Tedak Siten is a symbolic language that teaches about the wisdom of life, such as how the relationship of man, nature and God in harmony.
For most of the Java community might not know the tradition of the Tedak Sinten, but in Kudus Regency, Central Java, this tradition is still preserved. Reported by Detik.com on Tuesday (19/10/2021), as do the citizens of the Village Pedawang RT 3/RW 3, District Registrar, who conducted the procession to a boy named Alika Naila Putri, the couple’s daughter Congregation and Solichatun.
The man admitted that he was deliberately held a procession Tedak Sinten invited dozens of children in the village. The purpose of this tradition is to introduce children to the culture of Java in the past.
He said that while still small, many residents mengasakan this tradition, Even he often attending the traditional procession of Java in his neighbor’s house. But over time, the tradition is rarely done anymore.
Tedak Sinten also known as the ceremony got off the ground. ‘Tedak’ means down and ‘Siten’ berarasal of the word ‘Siti’ which means land. The procession is also aimed so that the child grows to be an independent child.
In the procession, a child is placed in a cage and be placed. Whereas in a cage that contained a book and a pencil that is later selected by the child. The item selected is a profession that will reliably work of the son in the future. In this procession also included an elder who will pray for that in the future the child is really cultivate the procession of well-chosen.
Meanwhile, the observer of the culture of IAIN Kudus, Nur said that until now, not many citizens of the Holy District held this tradition. He also explained that the Tedak Siten is a Javanese tradition that practically done in many areas.
The question is, since when did this tradition exist? Said said that the Tedak Siten there since the ancestors. He explained that all the process of the ritual traditions of Java, including the Tedak Siten is a symbolic language that teaches about the wisdom of life, such as how the relationship of man, nature and God in harmony.
A Series Of Processions Tedak Siten
Compiled from various sources, Tedak Siten usually held when the child was seven or eight months. This tradition is held as a tribute to earth, a place where children learn to set foot. This event begins with a walk jadah seven colors. Jadah is processed glutinous rice mixed with grated coconut. Seven of these colors in whom there are black, yellow, green, blue, red, white, and orange each color has a meaning.
The next procession is up the stairs. Stairs are traditionally made from sugar cane type arjuna decorated with colorful paper. The Ritual symbolizes the hope that the baby has the properties of a knight like arjuna. Sugar cane in the Java Language is an abbreviation of ‘antebing heart’ which means meaningful the steadiness of the heart.
Then the child is inserted into the cage of bamboo in which there are items that will be selected according to the will of the son and of the selected goods are believed to be the profession that will be run in the future.
A series of processions tedhak siten ended with bathing the baby in the water flowers scattered then dressed in new clothes. The procession wearing new clothes also by providing seven shirt that ultimately suit the seventh she would wear.
This symbolizes the hope that the baby always healthy, bring a good name for the family, a life worth living, prosperous and useful for the environment.
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