Pantai Senggigi Lombok

If you ever imagine your body lying on the beach Indonesia, on the beautiful white sand, sprinkled with exotic all-natural landscapes, and showered with sunlight that warms the body, it is not wrong if you took time to relax and air travel to the Senggigi Beach on the Island Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The beach is located 12 kilometers northwest of the city of Mataram is indeed a tourist attraction famous for its beautiful beaches and naturalness.
Communities often align the beauty of this beach with famous beaches on the island of Bali, like Kuta, Legian and Sanur. In fact, the beauty of Senggigi Beach is often portrayed exceed these beaches, because the condition is much more comfortable and quiet. Perhaps this is related to the rise of the arrival of foreign tourists have not been on this beach.

As the mainstay of coastal resorts of West Nusa Tenggara Province, Senggigi is still relatively natural, and kept clean. The beach is still beautiful, the crash of the waves are not too large, and the beauty of underwater scenery, further confirmed that the beach that stretches about 10 kilometers is an ideal place for domestic and foreign tourists for a moment forget the daily routine and atmosphere of the hustle and bustle of the city.
Senggigi Beach is now beginning ogled by tourists, especially foreign tourists, because of the relatively virgin territory and also has extensive information about his whereabouts. With increasing interest and enthusiasm of tourists to the Senggigi Beach, the local government and companies sewasta increasingly keen to build and fix all the infrastructure, so that more tourists interested to visit this beach.


Feature Visiting Senggigi in Lombok Island may need to be a travel agenda for tourists who love the beauty and freshness of nature. Just imagine, when entering the coastal area, travelers will soon swept away by soft-breeze that blows in clusters along the coast in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Province. Fresh atmosphere, comfortable, and beautiful as if greeting tourists at the beginning of his visit. Time has been at the beach, the eyes of the tourists will be served by the exotic charm of the beach set in waves chasing each other, which extend the white sand, and thousands of tiny animal that spreads on a bed of sand, and the landscape of Mount Agung in the opposite island (the island).
Senggigi beach does offer a unique charm. Natural atmosphere that has not been overwhelmed by foreign tourists, as a marker of difference this beach with the beaches in Bali. It certainly gives the feel of its own for the visitors. Not surprisingly, this beach is now a new alternative destination to the tourists who missed the reassuring atmosphere of natural silence.


There are many tourist activities that visitors can do on this beach, like swimming, playing water, diving, snorkeling, sunbathing, and playing around making sandcastles. If the afternoon sun had begun to fade, tourists can also take the time to just walk or relax by the seaside track barefoot, sitting on the sand with mangamati blue-green ocean water, or relax at the beachside hotel outlets while waiting for sunset arrived. For visitors who want to swim or just playing in the water, it is suggested to be more careful, because at the seaside there are many sharp rocks are quite harmful to the feet.
For tourists who visit the beach of Senggigi, Batu Bolong Temple sempatkanlah observed. As I walked down the edge of Senggigi Beach, less than about half an hour, travelers will find a temple built on a reef which is located on the beach. Pretend this is by surrounding communities were named Pura Batu Bolong. According to local legend, the ancient temple is often held at the sacrifice of a virgin, as a dish of food for the sharks that live on the beach. Another legend says, the temple is also a place where women throw himself into the sea because of a broken heart.

Another interesting thing to do is along the Senggigi at night, especially during full moon arrives. Visitors will see lots of people / people around who take advantage of the warm sand of Senggigi to medical therapy. They bury part or all of the body to the neck for 2-3 hours, while listening to the crashing waves that broke the silence. This therapy is believed to surrounding communities can cure many diseases, such as rheumatic pegel to paralysis. If interested in this activity, visitors can join and try it.
For matters of the stomach, tourists can try the delights of the kinds of dishes / food dish typical of Lombok in the restaurants are lined up neatly on the beach. The price varies from Rp 30,000 to Rp 300,000 per person (December 2008). Of course, dining fun at the seaside tinge illuminated by moonlight and the orchestra entertained the surf beach a pity if the pass up. No less interesting, tourists do not forget to taste the typical dishes ie Chicken Taliwang Lombok and Plecing Kangkung. Almost every restaurant in Senggigi Beach, Lombok or in general, provide this cuisine. While eating chicken or Plecing Taliwang Kangkung, tourists are entertained by the distinctive art of Lombok, a music and dance. Even if you do not mind, visitors can also come to dance together in shades of joy and kinship.
In addition, for souvenirs, tourists also do not forget to buy pearls and woven fabrics with various motifs and colors. Pearl jewelry that has been assembled into a beautiful and charming eyes are mostly found in the stalls on the beach. However, if you want to string the pearls themselves, tourists can buy a plain pearl beads. Plain pearls are usually sold in the form of a necklace that consists of many pearls. Pearls can be arranged themselves according to the desired form of jewelry.
After enjoying the natural beauty of Senggigi Beach, tourists can go on tour to the tourist attractions are not far from the beach location, among others, the three Gili (small islands): namely Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air, Beach Kerandangan, and Stone Coast Screen. The screen is a stone shrine for the followers of Islam Wetu Telu Island Lombok (Sasak).


