Karimunjawa is a collection of 27 islands in the Java Sea, which includes Jepara District, Central Java with Karimunjawa island as the largest island. Since 2001 Karimunjawa was set as a National Park as a house for coral reefs, mangroves, coastal forests, and nearly 400 species of sea fauna.
In addition to the beauty of the sea, the cultural tradition of the society is also interesting to witness among the Barikan Tradition. Barikan comes from a baric word that means “selamet’, so that the barikan itself means “cellametan”, a tradition held every Friday wage in Sura’s prosecution as a form of syukur embodiment to God for the abundance of rejeki during a year passed.
Cellametan or kenduri is characterized by joint feeding activities, which begins various attractions and prayers. The people pray and grateful for the rejeki obtained from the sea as well as from the land in the form of agricultural outcomes such as rice, corn and nuts, besides it also as a hope for when the western wind season arrives citizens are always given safety when sailing for fish.
A number of citizens carry small tumpeng buceng in starting the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
A number of people plays a Rebana music tool when following the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
Barikan tradition begins with mothers carrying Buceng or small Tumpeng containing salts, green beans, palms, and fried oil, and gathered in the place of village roads. After all gathered, religious figures lead prayer. Furthermore, the large tumpeng was assembled by village and ended in Alun-alun. The hemorrhoid of citizens and partially eaten together.
Barikan tradition is also a form of tolerance between citizens and tribes who are familiar with the island, such as Madura, Bajo, and Bugis tribes. And it is no less important to add attraction to tourists visiting Karimunjawa Island.
Photo and Text: Joseph Nugroho
Petinggi people or Village Head hit gong as a sign starting arak-arakan Tradisi Barikan in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
The number of citizens claim Mountan which contains sea and land results when following the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
A foreign tourist enshrined the moments of the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
The number of citizens claim Mountan which contains sea and land results when following the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
A religious figures open the Barikan Tradition with prayers in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
A number of people plays a Rebana music tool when following the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
A number of citizens carry Buceng or tumpeng containing salt, egg, nut and fried oil when following the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
Warga brings Buceng or tumpeng containing salt, egg, peanut and fried oil when following the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
A number of people eat together from the tumpeng containing sea and land results when following the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
The number of people called Mountan containing sea and land results when following the Barikan Tradition in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, Central Java.
