Siraman

Javanese Traditional Marriage Ceremony 

Ceremonies before the wedding 

  1.Siraman 

Siraman of the origin of the word flush, meaning bath. The day before the wedding, both the bride candidate purified by means of bathing ceremony called Spray. Prospective bride's parents home bathed, as well as the prospective groom's parents are also washed at home. 

The things that need to be prepared for Spray: 

Preparation of a place to spray, whether done in the bathroom or back or side yard house. 

List of people who will come to bathe. By tradition besides the bride's parents, grandparents bride, some elders. Are invited to join their bathing is more mature, you should already have grandchildren and have a reputation of a good life. 

A number of items are required such as: a water bottle, dipper, chairs, flower setaman, linen, towels, jugs etc.. 

Offerings to spray, there are more than ten kinds, such as a rooster. 

The bride's family has sent a pan of water to the groom's family. Water is called the holy water perwitosari means the juice of life, which is water mixed with several kinds of flowers, which is placed in a container that is good, to be mixed with water to bathe the groom. 

  Splitting Pamaes jug 

The last to bathe the bride is Pemaes, the prospective bride watered down with water from a jug. When the jug was empty, Pemaes or a designated elders, slammed the jug on the floor, saying: Wis. broke pamore.artinya prospective bride is beautiful or dashing now ready to mate. 

The ceremony finished spray and prospective bride to wear batik motifs Grompol and covered her body with batik motifs nagasari, led back chamber pelaminan.Calon princess bride will be scraped by Pemaes.