The rice plant flag leaves begin to dry and the heal began to yellowen into the ideals for farmers because it became a rice marker has been harvested. In the Javanese society, which will be a tradition before starting the harvest, farmers will conduct a 'wiwitan' ceremony or the beginning of the rice harvest.
This custom ceremony became a symbol of the creation of farmers to God as well as the earth as the 'sedulur sikep'. Earth is ‘cyclopedia’ for the people of Java because the earth is considered a must-respected brother, guarded and conserved for life.
Traditions among farmers who are also a means of silaturahmi this society has actually been in the past. But as the development of the traditions began to be rare and almost extinct.
Citizens carry food that will be used to eat together at Bambanglipuro, Bantul, IN Yogyakarta.
Warga brings kendi contains water that will be watered in rice fields in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta.
The farmers in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta strives to revive the tradition. The early rice harvest in 2017, it looks a number of people frothy Javanese customs carrying rice mountains, fruit mounts up to 'ubo rampe' or fixtures commonly used for a salary towards rice fields to hold the ceremony "Wiwitan".
Upon arrival at the rice fields, ‘Sevenly’ or the person who was led to the prayer stamped for the harvest of this time. As the prayer, the citizens then together eat the fatty rice shared.
No luput, a number of young children are hung to engage in the ceremony so that they know the long traditions of Java.
Warga said ubo rampe in rice fields in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta.
Ubo rampe or salary supplies that will be carried to rice fields in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta.
Photo and Text: Andreas Fitri Atmoko
The farmers show harvested rice in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, IN Yogyakarta.
Warga brings sesaji to rice fields in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta.
Process to rice fields in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta.
The traditional agricultural equipment in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta.
There will soon be harvested at Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta.
The bowl of dry rice padi in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, IN Yogyakarta.
The food along the climbing prayer at Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta.
The yellow braid is tied as a symbol of the mapper at Bambanglipuro, Bantul, IN Yogyakarta.
Ani-ani, commonly used tools for harvesting padi in Bambanglipuro, Bantul, DI Yogyakarta.