Location Senggigi Beach is situated on the northwest city of Mataram, West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB), Indonesia.
Access To the area of ​​Senggigi Beach is quite easy, because there have been ports and airports on the island of Lombok. If the opposite of the island of Bali, travelers can depart from the Port of Karang Asem use a ferry to Senggigi, with travel time about 30 minutes away. This distance can be cut when using a plane flying from Denpasar Ngurah Rai Airport in Mataram Selaparang (Capital NTB), which only takes about 15 minutes.
Apart from the Port of Karang Asem, tourists can also depart from the Port of Padang Bay in Bali use a ferry to Sheet Harbour on the island of Lombok. On the way, travelers will be pampered with a beautiful natural scenery and also the appearance of dolphins followed the ship that chased each other. Padang Bay-Sheet trip by ferry takes about 4 hours. After arriving at Sheet Harbour, tourists can continue the journey to the city of Mataram. From the city of Mataram, Senggigi Beach is 11 kilometers and can be reached by taxi and other public vehicles.
In addition to sea, tourists can also headed Senggigi Beach by using the flight path of air from major cities in Indonesia, like Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali and Yogyakarta. By using aircraft from one of the city, travelers will get to the airport Selaparang, Mataram. From the airport it can direct travelers to the area of ​​Senggigi Beach.


Accommodation and Other Facilities Around Senggigi Beach there are many lodging options that can be used to suit your needs. Ranging from five-star hotels, resorts, hotels jasmine up. Some places to stay that can be used as an alternative is the Holiday Inn, the Oberoi, Sheraton Senggigi, Melati Dua Cottage, Pool Villa Club, Panorama Cottage, and others. Moreover, in coastal areas is also often found restaurants, cafes, bars, open markets, a row of souvenir stalls and souvenirs, mosque, public toilets, parking lots, and others. Indonesia Senggigi beach is a beach which is suitable as a beach resort.

Gunung Bromo ( Bromo Mountain)

Mount Bromo (from Sanskrit / Old Javanese: Brahma, one of the main Hindu Gods), is a volcano is still active and most famous as a tourist attraction in East Java. As a tourist attraction, Mount Bromo become attractive because of its status as the volcano is still active.

Bromo has a height of 2392 meters above sea level is located in four regions, namely Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang, and Malang Regency. Mount Bromo mesh body shape between valleys and canyons with a caldera or a sea of ​​sand covering approximately 10 square kilometers.


Mount Bromo has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 meters (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the danger area of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the central crater of Bromo.

For residents of Bromo, Tengger tribe, Mount Brahma (Bromo) believed to be a sacred mountain. Once a year the community held a ceremony Yadnya Tengger Kasada or Kasodo. This ceremony is held at a temple located at the foot of Mount Bromo and proceed north to the top of Mount Bromo. The ceremony was held at midnight to early morning every full moon around 14 or 15 in Kasodo (tenth) according to the Javanese calendar.

Kecak

Kecak (pronunciation: / 'ke.tʃak /, roughly "KEH-chahk", alternate spelling: Ketjak, Ketjack, and armpits), is typical of Balinese performing arts that was created in the 1930s and played mainly by men. This dance is performed by many (tens or more) male dancers who sit in rows in a circle and with a certain rhythm called "cak" and raised both arms, depicting the Ramayana as line of apes help fight Ravana. However, Kecak from sanghyang ritual, the dancers dance traditions will be in an unconscious condition [1], to communicate with God or the spirits of the ancestors and then convey their expectations to the community.

