TEDAK SINTEN
The process of tedak siten begins
in the morning with a series of traditional foods for salvation. Traditional
foods are 'jadah' / 'tetel' seven colors.
This food is made from glutinous
rice mixed with grated young coconut and pounded until mixed together and can
be sliced. The glutinous rice is colored red, white, black, yellow, blue,
orange and purple.
Jadah is a symbol of life for
children, while the colors that apply depicts the way of life that must pass
the baby later. The preparation of this jadah starts from black to white, as a
symbol that the problem is heavy later there is a way out / bright spot.
Other traditional food provided
for tedak siten is a tumpeng and its equipment and whole chicken.
Tumpeng as a symbol of parental
parenting so that the baby will become a useful child. Long bean vegetables as
a symbol of longevity. Vegetable kangkung as a symbol of prosperity. Sprouts as
a symbol of fertility, while the chicken is a symbol of independence.
After the salvation event by
collecting the invitees have been distributed, the series of tedak siten events
continued with the procession of setting the baby's feet above the jadah 7
colors.
Next is a procession up the
stairs. Traditional staircase made from sugar cane type 'arjuna' with decorated
with colorful paper. This ritual symbolizes the hope that the baby has the
nature of the knight of the Arjuna (puppet character who is known to be responsible
and tough). In the Javanese language 'sugarcane' is short for 'antebing kalbu'
meaning heart kebantaban.
Tedak siten predicted the future
of the child
The next procession is a
procession in which the baby is put into a chicken cage that has been decorated
with colorful paper. This procession symbolizes the child will be exposed to
various types of work. If the big chicken cage the next
procession can be done inside the cage. But often so that children feel more
freely, the next procession is done outside the cage.
Babies are confronted with
several items to choose from such as rings / money, stationery, cotton,
mirrors, books, and pencils. Then left to take one of these items. The goods he
chooses are his hobby and future picture. Furthermore, Mother spread yellow
rice (rice mixed with turmeric grated) which has been mixed with coins for the
fight by the invitation of the children. This ritual is intended for children
to have a generous nature.
The tedak siten procession
concludes by bathing the baby into the water of the caman flowers then putting
on new clothes.
The procession of wearing new
clothes even this by providing 7 clothes that ultimately the 7th shirt that he
will wear. This symbolizes the hope that the baby is always healthy, bringing the
name of the fragrance for the family, living worthy, prosperous and useful for
the environment.
Hopefully the explanation of this
tedak siten ritual can expand the knowledge about the noble values of
ancestral culture for the next generation.
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