Rare moments, Ruwatan Son Headed Gimbal in Dieng

Children Hair Dreadlocks

Banjarnegara- Child dreads the Dieng Plateau is not a style that followed, but the hair that has been formed by natural. For those having dreadlocks is a privilege compared to children with hair in general.

Dreads that special children should be cut in a ceremony ruwatan. Ruwatan ceremony dreadlocked boy has become the one event in a series of Dieng Culture Festival (DCF) IV 2013 that was held in Arjuna temple complex in the village of Dieng Kulon, District Batur, Banjarnegara, Central Java, on Sunday (06/30/2013).

With the procession starting from the home page of adat communities Dieng, Mbah Naryono, dreadlocked seven children paraded to Arjuna temple complex. They wore white clothes and headband wagon ride.

The seventh child was Sri Nuria (7) of Banjarnegara, Lista of Wonosobo, Argifari Yulianto (7) of Banjarnegara, Mazaya Filza Labibah (6) from Bekasi, Alira (3) of Wonosobo, Salsabila (6) of Wonosobo, and Tita ( 5) of Wonosobo.

Upon arriving at the temple complex Arjuna, the seventh child was taken to Spring Sedayu. In that place they do penjamasan or washing ceremony before their dreadlocks cut.

When finished, the boy was taken to a seventh place in the temple shaving Puntadewa Arjuna temple complex. Only after that, their dreadlocks cut off by the officials and a number of invited guests.

Attending following hair cutting ceremony, Ambassador of Slovakia to Indonesia, Stefan Rozkopal. Stefan got a chance to cut hair Argifari Yulianto.

Once finished cutting dreads, dreadlocks hairstyle then floated in Lake Balekambang.

During the ceremony, also believed parents should meet the demands of the child dreadlocks. A number of queries made dreadlocks kids pretty unique. Of which Sri Ram asked Nuria, Lista ask rings, firecrackers and fireworks red bike, Argifari Yulianto ask big red fish, Mazaya Filza Labibah requested jewelry (necklaces and bracelets) as well as a cocktail dress, red guava Alira ask five seeds and tempeh gembus , Salsabila ask rings, and Tita asked caps must be purchased in stores Micky Mouse in the town of Wonosobo.

According to the Community Leaders Dieng, Handi Yubianto, dreadlocked kid is in particular about in the family. Keiinginannya must be followed for any parent is able, if not obeyed dreadlocked child will usually sick. They also usually have an advantage over children generally.

"But after gimbalnya hair shaved by a procession ruwatan, the child will return to normal as normal children in general," said Handi told reporters.

Meanwhile, according to the mother of one child dreads Mazaya Filza Labibah, Agustrini Sumarlinah, tells a strange experience. Agustrini said he and his son had an accident between the motorcycle. Although the motor was broken and he was injured, but strangely, Majaya stand without the slightest injury and abrasions.

Other unique events Agustrini admitted when his hair cut twice, Mazaya sesalu sick. Therefore, he could no longer cut his hair. But if hair loss gimbalnya, child Mazaya also collect the hairs and stored.

"Her hair was taken and kept himself from falling into the hands of the bad guys to use a talisman," he mimicked her words.

According to the Embassy of Slovakia, Stefan Rozkopal, said that the event was ssangat interesting. For him, this proves people still have traditions that continue to survive until now.

"This tradition is very unique and rare. With packed into a festival it will be good for the development of tourism in Banjarnegara. Later we promote in Slovakia," he said.

Dieng Culture Festival will be at the Enliven With Jazz On Top Cloud

Banjarnegara, Mist that fell between the tops of Arjuna temple when the sun begins to set will bring amazing light, as well as the typical cold Dieng Plateau, Banjarnegara, Central Java will be a witness to the usual musical performances targeting the upper class and the elite, 'Jazz Above Clouds'. That's the theme of the musical performances will be held for all people in a series of activities Dieng Culture Festival 2013, which will be held on June 30.

"Initially there were 20 musical groups that want to participate, but due to time constraints, we decided to just eight teams will show off at the show," said Supervisor Dieng Culture Festival, Budhi Herman, Thursday (13/6)

According to him, Jazz on the cloud was initially created as a small event to enliven Dieng Culture Festival. This event tilled mutual aid and voluntary. He said, so far mostly jazz can only be enjoyed by the rich. Later, everyone including people with typical Dieng cool glove holder, can be free to see it.

"It's not the jazz mainstream, and we are not tempted to make it elitist and expensive," he said.

Meanwhile, according to Chairman of the Conscious Tourism Dieng Pandavas, Alief Faozi, the event will be made an annual routine like Jazz music performances at Mount Bromo and Ngayogjazz in Yogyakarta.