The dancers who sat in a circle is wearing a plaid fabric like a chessboard their waist. Besides the dancers, there were other dancers who portray the characters of Ramayana as Rama, Shinta, Ravana, Hanuman, and Sugriva.

Kecak dance songs taken from the ritual dances sanghyang. Also, do not use musical instruments. Only used kincringan worn on the feet of dancers who portray the characters of Ramayana.

Around the 1930s, Wayan Limbak worked with German painter Walter Spies to create a dance based on traditional Kecak Trance and parts of the story of Ramayana. Wayan Limbak popularized the dance this time around the world with his troupe of Balinese dancers.

Wayang Kulit

Wayang kulit is the traditional art of Indonesia which is mainly developed in Java. Puppet comes from the word Ma Hyang means toward the almighty one,. Shadow puppets played by a puppeteer who is also the narrator's dialogue puppet characters, accompanied by gamelan music played by a group of nayaga and song sung by the singer. Puppeteer behind the puppet play screen, the screen is made ​​of white cloth, while the electric lights flashed behind him or lamp oil (blencong), so that the spectators who were on the other side of the screen can see the shadow puppet that falls into the screen. To be able to understand the story of wayang (the play), the audience must have knowledge of puppet characters whose image appears on the screen.

In general, the puppet took the story from the Mahabharata and Ramayana manuscript, but not be limited only by the grip (standard), the ki can also play the play puppeteer carangan (composition). Some of the stories taken from the Panji stories.

Puppet show has been recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as a work of astonishing cultural narratives and stories in a beautiful and valuable heritage (Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity). Shadow puppets are more popular in central and eastern Java, while the puppet show is more often played in West Java.

Shadow puppets made ​​of buffalo leather that is processed into sheets of skin, puppet apiece need about size 50 x 30 cm sheet of skin which is then carved with the equipment used is made ​​of an iron-pointed steel of good quality. Steel is made ​​in advance in various shapes and sizes, there is a sharp, flat, small, large and other forms each have different functions. But basically, to set or create different shapes carved holes are purposely made ​​to decay. Then performed the installation of body parts like hands, there are two connections on the hands, upper arms and elbows, how to connect it with a small screw made ​​of buffalo or cow horn. Handle which functions to move the arm is colored black is also made from buffalo horn material and generally golden color with gold leaf paper that is taped or it could be with dibron, painted with a powder that is melted. Puppet using prada, the result is much better, the color can last longer than a bront.

 

Keris

Dagger is a dagger stabbing weapon class (pointy and sharp on both sides) with many cultural functions are known in the western and central archipelago. The shape is distinctive and easily distinguished from other sharp weapons because it is not symmetrical at the base of the dilated, often tortuous blade, and many of them have the prestige (Damascene), ie strokes on a piece of bright metal blade. Stabbing weapon types that have similarities with the dagger dagger. Another stabbing weapon is kerambit native archipelago.

In the past kris serves as a weapon in a duel / war, as well as object complement offerings. In contemporary usage, a dagger is more of a body accessory (ageman) in dress, has a number of cultural symbols, or becoming a valued collection of objects in terms of aesthetics.

The use of the keris is spread on the territory once the community residents affected by the Majapahit, such as Java, Madura, Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, Kalimantan coast, most of Sulawesi, the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand and southern Philippines (Mindanao). Keris Mindanao known as dull. Keris in each region has its own peculiarities in appearance, function, technique filmed, and terminology.

