Merapi Mountain

NAME Mount Merapi has been quite popular in the ear of the Indonesian people. Associated presence of mountain Merapi often associated with things smell a mystery, including the existence of supernatural beings and the sovereignty of the Mount Merapi. This is not excessive, because the results of the investigation proves that the local people believe that the Mount Merapi, and authorities there.

They called with a grandparent Merapi. "Mr. see a small hill above it? That's the name mountain WUTAH, gapuranya door or grandparent gerbangnya Palace Merapi." Sebaris sentence with a tone that glide so proud of it soon, a native Kinahrejo Cangkrinagan Sleman, shortly after we menapaki a barren fig trees berbatu severe a pun.

Believes the local community, the area wingit the diapit by two small bumps that are known as pelatarannya palace grandparent Merapi. To ascend to it, are reminded that uluk prayers, or simply ask for permission so on top of it. "Kulo nuwun grandparent, kulo ingkang sowan, sumangga silakna rikma niro," supplement his wife soon, Suharjiyah, while guiding us to imitate the pronunciation.

Tenyu course, appeal to a pair of husband and wife's body eaten more wrinkles age is not without reason. According to him, the authorities Palace Merapi is offended when there is a new-Neko Neko (a different), pethakilan (behave obscene) without giving a uluk (permission). These things are consequences if it is very fatal. "They did not mengubris grip culture is clearly a result of this will be fatal, usually will be lost to the brink kecebur," emphatically soon.

One thing to remember, every newcomer in the area Kinahrejo

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Jogjakarta was known as the place for most decade volcanoes, Merapi, at Sleman regency. There is only few person know that there is another volcano, it was placed at Yogyakarta either, it is more old then Merapi volcano. The Ancient Volcano was located at Gunungkidul regency. They named it Nglanggeran mount. The mount located at Nglanggeran, Patuk, Gunungkidul, it’s about 22 km from Wonosari or 25 km from Jogjakarta city.

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One thing to remember, every newcomer in the area will undoubtedly Kinahrejo unlucky when to offend the local people. "Later on possible kuwalat happens," supplement soon. Sekejam itukah? "In fact I enggak. But really, grandparent Merapi is not like the village here (Kinahrejo, Red) so that the target can act commendable. The problem is, people here still sebetulnyakan including people grandparent Palace Merapi. Nggak believe? Try it and see you to ask people here, what ever this region is exposed to hot lava bursts Merapi? Surely they are not responsible, "the light soon.

Added, some local people describe her ruler Palace Merapi with a hideous creature, but high-minded and do not intend evil, "He is pengayom of the local community," Suharjiyah demolished. The amount of confidence to the local community to the existence of grandparent Merapi make sure that they will be things that happen that mystical befall the community. For example, the gate Kramat, people living on the slopes of Mount Merapi to believe that the gate is prophylactic from all marabahaya.

The gate that stands for 9 centuries that have left nearly Mount Merapi disaster. While technically the area including the danger list. It was also not separated from the presence of the two hills (WUTAH and girdle), which functions as a fortress villages around Kinahrejo. "Hill and the hills gird WUTAH is still a regional power in the incoming grandparent Merapi. Itukan pasebannya (to the king to place) Palace grandparent Merapi. So I will probably grandparent tega destroy people who have long inhabited the place about it," explains more soon .

Indeed, compared to other villagers, Kinahrejo fate of the village and surrounding areas including the successful. In addition to the village is nearly always escape the threat of danger from Merapi hot lava, perhaps including the village village kesayangan grandparent Merapi also become a reresentasi atmosphere of a life of comfort and well-tentram.

If not bizarre dikemudian days sindirin often appear to be local residents diwilayah southwestern mountain Merapi disaster subscription so often lava. "If we want to live quietly tentram, move here. Grandparent Merapi is always protect us," said Wardiyah, one of the residents who claim to native village Kinahrejo.

Speech Wardiyah indeed, there is truth. The villagers have received seems Kinahrejo warranty grandparent of Merapi. In short, as long as they obeyed all the rules against, for example that there is always present offering a feather bekti offerings and rituals Labuhan always do every year, they are optimistic and confident that they will remain protected from the threat of eruption of Merapi.

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The name Nglanggeran itself comes from the tales of local citizen. They told it came from Javanese word “Planggaran” that mean infraction. The people did infraction or another bad attitude on this area, always caught or known by community. Another term of Javanese word connected either to this name; the word is “Langgeng” that mean eternal.Beside the name Nglanggeran, this mount sometimes called mount Wayang. Wayang mean puppet. This is because there’s some peak that similar with the figure on the Javanese Puppet or component to shows the shadows puppet.

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