancient time, people wrote holly words and draw symbols to express their wish. Ancient Javanese people not only designed Batik cloth pattern for beauty and style but it was also unique ways to pray to God.

Definition of the art of batik is cloth which is made of a Javanese manual wax-resist dyeing technique. Batik is well-known in Indonesia and it is Indonesian national heritage.

As Batik is ancient art, there is esoteric myth of batik artwork. Traditionally, making Batik is not only technique but also the work of creation in mind, feeling, and power of will. In ancient times, man designed the motif and woman draw the Batik with batik tools. It was how to batik in ancient times.

Sidoluhur is one of motif of Batik or Batik Pattern. Originally, the creator or maker of this motif of Batik had to hold his breath while creating or drawing it. Sidoluhur was created by Ki Ageng Henis for his children and grandchildren. It was his expression of hope that his offspring could have awareness and give contribution to society. Batik is also the expression of prayer.  While making it, Nyi Ageng Henis, the wife of Ki Ageng Henis, held her breath and concentrated to draw the motive until the wax in canting was empty. Her pray and hope were expressed in the motif of Sidoluhur.

Parang, the other motif of Batik, was created based on the appreciation by Panembahan Senopate, King of Mataram (AD 1540-1553, toward the nature.  Panembahan got inspired when he meditated in the cave in the beach of South Sea. Beauty of stalagmite and stalactite attracted him. Then, he asked the princesses in his palace to draw the motif.

Not all batik motifs were designed by man. For example, Truntum, created by one of Sultan Paku Buwono III’s wives, is a batik motif which is created to express the hope toward the king. Truntum was created by Kanjeng Ratu Beruk. One night, the beauty of Bunga Tanjung, Mimusops elengi Maulsari or Spanish cherry or Medlaror Bullet wood attracted her.  The fallen flowers of Maulsari on the beach sand in the palace inspired her. Then, she held canting and drew Truntum motif with black background. Truntum is expression of hope. Even if in the night without moon, there are shining stars. There is always ease in every difficulties. No matter how small opportunity is, opportunity is opportunity.

Maybe, in ancient times, batik is also amulet or talisman. Because the maker expressed his spiritual experience in it and there are hope and pray in the motif of Batik. However, todays, Batik is fashion. Batik is style. People like exotic batik without understanding on its meaning of pattern.

Read also Flower of Life Pattern in Amulet Pendant for GoodLuck.

Where I Can Get Amulet Pendant?

Amulet becomes style when the wearer use it as amulet pendant or bracelet. It can be good luck amulet or amulet for protection. However, nowadays many people use amulet pendant just for style or fashion or just to express something that they like.

 

Some amulet pendants have natural inggredient like crystal or gem stone which naturaly gives benefits to the wearer. As some study says that some kinds of stone naturally can radiate far infrared which can produce hexagonal molecules of water. An amulet pendant can keep health.

Where Can I Get Good Luck Amulet Pendant?  

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Good Luck Amulet Pendant, Necklace, and Ring

 Today, I wanna talk about amulet, Talisman, or good luck charm.

Life has mystery. To live, people try to get better life. They try to get something better. To heve better life, they need virtue and fortune. To possess virtue, they learn to devolop their knowledge and skill as well as create tools. However, fortune is mystery. Jual jaket kulit domba asli Garut Murah. People belief that they need help the greater power outside them to get fortune or lucky. They ask God, angles, deities, and others to help them. Every religion and culture teach that God will listen those who ask for help.

In modern era, some knowledge says that fortune is related to law of attraction. It is related to people's subconcious mind. People need pray, positive affirmation and positive thinking/ emotion to get fortune.

Maybe, that's why in ancient times, people create charms, amulet, and talisman. There is no the exact difference between amulets and talismans. Each practitioners have various definition. But both are wore to give benefits for the user. Some amulet and talisman are created for good luck. They are made to remind the wearer to keep praying and think positive.

In many traditions, people wear amulet as amulet pendant or ring such as Kalachakra in Thai Tibetan amulet pendant or flower of light amulet pendant. Pendant is any object hung from a chain or knot.

You wanna to know more about it? Read more in Good Luck Amulet Pendant

Reba: Traditional Ceremony from Flores

Last February 2012, in Ngada, Flores, Indonesia, interesting cultural rites was held. People call the ceremony Reba. The ceremony was held for three days.

One day before the ceremony, the opening ceremony, called su`i uwi was held and continued with dinner gathering (ka maki Reba) until the dawn. In the morning, food and drink were served for the people.

Before Reba Ceremony, people danced and sang in O Uwi Ceremony. Uwi means cassava. The tribe respect cassavas because they nurture the tribe. To express gratitude, the tribe held Catholic Inculturation Mass. Reba is not only a party but also religious expression of gratitiude.

In Reba Ceremony, people of Ngada thank to their ancestors. Uwi or cassava plays important role in the dish in this ceremony. Cassava is the basic food, given by Earth so that the tribe are never hungry. Cassava symbolizes the source of life. Cassava also symbolizes divine thing.

Reba Ceremony is also the time for evaluating the social life of Ngada people.

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Upacara Adat Reba di Flores

Bulan Februari 2012 kemaren, di Ngada, Flores, berlangsung ritual adat menarik yaitu Upacara Adat Reba yang berlangsung selama tiga hari.

Sehari sebelum perayaan, upacara pembukaan Reba (su`i uwi) dilakukan dan malamnya dilanjutkan dengan acara makan-makan bersama (ka maki Reba) sembari menunggu fajar. Pagi harinya warga disediakan makan dan minuman.


Sebelum Upacara Adat Reba berupa upacara o uwi  yaitu tari-tarian dan nyanyian, digelar perayaan misa inkulturasi sebagai ujud syukur. Reba tidak sekadar pesta tetapi wujud kegembiraan masyarakat dengan tetap menjaga nuansa religius.


Upacara Adat Reba merupakan ungkapan rasa terima kasih  masyarakat Ngada terhadap leluhurnya. Uwi atau Ubi memegang peranan penting dalam hidangan upacara ini karena bagi masyarakat Ngada, ubi adalah sumber makanan pemberian bumi yang tiada habisnya sehingga masyarakat Ngada tidak akan pernah mengalami kelaparan. Pada masa nenek moyang, ubi memang makanan pokok. Ubi merupakan sumber kehidupan. Ubi juga menjadi simbol keilahian.


Upacara ini juga digunakan untuk mengevaluasi  segala hal tentang kehidupan bermasyarakat pada tahun sebelumnya yang telah  dijalani oleh masyarakat Ngada.

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