"Cloud Top Jazz welcomed by the public, with this show, Dieng could potentially be a prime tourist destination," he said.

Implementation Dieng Culture Festival is now in its third year. The series main activities namely Ruwatan shaved dreadlocks that remains a mainstay, but it unisex fireworks will be held at Arjuna temple complex and local cultural feast. Even today the entire home stay at Dieng already been booked visitors.

Elementary Students in Learning at Tent Dieng Forced Displacement

(Arbi Anugrah/detikcom)

Banjarnegara, - Students of SD Negeri 1 Kepakisan, Banjarnegara, Central Java forced to learn in tents due to their school buildings damaged. Their school damaged after hit by 4.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Dieng Plateau on Friday (19/4).

"Iya was studying in tents," said Rifki, sixth-grade students who are preparing for the national exam to reporters the location of evacuation, Saturday (27/04/2013).

According to him, he claimed to be ready to follow the national exam and have to learn in order to pass despite having to study in tents. "If fear collapsed in class," he said while playing with her friends in the camps.

As for post-earthquake relief trauma in children, volunteers of PMI Banjarnegara conduct activities to encourage children to be active in refugee camps following the activities such as singing, playing ball, painting and others.

"We did this activity to relieve post-quake trauma to children in refugee camps so that there is no anxiety in them, so we invite continue to follow the activities," said Akim, PMI Volunteer Banjarnegara.

AFP monitoring the location of refugee children who were following the events with volunteer teams seemed happy, even if there is a child who is quiet, the volunteers immediately invited to join the children play with her friends so she cheered as if to forget the earthquake that had damaging their home villages.

From the information gathered, the damage in SD Negeri 1 Kepakisan includes seven classes of 10 classes, in addition to the damage also occurred in the library building, the official residence of WC and two teachers. As for the grade 6 students totaling 38 students, today Hanaya 10 students who left school from the total students at SDN 1 Kepakisan totaling 239 students.

"Because the school buildings damaged and feared to disturb concentration, then the national exam will be held in tents," said Izen Taufukurohman, one Banjarnegara PMI volunteers.

Previous thousands of residents in the Dieng Plateau, precisely in a village in District Batur, Banjarnegara, Central Java, were displaced following the devastating earthquake that occurred on Friday (19/4) night. Hundreds of buildings were damaged light and heavy. The earthquake occurred at 18:58 pm since. Started at 7:00 p.m. to 20:03 pm, and recorded 160 earthquakes felt in almost all regions of the Dieng Plateau with MMI scale III-V.

Head of Geophysics Station Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Banjarnegara, Ahmad Lani, said the earthquake that rocked the Dieng Plateau measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale (SR). The epicenter was located at 7.29 south latitude and 109.88 east longitude, or 11 kilometers northwest of Wonosobo with a depth of 10 kilometers. This includes tectonic earthquake and predicted its center in the village of Tanji Autumn, District Onions. Tremor was felt in three districts namely Banjarnegara, Wonosobo and stem with a duration of 5-30 seconds per earthquake.

(Arb / mpr)

Source :detikcom

Junior high school students Earthquake Victims Still Come Dieng UN

National exams for secondary school students (SMP) will be held on Monday (22/4) tomorrow. Dozens of junior high school students in the Dieng plateau, earthquake 4.8 on the Richter Scale (SR) which took place on Friday (19/4) and will continue to follow the National Examination (UN).

The school will record the student examinees who are still scattered and were in refugee camps. "The students come examinees mostly fled with their parents at some locations, we still record the existence of the national examinees students," said Principal of SMP Negeri 2 Batur, Suradi told reporters on Sunday (21/04/2013).

After an earthquake, of the total number of students in the SMP 2 Batur 132 students, only 10 children were still in school. On average they are the children of the village and Pasurenan Kepakisan greatest earthquake. He said he hoped the UN participant students will come to school to take exams.

"Examinees tomorrow there are 41 students," he explained.

He also hopes the local government would help provide a vehicle to be able to pick up students who are spread out in several different locations.

"UN must still be done, we asked for back up so that students can come to school tomorrow," he said.

Suradi could not confirm whether the UN will be held indoors or outdoors. He worried that the students are still worried aftershocks.

"The national test will be followed by the students performed in the room or outside the room will be in conditioning your collection later after the test participants," he said.

Earthquake refugees Dieng Start Leaving The Refuge

Banjarnegara - The Dieng quake refugees who are in the 7-point gradually returned back to their homes. Number of refugees had about 5,000 people and is spread across seven refugee camps now have started to decrease approximately 3,000 people.

