Mitoni IN JAVA

Mitoni

Ritual for the seven months of pregnancy

When a woman is pregnant for the first time, in the seventh month of pregnancy Mitoni ritual was held. Mitoni derived from the word pitu meaning seven. Mitoni ritual was held with the intention to invoke the blessings of Lord, Lord, for the safety of the prospective parents and anaknya.Bayi born in his time with healthy, happy, as did his mother bear with a smooth, healthy and safe. Further expected the whole family happy.

Important things to mitoni ceremony are:

Spray (bathing expectant mothers)

Pendandanan expectant mothers

Angreman

Place, a variety of goods / ubarampe including offerings, should have available a complete

Spray ceremony

Usually the implementation of the spray in the bathroom or held a special place created for the spray, rear or side yard of the house.

Meaning of the word flush spray shower. At mitoni is sacred to both inner and outer baths for prospective mothers / parents and their babies in the womb.

Standardized, there flush place tub / water points that have been filled with water from seven springs of water mixed with flower sritaman, consisting of roses, jasmine, ylang and magnolia.

Early in the morning or a sunny afternoon, there came the strains of gamelan sound lively, to accompany the exercise of spray.

Spray in front of the place beautifully arranged, candidates sit the grandfather, grandmother and prospective mothers would come all dressed in traditional Javanese memandikan.Mereka, well, just rapi.Tentu sisaksikan by the audience to witness and give blessing to the prospective mother.

Expectant mothers dressed in white cloth with a practical, no wear accessories such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings, etc., came to the place flush with the accompaniment of some mothers.

He was immediately seated on a chair covered and decorated with an old mat, that person must work according to his ability and dedauanan like: opok-opok, alang-alang, oro-oro, dadap srep, awar-awar that symbolizes salvation and leaves kluwih as symbol of a prosperous life.

The first person who had the honor of bathing is the candidate's grandfather, grandmother, and then the candidate followed by a few mothers who had a habit cucu.Sesuai, the number of bathing is seven people. Taken a positive symbol, which is seven, pitu Javanese language, so give pitulungan, help.

After the finish is washed with holy water washed down, last dikucuri holy water from a jug until the water is empty habis.Kendi slam ketanah.Dilihat how the outbreak. If the beak or spout jars are not cracked, noisy crowd shouted: Lanang! This means that the baby will be born a man. If broken, which will be born wadon, women

Keep in mind that the atmosphere during the spray is sacred but cheerful

At present, spray ceremony was hosted by a mother who is professional in his field, with an MC so that the ceremony goes trace, smooth and nice ..

Launching tropong

There are times when, after the completion broken jug, a tropong, loom of wood launched into a textile fabric which has seven colors. This symbol of the birth of the baby smoothly and safely.

Tropong launch, today rarely performed

Mataraman splash of style

Mataraman spray style or ancient Yogyakarta, now arguably not done anymore. In the spray which is bathed not only mothers, but fathers jugas candidates, simultaneously.

Pendandanan expectant mothers

Disebuah room that had been prepared for the ceremony pendandanan, some mothers in the presence of the audience, dressed mother with some batik fabric motifs and striated.

There 6/enam motif batik fabric, among other kesatrian motif, symbolizing the warrior attitude; tumurun revelation, the revelation of the lower noble life, sidomukti, that is prosperous, virtuous, etc. Sidoluhur.

One at a batik cloth was worn, but nothing is comfortable, fit. Then the seventh striated patterned cloth worn lasem, in the spirit of the audience called out: Yes, it fits!

Striated is a simple but strong material, motif knitting love lasem realize a happy, long-lasting. That's a positive symbol of pendandanan ceremony.

Striated charged the mother is tied with a rope made of yarn and woven palm leaves. The rope was cut by a expectant father with a keris is a symbol kunyit.Ini closed end that all the difficulties faced by families, will be addressed by the father

After cutting the rope, the father took three steps backward, turned and ran out. It symbolizes the birth of a smooth and safe, for the baby and mother.

Brojolan

Two ivory coconuts launched into striated fabric used expectant mothers. Both coconut fell on a pile of batik cloth. It also describes the birth of a smooth and safe.

Both coconuts carved ivory with pictures and Dewa Dewi Ratih Kamajaya, a pair of gods and goddesses are beautiful, nice and well apparently hatinya.Artinya figure, a figure that pretty, well, inside and out, physically and spiritually. This course in living the life of both parents as well be so, as well as children who are born, live a good, noble character and well-established physically and spiritually.

Expectant father took one of those coconut and break it down by using a machete. If the coconut broke in two, the audience shouted: Wadon, women. If the coconut water was gushing out, the audience shouted cheerfully: Lanang, man.

