Livelihood Tenggerese

History Tenggerese



World Tribe ~ Tengger tribe lived in three villages in the districts Sukapura, Probolinggo, East Java Province, the village Jetak, Wonotoro and Ngadisari. The origin they may be the same as the average Javanese ethnicity. The language they use is also Tengger Javanese dialect. As a result of secession in a first time, then there are some elements of their culture that is different from the Java now. Their religion tend to be the same as the Hindu Darma now, but strong enough belief also influenced by their native environment. The pattern of their daily life is rather different from the Java in general, because they live in areas of the Tengger very cold, with a crater of Mount Bromo is at the center of their worship orientation.

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Livelihood Tenggerese

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In the land of lush mountains that they developed a special farm vegetables, because in the altitude of 2,000 meters over the rice would no longer grow. Results vegetables they fill the market in Surabaya and cities more Timr Java.
Community Tenggerese

Each village is led by a village chief they call leaders. He is aided by the so-called caik, the village office clerks. A key figure in the socio-religious life they were Dhukun, which is none other than the master of ceremonies in Hindu Darma they follow, as well as traditional leaders of each group hamlet. A Dhukun assisted by two persons namely a wong elder in charge of ceremonies of death and provide all kinds of offerings and a legend who was in charge of the marriage ceremony and set up equipment.

A senior official also dibant by a number of officials, namely the village policeman in charge of maintaining the security and peace of the village. Kampung gawe served as a liaison / lackey village. Kampung smallpox who served in the field of public health, and a background Kebayan who served in the field of hygiene of the village.

Tengger people have kekerabaran system is bilateral in nature. Nuclear families is prominent role in everyday life, but in matters of social bsar bilateral kinship group becomes more important. The system of inheritance as the Java community, which is calculated according to the expression sepikul segendongan, sepikul for boys and for girls segendongan, meaning equally many contributions. In social life it does not recognize differences in status sharp.

At the present time Tengger people classify their beliefs into the Hindu Darma. Their confidence is more influenced by local beliefs. They believe Sang Hyang Agung, the spirits of the ancestors, the law of karma, reincarnation and redemption.

Their belief in the spirit personified among others as danyang (village watchman spirits or a specific place) who was worshiped in a place called punden. Usually under large trees or large rocks. Spirit founder ancestral villages often receive greater veneration and in everyday life is worshiped in the shrine of worship. Once a year held worship of ancestral spirits in the crater of Mount Bromo. The ceremony known as Kasodo. Religious teachings that they unite in a holy book called primbon originally written on palm leaves.

In their belief, the Tengger throughout the year to run a number of ceremonies that are mass and individuals, among others Kasodo ceremony, unan-unan, Pujan, Barikan, Nglukat or Entas-Entas. All carried out according to a predetermined time based on their traditional calculations. Tengger people divide the year into twelve months: Kasa, Karo, Katiga, Kapat, Kalima, Kanem, Kapitu, Kawolu, Kasanga, Kasepuluh, Kadesta, and Kasodo.

Reference: Department of Education, 1989, 1972 Koentjaraningrat

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