"From our observations this morning, some refugees have started to leave the refugee camps, but there is also the last," said Chief Executive BPBDs Daily Banjarnegara, Central Java, Tarsiman, told reporters on Sunday (04/21/2013).

Fauzan (55), Kepakisan villagers displaced in evacuation shelters Village Hall Wetan Dieng said he came home to see the condition of the house were damaged by the earthquake.

"I just want to see my house is damaged, while carrying the necessary needs in the camp. Later I returned to the evacuation because the house was broken and I did not dare to occupy it," said Fauzan, who live in refugee camps along with eight members of his family.

He hoped that the government provided assistance to repair homes damaged.
"If there is support from the government is obviously very meaningful to us, because until now we are still afraid to move in," he said.

The earthquake occurred at around 18:58 pm Friday. Started at 7:00 p.m. to 20:03 pm, and recorded 160 earthquakes felt in almost all regions of the Dieng Plateau with MMI scale III-V.

Head of Geophysics Station Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Banjarnegara, Ahmad Lani, said the earthquake that rocked the Dieng Plateau measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale (SR). The epicenter was located at 7.29 south latitude and 109.88 east longitude, or 11 kilometers northwest of Wonosobo with a depth of 10 kilometers. This includes tectonic earthquake and predicted its center in the village of Tanji Autumn, District Onions. Tremors felt in Banjarnagera, Wonosobo, Trunk with a duration of 5-30 seconds per earthquake.

Not Toxic Gas Found in 1 Km Radius, Dieng Mountain Access Road Opens

Homes damaged by the earthquake in Dieng (Photo: Arbi detikcom)

Banjarnegara-Vice Regent Hadi Supeno ask Banjarnegara SAR team to quickly open the access road that previously had closed after the earthquake 4.8 on the Richter Scale (SR) on Friday (19/4) yesterday evening. Previous quake was feared impact on Dieng Volcano activity, especially Weigh crater which is still standby status and release toxic gases.

"Last night was closed because it was feared harmful to humans and vehicles. Currently I am instructed to cut off all means of barriers, "said Hadi Supeno current earthquake disaster coordination meeting held at the District Office Dieng Batur, Saturday (20/04/2013).

The exclusion of these roadblocks after Banjarnegara regency received a report from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) which states no toxic gases detected within a radius of 1 kilometer after the earthquake yesterday.

"With the removal of the barrier is expected to make a tool of psychological aspects of returning citizens believe if the area is safe," he explained.

While a teacher of elementary school (SD) Kepakisan, Kepakisan Village, District Batur, Banjarnegara, Central Java, and his son had to be rushed to the hospital after falling his official residence buildings that collapsed in the quake. Currently, the teacher named Sri and her son were treated at Emergency Hospital Medika Banyumas.

"The information Kepakisan an elementary school teacher and kindergarten children are still building his house when the earthquake struck," said Sarki, PGRI Banjarnegara Rescue team told AFP.

From the observation in several locations AFP, Saturday (20/4) afternoon, the refugees remained in camps provided by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) as well as the volunteers. People's houses in several villages still seemed deserted because most residents were displaced.

While the main access road to the District Batur is also a toxic gas disaster evacuation lane closed container trucks transporting Krane. Other alternative pathways through the village Kepakisan observed four-point landslide closed the road shoulder.

The earthquake occurred at 18:58 pm yesterday since. Then from 19:00 pm until 20:03 pm, and recorded 160 earthquakes felt in almost all regions of the Dieng Plateau with MMI scale III-V.

Head of Geophysics Station Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Banjarnegara, Ahmad Lani, said the earthquake that rocked the Dieng Plateau measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale (SR). The epicenter was located at 7.29 south latitude and 109.88 east longitude, or 11 kilometers northwest of Wonosobo with a depth of 10 kilometers. This includes tectonic earthquake and predicted its center in the village of Tanji Autumn, District Onions. Tremors felt in Banjarnagera, Wonosobo, Trunk with a duration of 5-30 seconds per earthquake.

Earthquake refugees Dieng Need Blankets

The atmosphere in the earthquake shelters Dieng (arbi/detikcom)

Banjarnegara - great earthquake that occurred in the Dieng Plateau on Friday (19/4) yesterday evening caused thousands of residents in a village in District Batur, Banjarnegara, Central Java evacuate. The refugees currently in desperate need of blankets.

"We desperately need blankets because the weather here is very cold, especially small children," said villager Kepakisan, Personal (40), in shelters Wetan Dieng told AFP on Saturday (04/20/2013).

Personal previously had sought refuge in the Village Hall Gempol. But because they want to get together with his family to another, he and 10 members of his family moved to a refuge in the village hall Wetan Dieng.

"Yesterday separated while evacuating in a panic. I also only brought one outfit that I wore today, at that time I did not get to bring your clothes, "he said.

