Wrestling Okol of Gresik Set of National Cultural Heritage Objects, Is History

A team of experts of the Directorate of Protection of Culture, directorate general of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture, Research and Technology, establish a tradition of wrestling okol as Objects of Cultural Heritage (WBTB) or National intangible cultural heritage. This tradition is usually held in the Village of Setro, Kecamatan Menganti, Kabupaten Gresik, Jawa Timur.

 There are a total of 16 works of culture from East Java which is set to be WBTB this year. Including wrestling okol origin Gresik and rituals of suspended particles Sangring in Lamongan. 16 works of culture from East Java that is part of the 289 the work culture established by a team of experts as WBTB from various provinces in Indonesia.

 Get information, inspiration and insight in your email. Register email “For this year, we really only ask one, just wrestling okol course. For all the right there is a process, not necessarily directly can,” said the Head of the Department of Tourism and Culture (Disparbud) Gresik Sutaji Rudi.

on the next occasion, it will again try to file a return native culture Gresik so recognized to be WBTB. Because according to him, Gresik has a lot of cultural work.

 “We yesterday had a deal, this year one of the first asked, the next year there was again asked. Some cultures Gresik there are also already recognized, even though I own not memorized one by one, because it is still new here (Disparbud),” he said.

Get to know the wrestling okol Refer to the explanation in the official page of the Department of Gresik, tradition wrestling okol is performing on dexterity, in the martial arts specialty in craftsmanship and handicrafts handle and dings that contains the value of the spiritual as a greeting of gratitude for the grace of God ALMIGHTY.

This tradition is a manifestation of gratitude for the earth obtained by the farmers. After the harvest and during the dry season, they held a charity of the earth, remo kaulan and wrestling traditional by local residents called okol. Wrestling okol become an annual event, which is currently a part of cultural tourism.

 Set So the intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia Okol derived from the term srokol-srokolan. The history of okol started hundreds of years ago, around the beginning of the 19th century, when Setro Village and Kecamatan Menganti hit by drought. At that time, the fields become dry, plants and many die, even the farm animals had difficulty feeding. Then by the leader of the village, cah angon aka herders and villagers held a prayer together.

 The will of God ALMIGHTY, a few days later the rain came down, so that residents can return planting, plants can fresh again and the livestock could get food. Read also: History Tempe Mendoan Banyumas is So intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia for the blessings obtained due to rain down according to the hope at that time, cah angon then hugged each other and push (srokol-srokolan) on top of rice straw harvest, with the intent overflows with joy and gratitude to God ALMIGHTY.

 “Ancient right had occurred, said Javanese plait (time hard), in which around the area of Change that farmers had trouble finding water for the survival of the rice plant them, as long it does not rain,” said the negative side.

 “Then the rain, with them when it overflows with joy through wrestling okol such. Actually not only a wrestling okol, but there is a kind of ritual alms earth, which is held in conjunction wrestling okol. But which is judged by a team of experts that was yesterday, only a tradition of wrestling okolnya course, because maybe it’s more popular,” explains the negative side.

By residents, said srokol-srokolan is better known as okol, slowly growing steadily and regularly carried out by the citizens As the development of the times, the agenda then it became a tradition and continue to be implemented by the local residents today.

The development of wrestling okol At the beginning of the beginning, wrestling okol is often carried out by residents in the area of their rice fields, while welcoming the harvest obtained for the mercy of God in giving rain. But now as the development of the times, wrestling okol implemented by the community on top of a pile of rice straw.

 Even now, wrestling okol is often held on the stage with a mat of jute sacks with the part placed underneath a pile of straw, for the sake of the security of the fighters involved. To the arena the arena the game, usually has a size of 6×8 feet and made like a boxing ring with two corners. As for the perimeter of the stage are given rope large.

 “Now, usually when there is an event alms earth only, because wrestling okol it’s a series with a alms earth. Tradition is routinely conducted every year by the residents there,” said the negative side.

 Established as the National Cultural Heritage Preservation of culture in Addition to carry on the tradition, now wrestling okol also be entertainment for the community. In the implementation, wrestling okol in the Village of Setro can not be separated with earth charity event a local village. Because the tradition of wrestling okol commonly carried out, after earth alms procession.

 “There are actually two villages in Kecamatan Menganti who regularly roll out wrestling okol, in the Village of Setro and Pengalangan,” said Head Menganti Sujarto, when confirmed separately. The Agenda is usually held after the harvest season, between August, September and October. But usually, more often held in October.

“Well in the Village Setro and Pengalangan, usually held one package in a series of events alms earth. After the cone paraded around the village, then there is a wrestling okol on the stage that has been provided. In fact, participants sometimes there are also from outside the village,” said Sujarto.

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