The Culture

The culture of Pemalang

The influence of the Mataram royal culture and the Religion of Islam was so strong towards the development of culture of the Pemalang Regency community. The assimilation of two cultures produced the Pemalang culture that was kept for generations. This could be seen in the community's Pemalang attitude through works of their culture in the form of ancients object, traditional ceremonies, the dance and art, the handicraft et cetera.

Baritan

Baritan or sea worshiped was the float procession Jolen to the middle of sea that was carried out by the fishermen as the feeling ceremony thank heavens on results of efforts to catch the fish in sea. Sedekah sea was held each year very much to Maulud, every time on Tuesday or on Friday Kliwon. Before the ceremony pelarungan, was held tirakatan together that was attended by the fishermen, the local public figure and the officials in relation to took the location in the Place of the Auctioning of the Fish. Prayer reading and songs of praise accompanied this ceremony with the intention so that the implementation of this ceremony could not run smoothly, be safe and deviate from the religious rule.

Krangkeng

This traditional art was known by the Pemalang community since three centuries set. Started from the Batavia invasion incident by the Mataram paramilitary troops. Pemalang that at that time including in the Mataram territory helped the paramilitary troops of Sultan Agung by sending soldiers terbaik him. The method of producing the strong soldier at that time was to train the young men with knowledge kanuragan an d processed heroism. His method of each exercise processed self power always was accompanied music or percussion music. The exercise activity processed self power that was accompanied music currently still is continuing to take place, in fact increasingly spread. Material that was put forward increasingly developed and was enriched by various other skill kinds like the attraction of body immunity and acrobatics skills. Processed kanuragan currently changed function to become an artistic activity and the interesting show. This the young coconut the future birth of art krangkeng.

Sintren

Sintren was the people's art that was popular enough in the territory of Karesidenan Pekalongan especially in the Pantura social circle. Sintren it seems came from the legend of Sularsih-Sulandono. Sulandono was the son ari the husband and wife's couple Joko Bahu and Ratnasari that according to the

story were the founder of the Batang City, Pekalongan and the surrounding territory. Sintren depicted the living trip and the holiness of a girl who was played by a very young girl who still was holy, not yet akil-returned and had not been touched the hands of the man. The performance sintren was preceeded by the interesting lyric attention of the spectators namely "Gunung Steam". It was following that the candidate's girl sintren that put on normal clothes was pu

t into imprisonment in the hands situation was tied. After the girl was in imprisonment, incense was then burnt now pelantun the song mengalunkan the lyric "come on Sintren" that was purp

oseful called the strength from outside. This strength that eventually will replace the candidate's fashion sintren. Further will appear a fairy's noose that put on complete greatness clothes with the sunglasses, stood elegant then dancing followed the rhythm of

the gamelan that was played.

Jaran Kepang

Horse braided or the Kuda Lumping was the traditional artistic kind that generally is known in the Central Javan community. This art was the game kind that enclosed the magical element because in the certain scene his player played the attraction that was not possible to

be carried out by human as the scene ate the fragment of glasses. From an amount of art of Jaran Kepang available in Central Java, Pemalang possibly had several surpluses took the form of the innovation like the existence of the quite unique scene where two or three players were made humankind of half of the robot who could sit or stand sculpted for hours the length. Jaran Kepang art is usually staged in the traditional party, the national public holiday ceremony or welcomed the official guest visit.

Kuntulan

This art began to be known by the Pemalang community in around early of the age 20 that is at the time of in the homeland often emerged the movement of the nationality. Pem

alang public figures at that time did not want the remainder to go along in the national struggle depths. Formed the association of the self-defence, especially pencak parried. This self-defence activity at that point always was accompanied rebana and the blow bedug as well as was carried also by prayers salawat the Prophet so as to be impressed as the artistic activity and piety.

After this activity independence that afterwards in -introduced by the name of kuntulan continued to take place and change from the struggle implement to entertainment means. This art is usually staged by the national agendas of the public holiday warning, party or welcomed the official guest. Art kuntulan appeared interesting because of combining visible self-defence steps artistic, the demonstration of the acrobatics and beauty of music rebana and bedug.