CARNIVAL CEPROTAN LOCAL WISDOM

Preliminary

Carnival or procession, it is local wisdom for a particular purpose. One’s of form is “upacara bersih desa” (clean of village ceremony). Upacara Bersih Desa in Java has diversity forms and performance appraisal. It depends on traditional leaders and supporters. In East Java upacara bersih desa in villages the area have unique and interesting. In Pacitan village has name is “ceprotan”. Ceprotan is form of clean of village ceremony is specialy at Sekar district in Donorojo village. The ceremony ceprotan always to do every years, the aims is to reject the plagues. Behind of ceprotan ceremony is “Panji” story.

Stages Procession

Monday Kliwon in Selo month, Ceprotan ceremony activity is upacara bersih desa, 17.00 pm Ceprotan ceremony is begins, start of carnival from Imam Tukijo house he is Kepala Desa (village chief’s) to archway of coconut leaves (janur). Mr Imam Tukijo as role Raden Panji Wanengpati, and his wife as role Dewi Sekartaji. Panji stories begining from Kadiri kingdom at East Java, its content is about heroism and love.

Why Ceprotan ceremony carried on towards evening? Ceprotan ceremony has a function refuse reinforcements. Because usually danger came in the early evening. Therefore ceprotan implemented at the start of the evening. After the ceremony of Ceprotan preparations was ready, carnival start from the village chief’s house to the location that had been prepared, founded beginning Sekar village . Carnival is preceded by carrying the mountains is ”buceng lodo”, which bear by four men.  The picture is as follows.

Procession carrying the dependents it interesting and unique, which is followed by the carrier offerings and young coconut (kelapa muda) that has been peeled. After arriving at location, they scramble “lodo” (chicken cooked), and that’s when throwing the coconut to the person who took away lodo. The picture  images while throwing coconut, is as follows.

One of young coconuts can be captured by carrier lodo’run, and submitted to Sekartaji. Next Sekartaji coconut solve it, after there to broken and water in it spilled to the ground. That is a series of stories about the ceremony ceprotan. The picture is as follows.

 

Meaning of the Story

The banner of struggle in the fall of Kingdom Kadiri, Raden Panji very love to Sekartaji at time of war, they fled and separated direction. The are separated from one another, when they love each other. Panji struggle to seek Sekartaji very difficult and long time. Panji disguised as Kayi Godeg, and Sekartaji disguised as Bawang. After a few years of each they are recently in Sekar village. This is fight for love story. Panji and Sekartaji loving and free from danger. This story is an inspiration in the ceremony ceprotan. And now traditional ceremony is held every year, and also serves as a tourism asset