The South Ocean Parangtritis Beach

  

Location of meetings with the legendary Nyai Loro Kidul or Queen of the South. The tour begin with a drive through the lovely countryside of the Seribu (Thousand) Hills. On arrival at Parangtritis, you will have leisure time to browse the beach on foot. Complete the tour with a drive to the nearby Queen of the South resort, to enjoy romantic sunset (including hot tea/ coffee) (4hours)
  

Parangtitis Beach ( The South Ocean)

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Leak – Balinese Magic Mystics

If you spend your days with Balinese, you will probably get a story about Leak or Balinese magic. And sometimes it is hard to believe it, but often it will make you very curious. To get someone that can show you about this magic is not as easier as you get someone who can tell you about Leak.

In Bali, people have a bad image of Leak. They believe that Leak can make one fall sick or killed. One wishing to learn about leak should devote his or her self to Durga, in hope that She may bestow upon one the gift of being able to use leak’s mantra effectively. After having achieved one’s end by means of offering and prayers recited during a mystic dance in the middle of the night in the graveyard, then he will transform into a leak.

A leak has a power to change its appearance into an animal, a bike or a car, a flaming ghost (endih), a demon devil, and others that he wants. A Leak has several ways to change its appearance: First, what Balinese call leak pamoroan. It can change completely into animals that appear only during the night. They try to suck their victims or just frighten them.

Second, Tluh, a change of the appearance but only its facial expression: The face is swollen, the eyes are distended and glowing with the fixed gaze. They appear at daytime, exert themselves to stab their enemies into stomach with a knife hidden in their hand.

Third, higher level is tranjana. They can appear during the day or the night. Their appearance is only to be seen indistinctly, partly invisible, or as a shadow to straggle his victim.

However to harm or kill someone, leak can also use papasangan. It does not need to change his or her appearance. Sometimes, leaks are seen involved in fights, measuring their power one against another. Common people usually are unable to see the fights. And the one who losses the fight will fall ill or will show sitting of blood and is doomed to death.

A trained (leak’s master) will usually find it much easier to transform its performance.. Having concentrated on a shape of an animal he is going to change into and recited magical words (mantra) properly, then he will transform directly into a leak. The leak is considered to be lower than mankind because what he eats include corpses and everything putrefied. He sees a dead dog as a delicious food and he mistakes foul smell for fragrance and perfume.

Actually, Leak is not as bad as people think. It is like a knife: It can help us or hurt us, depending on how and what we use it for. Mangku Ketut Rnam said that Leak more is like a sharpened knowledge and “it is not bad as people think, it can be used to help people although it can hurt people, too.”

LK. Suryani, meditation expert, also shared Mangku Tetut Rnam’s view, saying that people have misperception about leak. “People just see it from the negative side. They do not realize that leak is just like a meditation or other kinds of science,” she said. She believes that leak still exist in Bali.

Ngurah Harta realizes that challenges facing those who already have a bad image about leak. “Leak is one of our heritages that need to be retained to prevent it from extinction. If leak is said to be a bad thing, I do not agree. In fact, it will entirely depend on individuals themselves. If leak is used for healing purposes, then it means good but when leak is used to harm people, it means bad,” he said.

 

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Reog Is Unique Traditional Culture

Reog Ponorogo is unique traditional culture from Indonesia especially from Ponorogo, East Java.

This tradition is identical with mistic. The most popular character in Reog Ponorogo is Warok and Gemblak. the history of Reog Ponorogo is from the legend of rebellion of Ki Ageng Kutu that is the servant of Majapahit Kingdom who the king had bad attitude. Ki Ageng Kutu left the Kingdom and invited the young people to go with him and they learned about mystical and self defense to strive again the kingdom, the message that Ki Ageng Kutu wanted to deliver to the kingdom is showed by Reog Performance as allusion to Kingdom.

In Reog Ponorogo, it's performed the people who wear mask of lion head which is called " Singa Barong" as the symbol of Kertabumi or the king of Majapahit. on top of the must they put feather of peacock which is like giant fan which symbolize China who also hold up their life. there is character which is called jatilan that is acted by the dancer who called Gemblak that symbolize

the solder of Majapahit. The character which is symbolizing Ki Ageng Kerta is called Warok that is the actor who wear red clown uniform. Warok lift up Singa Barong by using their theeth. the weight of Singa Barong is for about 50 kg so it is impossible if the ordinary people do that without magic.

Now, the art of Reog is performed in certain event such as weeding and great day. the performance has changed, now Reog is performed by using 3 part of dancing, which consist of 6-8 Dancer. the dancer wear black clothes and their face are coloured by red colour. It symbolize brave lion. Next dance is dance with is acted by girls who ride hourse. the dancer is not really woman but the man who wear women clothes. the dance is called " Tari jaran Kepang". after dancing the important part of this performance depends on the event if the event is about Wedding, the play is about love. and the last scene is singa barong and Warok.

Here I have pictures of Reog Ponorogo ^_^

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The Legend of Nyi Loro Kidul The Queen of South Ocean

The Legend of Nyi Loro Kidul (The Queen of South Ocean)
 Once a time, there was a beutiful princess named dewi Kadita. Because of her beauty, She was called Dewi Srengenge. It means the goddess of the sun.Her father was king Manding Wangi. Altough he had a beutiful daughter, he was un happy because he always expected to have a son.
The King decide to marry Dewi Mutiara. He head a son from her. Dewi Mutiara wanted her son to become a king in future. She asked the king to send his daughter away. The king did not agree.
Dewi Mutiara called a black wizard to curse Kadita. She wanted Kadita's beautiful body full of ulcer. Then,kadita 's body was full of ulcer. It smelled bad. The beautiful princess cried.
The king was very sad. No one could cure the ilness of his daughter. The king did not want her daughter to be a romou, so he sent his daughter away.
The poor princess did know where to go. Howeve,she had a noble heart She did not have any bad feelings about her stepmother. She walked for almost seven days and seven nights. Then,she came to the South Ocean. The ocean was so clean and clear. She jumped into the water swam.
Suddenly,there was a miracle. The ocean water cured her illness. She became more beautiful than before. She also had a power to command the whole south ocean. She became a fairy called Nyi Roro Kidul or the Queen of South Ocean

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