Seblang

Seblang is one Using community rituals that can only be found in two villages in the district environment Glagah, Banyuwangi, the village Bakungan and Olihsari. This ritual is performed to clean the purposes of the village and refused reinforcements, so the village remains in a safe and peaceful. This ritual is the same as ritual Sintren in Cirebon, Jaran braid, and Sanghyang on the island of Bali. Implementation Seblang dance in the two villages is also different time, in the village Olihsari held one week after Idul Fitri, while in villages adjacent Bakungan, held a week after Eid al-Adha. Performers supernaturally selected by the local shaman, and usually the dancers must be selected from the descendants of previous seblang dancer. In the village Olihsari, dancers must be the girl who has not been legally baliq, while in Bakungan, dancers must be women aged 50 years and over who had menopause (menopause). Seblang dance is actually a very old tradition, so difficult to trace the origins of dimulainya.Namun, historical records indicate that the first known Seblang is Spring, which also became the first woman Gandrung dance pioneer (died 1973). After recovering from his illness, then vows her mother (Mak Mak Midah or splitting) must be met, Semi finally made seblang the age of his childhood until after a teenager started to become a dancer Gandrung. Seblang dance begins with an opening ceremony by the village shaman or diviner. The dancer was blindfolded by mothers who are behind them, holding tempeh (bamboo tray). The shaman bloat the dancers with incense smoke while reading the incantation. After the trance dancer (taksadarkan yourself or kejiman in local terms), with a fall of tempeh before, then the show began. The kejiman seblang already been dancing with monotonous movements, eyes closed and follow the direction of the diviner or shaman and the rhythm gendhing played. Sometimes they dance around the village. After a while dancing, then the seblang threw a rolled up scarf into the audience, the audience is exposed to such scarves have to be willing to dance with the Seblang. If not, then he will be pursued by Seblang to want to dance. Seblang musical accompaniment consists of only one drum, one kempul or gongs and two saron. While in Olihsari coupled with the violin as an addition to musical effect. In terms of fashion, dancer Seblang in Olihsari and Bakungan have few differences, particularly on the part omprok or crown. In Seblang dancers in the village Olihsari, omprok usually made of banana bark of shredded-suwir to cover most dancers face, while the top was given fresh flowers which are usually taken from the garden or the area around the cemetery, and coupled with a small glass placed the middle omprok. At dancer seblang Bakungan region, omprok omprok used very much like that used in the show Gandrung, only materials used are made of banana bark and decorated with fresh flowers, though not as many dancers in Olihsari seblang. Besides the elements of mysticism, ritual Seblang also provide entertainment for visitors and local residents, where many funny scenes that displayed by the dancer seblang this.