Kasada Ceremony

Our goal towards the plateau through the route of Pasuruan-Bromo-Ngadisari Tongas. Traffic was smooth, we were asleep and awake when the car began to climb into the Tongas, very soon we will enter the village area Sukapura. Dipenghujung dry season remaining this month, some parched areas we passed. The vegetation was rather strange, alternating intervals between green and dry and dry. Sukapura near, we passed one of the largest and grandest hotels namely GRAND BROMO here. We did not stay there, the location was still quite far from the Bromo, and the price is quite expensive. Our goal kesebuah hotel is situated exactly opposite to Mount Bromo, Mount Batok-sea sand, namely lava VIEW.

Kesadha ceremony held once a year and will be carried out almost all night, from midnight until the next morning. Kesadha ceremony is the ceremony of Bromo Tengger people, especially Hindus. Once a year the ceremony was often visited by tourists is also a unique addition to seeing the beauty of the panorama bromo diketinggian 7800 m that is second to none.

The origins of this ritual Kesadha derived from a spoken one enduring legend about the origin of heredity and the sacrifice of the Tengger Raden Kesuma. Sahibul saga tells us, that once lived on a receipt for the White Dadap dipadepokannya located didukuh Penanjakan. The receipts are derived from the king of Majapahit was sent to accompany her daughter-in-exile, princess Roro Anteng.

One day later, came a young man from the hamlet of Joko Seger Keduwung son of a Brahmin, who later became a pupil White pupil of receipt Dadap. Current year, at the end of his second fall in love and decide to marry. Joko Seger became known as the first ruler by the name of the Ancient Tengger Wasesa Mangkurat Tengger ing, meaning "ruler Tengger dear."

They both hit it off years later. However, years later they have not also the result of a marriage blessed with children, because they then make a cult of the ruler of Mount Bromo, presumably they could have a child. Their request was granted on condition that, if later it was time, the youngest child should be given back to the ruler of Bromo. Joko Seger and Roro Anteng given 25 healthy men and strong. Last son named Raden Kesuma, is a lively and intelligent boy. Big happy family life is shaken when a voice comes to remind them of appointments to sacrifice Raden Kesuma Bromo crater into a turmoil. Top sincerity this is the big sacrifice Raden Kesuma then form the Kesadha ceremony which was held on day 14 or 15, according to the twelfth month of Tengger calendar system, coinciding with full moon.