Dieng Culture Festival. Events Cultural Festival held every Year - Dieng, Central Java

Dieng Culture Festival. Events Cultural Festival held every Year of the largest in the Area Tourism Dieng will be held for the fifth time. In Outline, events Dieng Culture Festival to 5 (2014) is almost the same as before, with the procession ruwatan Dreadlocks hair as a core event, enlivened with other programs such as the Performing Arts, Puppet Performance, Film Festival, Jazz Performances on clouds and so forth.
What is Dieng Culture Festival?
Dieng Culture Festival,

As the name suggests is a cultural festival with the concept of synergy between elements Public Culture, Potential Nature Dieng and empowerment of local communities as a basic mission of the formation of the event. The event was initiated by Group Travel realized by involving various elements of society and organization with / Related Department of Tourism in Dieng.

Dieng Culture Festival first time in 2010. Previously, he held a similar event which is better known as the "Cultural Week Dieng". Only when entering the third year, local communities Dieng and Travel Awareness Group took the initiative to change the name of the event into Dieng Culture Festival.
What's in Dieng Culture Festival?
EVENTS ruwatan / CUTTING HAIR BOY Gimbal DIENG

Ruwatan a purification procession which is very closely related to the culture and customs in Java. Ruwatan Boy Dreadlocks Hair or less have the same purpose, namely a ceremony or ritual that aims to expel bad luck or bad luck either to the boy Dreadlocks and society Dieng In general.

Gimbal-haired boy himself is a unique phenomenon that already exists in Dieng since time immemorial, where certain children aged between 40 days to 6 years to grow dreadlocks in his head naturally.

Dieng Plateau communities believe that children haired Gimbal is a surrogate of Kyai Kolo Dete. Kyai Kolo Dete was one of the officials / retainer in the Islamic Mataram (during the fourteenth century) were assigned to prepare for the government in the Dieng Plateau.

Arrive in Dieng Plateau, Kyai Kolo Dete and his wife (Nini Roro rence) received the revelation of the Queen's South Beach. This pair is assigned to bring the community Dieng to prosperity. Yardstick sejahteranya Dieng society will be marked by the presence of children dreadlocked. Since then, appear dreadlocked children in the Dieng Plateau.

For the people of the Dieng Plateau, the number of children dreadlocked correlated with the welfare of society. The more the number of children dreadlocked, community welfare Dieng sure they will get better. And vice versa.

The emergence of the child dreads will be characterized by a high body heat for a few days. The child's body temperature will be normal by itself in the morning, together with dreadlocks on the child's head.

In everyday life, a child dreadlocked no different with other children. They play together with other children. However, children dreadlocked usually tend to be more active than other children. At certain moments, emotions dreadlocked kid becomes unmanageable - can no apparent reason. This trend will be reduced even disappear when the child dreads been cut.

Before the hair-cutting ceremony, will be prayers in several places, including the Dwarawati Temple, Arjuna temple complex, Spring Maerokoco, Gatotkaca, Ponds Balaikambang, Candi Bima, Crater Sikidang, Cave at Telaga Warna, time and place of burial Pepek Dieng. The next day the procession toward the newly done shaving. During the villages around the child - the child is escorted dreads elders, community leaders, traditional art community groups, and communities.
CULTURE FESTIVAL EVENTS SUPPORT DIENG.

In addition to cutting the child's hair dreadlocks, Dieng Culture Festival also enlivened other events such as the Healthy Way and Drink Purwaceng,
Traditional art performances, film festival screening nominees Dieng, wayang kulit show, party lanterns and fireworks, performances Jazz Up Cloud