Upacara Seren Taun

Traditional Sundanese Upacara Seren Taun 

Have you ever heard the Seren Taun Ceremony? 

Seren Taun Ceremony is one of the traditional ceremonies performed by the Sundanese community at the time of rice harvest every know with solemn and festive traditional ceremony took place in various areas of indigenous Sundanese. This ceremony has a symbol or expression of public gratitude for what he has done and achieved for rice farming in particular. Besides held a solemn and sacred, traditional ceremonies held by Seren Taunpun meriha, upacara fanfare followed this with various groups of people around the community are also some areas in West Java, and even some visitors from foreign countries. 

In this ceremony which is the main object is rice, because rice is imbol poko prosperity and food everyday for the people of Sunda, in addition you will also see a number of typical Sundanese art and performances presented were: 

1. Dance Buyung 

This dance is a traditional dance that reflects Sundanese Sundanese community in taking water 

2. Damar of Sewu 

A culture that started the series helaran traditional ceremony seren epidemic in some areas in West Java. Helaran man in the picture is undergoing the process of life both personally and socially. 

In the circuit implementation of this ceremony each subject area, but the same function and purpose is as an expression of gratitude, respect and gratitude to the Almighty harvest has been obtained, because the Seren Taun ceremony was held in several indigenous Sundanese village, some indigenous villages sundanese is held every year upara seren epidemic are: 

• Cigugur Village, District Cigugur, Kuningan regency, West Java. 

• Kasepuhan Banten Kidul, Desa Ciptagelar, Cisolok, Sukabumi District 

• Goods Sindang indigenous village, Eurih Sand Village, Taman Sari subdistrict, Bogor regency 

• Baduy village, Lebak District, Banten 

• Kampung Naga Tasikmalaya regency. 

With different times according to the calculation and customs in each area, one in the Village District of Cigugur Cigugur Kuningan West Java, the ceremony is held annually on 22 months Rayagung (Hijjah) hijriyah calculation