He said his grandson is now 3 years old are still in desperate need of blankets, because when he fled yesterday and keluaganya not bring anything from home. He also said they were afraid to return to their homes.

"My grandson needs a blanket, please pass. To return to the house I was afraid, I want it here first until it is completely safe, "he said.

Earthquakes occurred yesterday evening at 18:58 pm since. Then begins at 19:00 am until 20:03 pm, and recorded 160 quakes felt in almost all areas Dieng Plateau with MMI scale III-V.

Head of Geophysics Station Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Banjarnegara, Ahmad Lani, said the earthquake that rocked the Dieng Plateau measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale (SR). The epicenter was located at 7.29 south latitude and 109.88 east longitude, or 11 kilometers northwest of Wonosobo with a depth of 10 kilometers. This includes tectonic earthquake and predicted its center in the village of Tanji Autumn, District Onions. Tremors felt in Banjarnagera, Wonosobo, Trunk with a duration of 5-30 seconds per earthquake.

Related to that, PVMBG has instructed the temporary closure of the line closer to the crater Weigh, Sumberejo Village, District Batur, both inter-district roads and village roads. Closure is performed until no gas measurements by the Emergency Response Team PVMBG and declared there are no toxic gases are dangerous to life.

Photo Dieng 4.8 Richter Scale Earthquake

Officers looking at the state of the damaged homes (arbi/detikcom)

Damaged mosque roof (arbi/detikcom)

Preparing to Evacuate Citizens Medium (Arbi/detikcom)

Residents Seeing a Damaged Buildings (Arbi/detikcom)

Residents Seeing a Damaged Buildings (Arbi/detikcom)

Residents Seeing a Damaged Buildings (Arbi/detikcom)

4.8 magnitude earthquake, Dieng Thousands Flee

Homes damaged by the earthquake in Dieng (arbi/detikcom)

Banjarnegara-Thousands of residents in the Dieng Plateau, precisely in a village in District Batur, Banjarnegara, Central Java, were displaced following the devastating earthquake that occurred on Friday (19/4) yesterday evening. Hundreds of buildings were damaged light and heavy, while the injured by a falling building rushed to the hospital in the district of Banyumas.

"Some 5,000 refugees are scattered in 7 points. Batur in the District, and District Kejajar Banjarnegara, Wonosobo regency, "said Vice Regent Banjarnegara, Hadi Supeno, when the earthquake disaster coordination meeting held in District Batur, Saturday (04/20/2013)

The impact of the quake, there were 250 buildings were severely damaged and light. The average building damaged on the cracked wall to wall partially collapsed.

When an earthquake occurs all panicked citizens, the article people are still traumatized by the events of 2006 in the crater Sileri. Reflecting on the incident, residents decided to flee after the earthquake occurred.

"Kamerin panicked residents after the earthquake, not to mention power outages and heavy rains had so we decided to evacuate," said Abdul Aziz (55), Kepakisan villagers whose homes were damaged by the earthquake in Dieng Wetan post evacuation.

Until now Aziz and his family have not dared to return home. Besides still traumatized by the earthquake that happened earlier, there is a potential houses collapsed due to earthquake damage.

"Building houses were damaged, and the family was afraid I collapsed, other than that there has been no official statement if the conditions are safe, the better my family and the evacuation," he explained.

detikcom in the village of observation Kepakisan, almost all residents were displaced and houses seemed deserted. Very rarely do people look at the village, only a few residents gathered at the edge of the road as he secures the area around.

The earthquake occurred at 18:58 pm yesterday since. Started at 7:00 p.m. to 20:03 pm, and recorded 160 earthquakes felt in almost all regions of the Dieng Plateau with MMI scale III-V.

Head of Geophysics Station Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Banjarnegara, Ahmad Lani, said the earthquake that rocked the Dieng Plateau measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale (SR). The epicenter was located at 7.29 south latitude and 109.88 east longitude, or 11 kilometers northwest of Wonosobo with a depth of 10 kilometers. This includes tectonic earthquake and predicted its center in the village of Tanji Autumn, District Onions. Tremors felt in Banjarnagera, Wonosobo, Trunk with a duration of 5-30 seconds per earthquake.

Ujungan, Tradition Banjarnegara Society for Prompt Rain

Tradisi Ujungan (Arbi Anugerah/detikcom)

Banjarnegara, long dry season make the most of the people in the village Gumelem Wetan, District Susukan, Banjarnegara regency, Central Java do Unjungan tradition. This tradition is a traditional ritual for rain.

This traditional ritual carried out by a penalty on the distance at which carried a pair of adult males using equipment such as blade of cane as a tool to hit.