There are many ways and traditions of society in revealing the feeling of gratitude and approving the creation of nature. For fishermen in the village of Kaduara Barat, Pamekasan, East Java, the ceremonies of the Sea are the tradition of descending as a symbol of safety application when it is underwent and given abundant fish catch.
The implementation of the Sea Chest is a large hajatan and lasts for three days, so everything should be prepared maturely. Then it’s no wonder since two weeks before the day of its implementation, about 80 fishermen seem busy starting from the boat merias that can even spend funds up to Rp2.5 million per boat to make the gamelan stage and install the umbul-umbul in the corners of the fight.
The first day was guarded with a joint prayer involving public figures, followed the next day was held by the gamelan pagelaran overnight sto and the ‘can-macanan’ rush around the ziarah’s crumbs and the peak was the salary of the sea.
Nelayan decorated a boat for the preparation of the Ocean Petik ceremony at the East Kaduara Village Beach, Sumenep, East Java.
There are 'can-macanan' and the gamelan around the fight before the peak of the Ocean Petik event in the West Kaduara Village, Pamekasan, East Java.
At the top of the event hundreds of citizens meet the beach to witness the procession of salary, the sound ingar-bingar of the ‘sound system’ of each boat that amounts more than 50 each boat with a boat engine deck.
Approximately 5 miles from the beach of the ornamental boat spins up to three times, before finally heading the middle of the sea. Some fishermen reverse the miniature of the boat from the banana tree into the water, so that the 'sesaji' sinks into the water, after which it is reversed again and the rest of the unsowned salary is frightened to other fishermen.
The annual tradition in Madura Island is an interesting serving for tourists who want to enjoy Indonesian cultural wealth. Attraction of salary rafting with a colorful ornamental boat into its own appeal to watch directly.
There are 'can-macanan' around the fight before the peak of the Ocean Chest event in the West Kaduara Village, Pamekasan, East Java.
Nelayan prepares a salary to be larung to the sea on the Sea Petik ceremony at the East Kaduara Village Beach, Sumenep, East Java.
Photo and Text: Saiful Bahri
Processing to the ocean salary on the peak of the Sea Petik event in the West Kaduara Village, Pamekasan, East Java.
Nelayan decorates a boat for the preparation of the Ocean Petik ceremony at the East Kaduara Village Beach, Sumenep, East Java.
Nelayan prepares sesaji in ornamental boats to be larung to the sea on the ceremonies of the Ocean at the East Kaduara Village Beach, Sumenep, East Java.
The number of ready-made ornamental boats in the Sea Petik ceremony in the village waters of West Kaduara, Larangan, Pamekasan, East Java.
The number of parade ornamental boats will take care of the salaries on the Sea Petik ceremony in the waters of West Kaduara Village, Larangan, Pamekasan, East Java.
The number of parade ornamental boats will take care of the salaries on the Sea Petik ceremony in the waters of West Kaduara Village, Larangan, Pamekasan, East Java.
Nelayan gave a sign for the ornamental boat parade stops when it will fight a salary at the Sea Petik ceremony in the village waters of Kaduara Barat, Larangan, Pamekasan, East Java.
Nelayan reverses sesaji in the sea at the peak of the Ocean Petik event in the waters of the West Kaduara Village, Pamekasan, East Java.
