INFOKU -A mysterious story in Blora, precisely in Pojokwatu Village, Sambong District, there is a figure named Penggede Malang Sudiro.
Penggede Malang Sudiro had a son named Malang Kusuma, and intended to marry him to a girl from Ngoda Village.
After making several preparations for the wedding, finally the day that was set for his son's wedding arrived.
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The groom and his entourage departed from Pojokwatu Village to Ngoda Village, and the wedding ceremony that day went smoothly and seemed lively.
On the fifth day after the wedding ceremony, known as sepasar by the Javanese, the bride and groom carry out the Ngunduh mantu ceremony.
Where during this ceremony the bride and groom will celebrate their wedding in the groom's hometown, namely in Pojokwatu Village.
While on the journey, suddenly the bride and groom and their entourage were surprised by a gang of robbers who turned out to be the men of Penggede Malang Sudiro.
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The robbers did not realize that what they were intercepting was the bridal procession of Penggede Malang Sudiro's son.
The bridesmaids tried to defend the bridal gift and the equipment they were carrying, so that it would not be looted by robbers by putting up resistance.
The riot between the robbers and the bridesmaids could not be avoided, and the place where the riot occurred was later known as Pedukuhan Sawur.
All the ceremonial equipment carried by the bridesmaids, such as the Bonang Renteng , which is a gamelan instrument to accompany the journey of the bridal party.
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All the equipment and ceremonial tools carried by the bridal procession fell and scattered along the road between Ngoda and Pojokwatu.
Nyamplung flowers or sumping for the bride and groom, Jarit Jomblang or cloth worn by the bride and groom and kukusan, which is a form of kitchen equipment used to support the bubak kampung ceremony, are scattered throughout the journey.
The Lost Place of Bonang Renteng
The mystical story in Blora is located in a place called
Bonang Renteng Rice Fields. This is the place where Bonang Renteng disappeared.
The myth is that when you start planting or harvesting in this rice field, you have to start by beating the bende first as a substitute for the bonang renteng.
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Meanwhile, the location where the necklace was lost, which was caught on a bean plant branch when worn by the bride and groom, is called the Necklace Field.
Meanwhile, Jomblang Rice Field is the place where Jarit Jomblang disappeared.
And Sawah Nyamplung is the place where the bride's sumping disappeared and Sawah Kukusan is known as the location where the kukusan disappeared.
As a result of the riot, the bride and groom and their entourage were separated and the place became known as Sawah Manten.
As a reminder of this event, local people believe that to avoid bad luck, they must always provide a pair of male and female siblings who resemble a newlywed couple every year.
Because the bride and groom and their entourage were separated and felt afraid, the bride and groom finally hid in a spring which later became known as Sendang Delika.
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After the situation was deemed safe and the commotion had ended, the bridal party spread out and searched for the bride and groom in all places around the location of the incident.
However, they were unsuccessful in finding it, and the search area is now known as Sawah Napis. (Roes/ IST )
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