ORANGISH

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Ning.mang.ning....gung....

The sound of gamelan rhythms split the sky of Surabaya, with a rhythms that lather and calm. Rows of colorful native flowers, which bloom and have a fragrant splash plastered from the entrance of the house to the inside of the event venue. This flower is like a welcome for the taulan handi invited in the event.

The house is decorated in such a way. There are two tents in size that is quite large, spread out in the courtyard of the entrance of the house of Dawn. While in the interior of his house has been magic like a royal palace that is holding a party. Pink color is seen dominating in every corner of the room.

A pregnant woman with a green kebaya has been preparing since two hours ago. She was dressed like a princess in the palace. Using a kebaya complete with a pull, wear a bandana made of knitted jasmine flowers. The jasmine crosswise adorned the head wrapped in a hijab of color in line with his clothes.

Blissfully.

Such is the image seen from the beautiful face of Jingga Sekar Ayu Kemuning. This morning the young lady in the Aerospace family, was holding a seven-monthly window event to welcome the presence of their baby who will be born in a few months.

Tingkepan itself is a Javanese cultural tradition held in order to commemorate the seven months of pregnancy. The event itself has the meaning that education for the child has been instilled since the child is still in the womb of the mother. As gratitude from parents to the almighty for the presence of prospective children in the middle of their lives later.

Orange and Dawn wear matching clothes. If Orange uses green kebaya then Dawn, he wears a green array with a jasmine circuit that is coiled around his neck. These two young would-be parents were preparing to enter the event. They join hands, walking slowly enough to greet the invited guests.

Quite slowly Fajar treading step by step the existing red carpet, considering the new orange healed from a fracture. The pregnant woman was only able to walk back a few days ago before the event.

The show started at eight in the morning. The Dirgantara family held this celebration quite lively, considering this is the presence of the first grandchild in their family. Both colleagues from Pak Angga and Fajar were present that morning.

The event began with a prayer-like reading. Mc will begin to greet the taulan temple that has been present, and open with the recitation of Quranic verses that are continued with the recitation of Surah Luqman and Maryam.

Ning.nung....

The gamelan groove that slowly rumbles so that anyone who hears it will be lulled and feel peace there.

In this windowpan event divided into several sessions, namely watering, inserting chicken eggs into sarongs, dressing ceremonies, angrem, brojol, breaking coconuts and selling rujak.

Ning.nang.ning.

The sound of gamelan still accompanies the Journey of Dawn and Orange that goes through a number of invitations to the flush place. The two of them joined hands and threw a smile at all the invited guests who lined up neatly forming a fence on their right and left sides.

Not long after, the arrival of both candidates Mother and Father in one of the thrones that will be used for the flush event. Dawn quite slowly, holding his wife, guiding to sit on the throne that has been provided. The throne is specially decorated with decorated many flowers like pelaminan in general.

The orange sits peacefully. His hands are on the front. While Dawn, he stood ready to perform a flush on his wife and prospective children. In this tradition, the water used for the orange bath comes from several springs. Dawn specifically prepared the water that would be used for his wife to take a bath.

Before the flush event began to singkeman, apologizing to Dawn and other families. In this flush event, elders or families who water the number of seven people including Dawn as prospective fathers. Now Oma, as the oldest elder in the Dirgantara family began to pour some water on the head of the Orange. He poured quite slowly, not forgetting to give do’a-do’a there for the safety of the grandson and great-grandchild.

The ritual of flush in this window as a hope that later babies are born holy and clean. While seven people come from the word Java, namely pitu. The meaning of pitu itself is pitulungan (relief). This is a form of hope that later the baby who is born gets the help of God with the people around him.

“Sweetie how it feels?” whisper of Dawn on the sidelines of the flush event. He slightly lowered his body and leaned on the wife,

“Cold, but I'm glad” replied with a smile, a happy face was clearly plastered there.

A series of events that were done did not escape inviting laughter from the invited audience. Moreover, several times Dawn, acting a little silly to tempt his wife, of course all that is done so that Orange is not tired and tense.

“Mas..” whining when Dawn never rolls the egg down. His hands were playing around in the holster there, either holding anything that makes Orange have to hold amused countless in front of many invitations.

The event continued with a dressing ceremony. The clothes that will be used in Orange that morning, consist of seven types of fabrics with different motifs. As an orange base, wear a white cloth that has been attached to his body. White cloth in wearing orange, as a symbol if the baby is born in a state of holiness. After that, he changed clothes seven times.

Every finished change of clothes will be accompanied by the question “It is appropriate yet?”

“But not yet” answered boisterously from the invitation that was present in the event that morning. This went on until Orange changed clothes for the seventh time.

“How fast not yet?” ask the host when wearing the seventh shirt.

“Sudah” answered compactly.

The seventh shirt that is used in this event is a fabric with light brown tend to yellow. This fabric is specially chosen by Oma which has the meaning of sido degree. The best fabric among the seven others. In this cloth, as a symbol and hope that later the baby who is born gets a good degree in his life.

The next event is continued with the termination of the sawe or janur thread wrapped in the stomach of Orange. Dawn directly breaks the thread as a symbol so that later labor can be done easily.

Every series of events that are done does not escape the attention of the invitees present. Not infrequently from those who direct their cell phone cameras to document every event that was done this morning.

Continued with angreman. The orange that Dawn helped, rose from his seat. He walked slowly to sit on the clothes he had worn before. The orange sits quietly there. In this procession symbolizes if the Orange will keep her pregnancy with sincerity and affection. Dawn by his side began to grab a plate of rice tumpeng and white red porridge. He feeds very painstakingly, as a symbol of a husband's affection for his wife.

The next ritual performed is the brojol ceremony. Where in this ceremony will include two ivory coconuts with the image of Jenaka and Srikandi. These two coconuts are inserted slowly into the holster that is wearing Orange until it goes down. Then Madam Nadin as a prospective grandmother was at the bottom to take the coconut. Jenaka and Srikandi images are chosen so that later babies born have a beautiful face like what is depicted in the coconut.

The show continues by breaking the grin. Although Fajar and Jingga have performed USG to find out the gender of their children, but what is wrong with this ritual as a memento later.  It is said that in the event of breaking this clove will look male or female their children later. In addition, breaking the clove is also intended that later children who are born have a straightness of mind in wading the ark live.

The series of tingkeban processions is closed with the ritual dodol rujak, where in this procession Orange and Dawn are selling rujak. Guests present in this way are allowed to buy rujak on Orange. They will be bought with money that is shaped crew or fractions of precarious as a medium of exchange.

Throughout the event an unceasing smile bloomed perfectly on Orange's face. Although tucked a little sad when remembered if none of his family were present in this event.

“Don't be sad, stay to smile” Dawn slightly nudged legan his wife, when at a glance glance glance glance glance glance at the face of Orange looks a little sad when giving a cheer on the invitation.

“I'll find your family after this” whispered Dawn later.

Orange was silent, he did not dare to hope for more. Since childhood, he has been accustomed to living in this world.

“Till how are you?” familiar voice accustomed to Orange heard before. A middle-aged woman who turned out to be present at the seven-monthly event in her family title.

The orange was silent for a moment.

“It's been a rich man apparently!”