The village community of Alasmalang, has a tradition of Kebo-boan that was conserved under the findings since the 18th century ago. The tradition was held once a year, precisely in the month of Suro (Javanese population) by the village community of Alasmalang who had majority worked as farmers.
The tradition of Kebo-keboan is the expression of syukur flavors on abundant harvest results, as well as bala squeezes so that villages are avoided from marabahaya, paceclick and also pagesbluk.
In addition, they also ask for the rain immediately down, after the dry season so that they can continue to match the planting. Local communities believe, if Kebo-Keboan tradition is not held then it will occur in the area.
Abo-boiling cheerful of women who are kept as the figure of Dewi Sri (dewi padi) when held the rituals of the Kebo-boan in Alasmalang, Banyuwangi.
Tetua not mekaukan ritual on the kebo-boan cast in Malang Village, Banyuwangi.
The term Kebo-boan is taken from man that is housed like kerbau including using artificial horns and genta bells hung on the neck and black paint to lubricate his body. They also have a decent kerbau that is in rice fields including mud baths along the village road.
The Kebo-boan ritual starts from congratulations or savours along the village road. In the future, dozens of humans who dress up like buffalo cheerleader a woman who is kept as the figure of Dewi Sri (Dewi Padi).
They struck across the four villages of the wind eye to the rice area that is in the village pinggir. In each way to the village there is a gapura used to hang the results of the village community from rice to coconut.
The brand of Kebo-boan poisoning oil and paint to blacken their body
Thebo-both out of the gang of his house after dressing to follow the ritual custom
After reaching the rice fields, rituals continued by planting rice by farmers. They pray in the middle of the paddy square, then Dewi Sri gave restu and blessing to the paddy seedlings that will be spread to the paddy's square.
After the ritual was completed, farmers spread the rice seedlings and simultaneously the community entered into the kubangan to get the rice seedlings. At the same time, dozens of Kebo-keboan blocks the citizens who want to take the seedlings so that it becomes an exciting attraction to watch.
The ritual framework is in addition to treating the tradition of the ancestors as well as the media in improving the concern of society to preserve the natural sustainability. For the community this event is not just the rituals of the larynology but, also as a silaturahmi event and community entertainment.
The color of the ritual area of the Kebo-boan ritual when the Dwi Sri spirit (Dewi Padi)
Petani cast the seedling padi in paddy field as a stage of the Kebo-boan custom ritual in Alasmalang, Banyuwangi.
Photo and text : Budi Candra
Author : Fanny Octavianus
Kebo-boan is in the kubangan when ritual
The Kebo-boan brand fights with the casters of pests in the ritual
The color enters the wings kept Kebo-boan to take the seeds of the determinated rice
Thebo-both prepares the ritual event