Base metal used in making kris there are two kinds of metals are metals iron and steel metal fame. To make light of the professor always combine these ingredients with other metals. Keris today (nem-Neman, made since the 20th century) often take the prestige of nickel metal. Past Keris (dagger kuna), which both have a metal prestige of stone meteorites that are known to have a high titanium content, in addition to nickel, cobalt, silver, tin, chromium, antimony, and copper. Stone meteorites is the famous Prambanan meteorite, which had fallen in the 19th century Prambanan complex in enshrinement.
Kris-making varies from one master to another master, but there are procedures that are usually alike. Here is a brief process according to one of literature [15]. Blade of iron as base material diwasuh or heated to incandescence and then forged again and again to dispose of impurities (eg carbon and various oxides). Once clean, the bar is folded like the letter U for the prestige of the material plate inserted in it. These folds subsequently re-heated and forged. Once attached and elongated, this mixture of folded and forged back repeatedly. Way, power, and position of forging, as well as the many folds will affect the prestige that comes later. This process is called saton. Final form is elongated slab. Slab is then cut into two parts, called kodhokan. A steel plate and then placed between the two kodhokan like sandwich bread, then tied dipijarkan and forged to unify. Kodhokan end then made slightly elongated to be cut and used marijuana. The next stage is to form a pessimistic, bengkek (gandhik candidate), and finally establish whether berluk or straight blades. Luk-making is done by heating.
The next stage is the manufacture of ornaments (Ricikan) by working on certain parts using a miser, grinders, and drill, in accordance with dhapur kris will be made. Silak waja done by filing the bar to see the prestige of being formed. Cannabis was made to follow the bottom bar. Adapted to the diameter of the hole size pessimistic.
The last stage, ie plating, is done so that the metal into iron metal steel dagger. In the Philippines kris not done this process. Gilding ("consider smb. Head metal") is done by inserting the blade into the mixture of sulfur, salt, and lime juice (called kamalan). Plating can also be done with kris anneal and then dipped into the liquid (water, salt water, or coconut oil, depending on experience that makes the professor). Plating action must be done carefully because if one can make a kris blade cracked.
In addition to the usual way as above plating in the plating Kris is also known as lick Sepuh Kris smoldering metal collected and licked with the tongue, Sepuh Akep namely when Kris smoldering metal and dikulum taken with the lips several times and Sepuh Saru, namely when the burning metal Keris taken and stapled to the female genitals (vagina) Sepuh This is the famous Saru Sombro Nyi, a keris is not great but adjusted.
Provision of arsenic and fragrance oils do care as a dagger in general. Kris care in Javanese tradition done every year, usually in the month of Muharram / Sura, although this is not a requirement. Kris term care is a "bath" kris, although it is actually done is to remove the old fragrance oil and rust on the blade dagger, usually with a liquid acid (traditionally using a coconut water, crushed noni fruit, or lime juice). Blades that have been cleaned and then given warangan when necessary to reinforce the prestige, cleaned again, and then given a fragrance oil to protect from rust new keris. This fragrance oil is traditionally used oil jasmine or sandalwood oils are diluted in coconut oil.

 

Sasando

Sasando is a stringed musical instrument. This music instrument originated from the island of Rote, East Nusa Tenggara. Literally Sasando according to the origin of the name he said in Rote, sasandu, which means a tool that vibrates or rings. It is said sasando use among community Rote since the 7th century. There is similarity with the shape sasando other stringed instruments like guitar, violin and harp.

The main part of long tubular sasando commonly made ​​from bamboo. Then in the middle, a circular from top to bottom are wedge-wedge in which the strings (strings) stretched in the tube, from top to bottom rests. Wedge-wedge gives a different tone to each chord passages. Then the tube was placed sasando in a container made ​​from a kind of woven palm leaves made ​​out like a fan. The scaffold is a place of resonance sasando.

Tari Remo (Remo Dance)

Tari Remo is one of the great dance for welcoming guests, are displayed either by one or many dancers. This dance originated from East Java Province. Remo Dance comes from Jombang, East Java. This dance is a dance that was originally used as an introduction to the show ludruk. However, the development of this dance is often danced separately as a speech on state guests, danced in ceremonies of state, as well as in local arts festival. This dance is actually a prince tells of the struggle in the battlefield. But in its development is becoming more frequent dance danced by women, giving rise to other dance styles: Dance Remo Remo daughter or female styles.
Karakteristika the most major of  Dance Remo is a lively footwork and dynamic. This movement is supported by the bells are mounted on the ankle. This bell sound when the dancer stepping or stomping on the stage. In addition, the movement karakteristika another scarf or sampur, nod and shake of the head movements, facial expressions, and the horses dance dancers make this more attractive.
Remo Dance music that accompanies this is a gamelan, which usually consists of bonang barung / babok, bonang successor, saron, xylophone, gender, slentem zither, flute, kethuk, kenong, kempul, and gongs. The type of rhythm that is often sung to accompany the Dance Remo is Jula-July and Tropongan, but can also be gising Walangkekek, Gedok lively, gising-gising Krucilan or new creations. In ludruk performances, dancers usually insert a song in the middle of the dance. 

