Is all about Jogja/Yogyakarta » Jogja Unique http://jogjatodays.com Jogja is one of 60 City heritage of the worlds Fri, 09 May 2008 19:17:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Malioboro at Nite http://jogjatodays.com/malioboro-at-nite/ http://jogjatodays.com/malioboro-at-nite/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 19:17:06 +0000 admin http://jogjatodays.com/?p=359 Malioboro at niteJual Kacang di jalan malioboroLampu andong, depan malioboro Kusir Andong tunggu penumpangAndong depan Malioboro Street

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kasongan villages


Kasongan

When you said Kasongan it mean central of handycrafts and ceramics industry that located in Jogjakarta, it was inside the territory of Bantul regency, is about 7 kms from Jogja. Beside farming, the villager made a handycraft and ceramics and they sold their product on their gallery. Some product in various kind and size made to export. There is so many gallery on the left and right side of Kasongan street and it is easy to go there by public transportation.

Here you can buy, product from wooden, stone, leather, from banana tree and many kind of material that sometimes is very difficult to realize “what material is this”. For the people who realy like to shop, this is one of the place at Jogja, that you wouldnt like to miss it.

]]> http://jogjatodays.com/kasongan-2/feed/ 1 Parankusumo http://jogjatodays.com/parankusumo/ http://jogjatodays.com/parankusumo/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:42:05 +0000 dina http://jogjatodays.com/?p=86 Parangkusumo

According to the people’s belief, Parangkusumo was used to be the meeting place between the kings who reigned Mataram Kingdom and Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. Every year, on the 30th day of Rejeb-name of month in Javanese calendar that based on the rotation of the moon-certain sacred ritual held. This symbolic ritual revolves giving offerings to the Queen of South Sea due to the commemoration of the inauguration of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X. Flowers, food, clothes, and the cuttings of Sultan’s nail and hair will be thrown in to the water of the South Sea or recognized also as The Indian Ocean. Every night, especially on Friday and Tuesday "Kliwon" night Kliwon is a term of specific period day in Javanese calendar many people come to visit the rest house around Parangkusumo to do meditation and to get spiritual tranquillity. The legends say that the rocks resulted from a post-volcanic activity found at Parangkusumo used to be the place where Panembahan Senopati and Kanjeng Ratu Kidul sat conferring in special occasions.

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