INFOKU,BLORA - Grebeg Gunungan celebrated the 274th anniversary of Blora Regency, Monday (11/12/2023). Since morning, dozens of mountains have been filled with agricultural produce and market snacks (processed food).
It appears that the location has been arranged north of Blora Square to accompany the commemoration ceremony of the 274th Anniversary of Blora Regency led by Blora Regent Arief Rohman.
After the ceremony was finished, without being directed by the community members, students and ceremony participants, they immediately approached the mountains to get various agricultural products and market snacks served by the Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) throughout Blora Regency.
Plt. Head of the Blora Dinporabudpar Iwan Setiyanso, through the Head of Culture Setyo Pujiono, confirmed that dozens of mountains were presented to commemorate the 274th anniversary.
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"Grebeg Gunungan is intended as an expression of gratitude from the government and the people of Blora Regency for the abundance of blessings and blessings from God Almighty, especially in the form of food," he explained.
There are two symbolic categories of mountains, namely lanang mountains and wadon mountains which symbolize fertility.
"That fertility basically comes from lanang and wadon (men and women), so that there are children. "Likewise, in agriculture there is the Goddess of Fertility who is symbolized as wadon and lanang," he added.
The lanang mountains, said Setyo Pujiono, contain good agricultural wulu wetu products ranging from polo kependem, polo kespar and polo gemandul. Meanwhile, the wadon mountains are processed food or can be called market snacks.
Meanwhile, the Regent of Blora and his wife also seemed enthusiastic about supporting residents and children who hunt in Grebeg Gunungan.
The Gunungan Grebeg is flocked by both students and the public to get vegetables such as kale, corn, crackers, apples and oranges, long beans and others.
"It's really exciting, I hope it's a blessing, I'll give this to my mother so she can cook it at home," said Angga, one of the high school students in Blora while carrying long beans and kale. (Setyorini/KOM)