 

Pendet

Pendet was originally a dance of worship which was exhibited at many temples, places of worship of Hindus in Bali, Indonesia. This dance symbolizes the welcoming of the gods fall into the natural world. Gradually, over the times, the artists transform Pendet to "welcome", but still contains elements of the sacred-religious. Creator / choreographer of modern dance form is I Wayan Rindi (? - 1967).

Pendet a statement of the offerings in the form of a ceremonial dance. Unlike dances performances that require intensive training, Pendet be danced by everyone, pemangkus men and women, adults and girls.

This dance is taught simply by following the movement and rarely done in the hamlets. The young girls follow the movements of the more senior women who understand their responsibility in providing a good example.

Daughter dance has a pattern of motion is more dynamic than the Rejang Dance that was delivered in groups or pairs. Usually displayed after the Rejang Dance at temples page and usually facing toward the sacred (pelinggih) by wearing ceremonial dress and each dancer brings sangku, jugs, bowls, and other equipment offerings.

Kerapan Sapi (Kerapan Cow)

Karapan cow is a term given to the race race cattle originating from the island of Madura, East Java. In this race, sort of an interesting pair of ox cart of wood (where the jockey standing and controlling the cow pair) driven in a race racing against other couples cow. The track races are typically about 100 meters and races can last about ten seconds to one minute. Some cities in Madura cattle karapan held in August and September each year, with the final in late September or October in the city competing for the trophy Pamekasan President.

Kerapan cow preceded by pairs of cows paraded around the racetrack to the accompaniment of gamelan called saronen Madura. The first round is the determination of the winning and losing groups. The second half is the determination of the defeated champion, was third round is to determine the champion to win the group. President of the only trophy awarded to the champion winning group

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Hanacarakah (Javanese letters)

Hanacaraka or known by the name Carakan or cacarakan (Sundanese) is a derivative script Brahmi script used or have been used for writing texts in Javanese, the language Makasar, Madurese language, Malay (Market), Sundanese, Balinese language, and language Sasak.

Hanacaraka form now used (modern) has been fixed since the time of the Mataram Sultanate (17th century) but a new printing form appears in the 19th century. This script is a modification of the script and is a abugida Kawi. This can be seen with the structure of each letter represents the least two letters (characters) in Latin letters. For example, Ha characters representing the two letters H and A, and is one syllable intact when compared with the word "day". Na characters representing the two letters, namely N and A, and is one syllable intact when compared with the word "prophet". Thus, there is condensation in the writing of letters mince words when compared with Latin script writing.


Classification
Java script Hanacaraka belong to a group derived Brahmi script, like all the other characters archipelago. This script has a closeness with Balinese script. Brahmi script itself is a derivative of the Assyrian alphabet.


Literacy Groups
In its original form, written Hanacaraka Java script hangs (below the line), such as the Hindi script. However, modern teaching now write it on the line.

Hanacaraka Java script has 20 basic letters, 20 letters the couple that serves close vowels, 8 letter "main" (script murda, there is no pair), 8 pairs main characters, five characters Voice (front vowels), five associates and script five partners, some sandhangan as a regulator of vocals, a few special letters, some punctuation, grammar and writing some regulatory signs (on).


Base letters (characters nglegena)
In Javanese script raw hanacaraka there are 20 basic letters (characters nglegena), which is usually sorted into a "short story":

Letter pairs (pairs Script)
The couple used to suppress the vowel consonant in front of him. For example, to write manganese sega (eat rice) will be required the couple to "se" to "n" in the manganese is muted. Without a partner "s" writing will be read manganasega (eat rice).

Procedure for writing Java Hanacaraka knows no spaces, so that couples can clarify the use of the word clusters.

Here is a list of pairs:

 

The main letter (alphabet murda)

In script form murda hanacaraka have (almost equivalent to the capital letters) are often used to write words that indicate the name of the title, names, geographic names, names of government agencies, and the name of entities (words in Indonesian language that shows the above is usually preceded by a large or capital letter. that is why the software we use capital letters to write the script murda or partner)

Here is a script as well as couples murda murda:

 

Independent Vowel letters (alphabet Voice)

 

Vowel letters are not Independent (sandhangan)

 

Signs of Reading (pratandha)