September , 2005
Nyadran Ceremony In Kyai Dudo's Tomb - Magelang Municipality

A traditional tomb pilgrimage is held in Tidar, South Magelang District at the second week of Syaban Month (Islamic Calendar). This tradition has purpose to pray for Kyai Dudo (Moslem Figure), a person whom respected for his merit when fight against Dutch colonialism in the Diponegoro war. The local people believe, his tomb can give a fortune to them and so every Friday Kliwon and Friday Wage (Javanese days) a lot of people come to pray.

The procession of the ceremony is started in the morning, people come in a mass to the tomb and bring the offerings such as rice "Tumpeng" with its side dishes. The ones which not allowed to forget are omelet and Bandeng fish. At 10.00 am. o'clock the ceremony is started with a speech of local respectful figure, continued by a praying and having lunch together while mutual exchanging and enjoy the traditional art performance.
 

February and September, 2005
TRADITIONAL CEREMONY OF MONDOSIYO - Karanganyar Regency

The Mondosiyo Ceremony is held by the people in Blumbang, Kalisoro District and in Tengklik village. Tawangmangu District, Karanganyar Regency once every 7 month on Tuesday Kliwon wuku Mondosiyo (according to the Javanese calendar). People believe this ceremony was exist after the time where Prabu Baka and Puthut Tetuko have a fight and won by Putut Tetuko. That fight as a symbol thet greed is always defeated by the honesty. In the fights Puthut Tetuko as a symbol of honesty used a stone called Gilang to protect himself. And now the ceremony is held in the area where the gilang stone is. People sprinkle the stone and its surroundings with special water made of the fermentation of sticky-rice to make the area nearby is not haunted, as they believe. There also performed a traditional Reog dance at the ceremony.