Children born son or daughter, just the same, it will be cared for, raised by his parents with love and responsibility

The other palm, which is still intact, is taken, then carried by the candidate's grandmother, put on a bed prospective parents.

Angreman

Angreman angrem meaning of the word lay eggs. Prospective parents sitting on a pile of cloth that had been used, as if incubating eggs, wait until the baby is born with a healthy survivor.

They take some kind of food from the offering and put disebuah mortar. They eat together until the end. Mortar that describes the placenta.

It should be noted that for the ritual angreman Yogyakarta style, none of the offerings of meat slaughtered animal. This strengthens the prayer both prospective parents that their baby is born safely.

Coconut and pile fabrics on the bed that was both prospective parents. This exercise of patience for both of them when maintaining and caring for the baby.

Next morning, the father broke coconuts.

This usually happens. But that morning there was a pregnant woman asks the coconuts, according to custom, the coconut must diberikan.Lalu woman and her husband, who will break the coconut.

This symbolizes that in life, people should not be selfish, selfish, mutual help and compassion, should take precedence.

The origin of Mitoni or tingkeban

Ritual mitoni or tingkeban kuno.Menurut have existed since the time the narrative is told from generation to generation, their origins as follows:

A husband and wife, Ki Sedya and Niken Satingkeb, never had a child nine times, but it does not have a long-lived.

They have asked for help a lot of smart people, shamans, but has not been successful. Since it could no longer bear the weight and pain of facing a long, both husband and wife had the courage to ask help from Jayabaya, the famous queen of magic and wisdom.

Jayabaya a wise king, and that is very close to the people, are happy to give help to people who menderita.Beginilah attitude of the former queen.

Both husband and wife, were advised to perform the ritual, how:

As a basic requirement, they must be diligent manembah to the Lord, always doing good and helpful and compassionate to others. Prayed fervently, asking God.

They should cleanse themselves, manembah to Gusti, God and the sacred bath with water from seven sources. Then letting yourself physically and spiritually. After that appealed to the Lord, God, what is the will of them, especially for the health and welfare should be held bayi.Dalam ritual prayers and offerings to the amplifier repellent reinforcements, so blessed Lord, Lord.

Apparently, God has permitted their application. Ki Sedya and Niken Satingkeb get a baby a healthy and remembering old Niken panjang.Untuk Satingkeb, also called tingkeban mitoni ceremony.

The offerings

The offerings are very important in any traditional ceremonies. Actual intent and purpose of the offerings is like a prayer. If prayer is uttered in words, while the offering is expressed through a variety of offerings of flowers, foliage and other crops.

Purpose of the offerings are: asthma glorify Lord, God and a sincere request to Gusti to give the blessing and protection.

Remember and honor the pinisepuh, a place so serene dialam immortality.

So that the ceremony went smoothly and successfully, not to be disturbed by anything, including people and evil spirits.

The offerings for mitoni consists of:

Old and leaves a mat for the shower.

Rooster sound, life, symbolizing the family could live well in society.

Seven kinds of rice cone, among others:

Megana cone (with vegetables surrounding the rice), it means growing life.

Robyong cone, symbolizing safety, and loved by everyone.

Urubung cone resin, light rays, the rays are useful and dignified life.

Bald cone

Seven kinds of sauce, it means to live a spirit, active and creative.

Sambal salad, so fresh, vibrant life.

Dlingo blenge, to avoid the influence of evil spirits

Sweet cakes made of beans. This means that life is sweet.

Side dishes of vegetables, it means the children to be healthy.

Seven pieces of rice cake filled with shredded, that is no way out for the baby, just wait for time.

Turtle eggs placed above the cone

Srabi snacks and klepon.

Turtle eggs placed above the cone Megana. Tortoise is a powerful and sensitive instincts.

Red and white pulp, then always remember and respect to parents and pinisepuh.

Various kinds of fruit, for health and fitness.

Various kinds of rice such as Savory rice, rice punar, rice Kebuli.

Doll male and female dolls. That is born male or female alike.

Dipper made of coconut. Whole coconut is broken down into two, underneath a hole. The upper side of the stalk attached to pegangan.Maksudnya order to be useful as part of coconut trees all benefit both the fruit, leaves, lidinya, trunk etc..

Selling salad and dawet

Spray the whole ceremony, is terminated by both prospective parents are happy to sell and dawet salad. Means of payment is kreweng, broken tile.

Enthusiastically described the life of a salad. Dawet dawet plencing sold his name. Dawet it a healthy drink, plencing means left without saying goodbye, so dawet plencing represents a healthy and safe.

Setu Wage

Day of the shower is usually held on the day of Setu Wage, Wage Saturday. Wage Setu meaning of the acronym is metu Tu means, go out and meaning Ge gage, fast-cepat.Jadi that is, at the time of birth, the baby came out so fast, healthy and safe.