INFOKU, BLORA - According to legend, there were several travelers who entered the forest or in Javanese terms, wong babati alas, this story is the beginning of the story of Sendang Jetakwanger.
The traveler felt thirsty and wanted to drink, but there was no water flow or spring.
Then they dug the ground to make a hole and water came out of the hole.
At that time there was no village there, now there is a village and the village is named Jetakwanger village.
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The local residents finally built the hole and then arranged it and then named it Jetakwanger spring.
All the residents' activities are very dependent on the spring, from drinking, irrigation, watering pets, cooking and so on.
The well water never runs out even though it is taken continuously morning, noon and evening.
“Jetakwanger Spring is a legacy from ancient times, because they were very happy with the water source, they built a spring.
The person waiting at the spring there was a former joged dancer, her name was Mbah Sulastri, she moved from Bangeran village.
Therefore, if the village is clean, the entertainment is dancing (Mbah Sungkono, 80 years old).
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Many people from outside the village and outside the city come to Jetakwanger spring almost every Friday night for various purposes.
People who come to Jetakwanger spring aim to have smooth fortune, find a partner, be given good health, increase sales and so on.
Moreover, during the month of Muharram, many residents come to the Jetakwanger spring at night.
With the belief that has been alive in the community, then a myth emerged that developed in the Jetakwanger spring.
There is a myth, namely: People who often bathe in springs will stay young.
This means that someone who bathes frequently will definitely look cleaner and younger.
If a sick person takes water from the spring, he will be cured.
This means that the one who gives all kinds of illnesses is the Almighty, through the water or because the water is given healing by the Almighty.
If pregnant women often bathe there, their babies will be born white.
However, the true meaning of "white" is a clean heart, not a clean complexion. (Roes – taken from various stories in society)
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