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Mojowarno Church
Mojowarno’s Eastern Javanese Christian Church, a history witnesses whom stands still through times changes. As if almighty God whom stays inside, to be a King and a Father. The quotation above is come from the verse of the Bible, which shows the communities’ submission from its local inhabitant, whose trying so hard to construct the church to be an appropriate Abode.
Starting from the hidden little garden, this Church was build. By being a minority in the middle of differences, this modesty church had transform dynamically with the spirit from the communion into one of an icon for East Java now days. It is not a tourism destination to be visit for pleasure time, but by this Church people can learn about how its struggling so hard to stand still through times changing, while we can learn more how to be grateful.
The early communion was held on 1845, the building was starting from inappropriate little shack, till it has some renovated for many times and being a simply and comfy Abode to live for. This Church is not a kind of fancy and sophisticated architecture, by its simplicity makes this church looks firm and strong. As if represent the struggle of the people who stands for it.
January 24, 1879 the church had first renovating and it was officially re-open on March 3, 1881. By the spirit to renovate this church, the spirit of the communion had also be change to be better in life. While, to celebrate a century of this church there were next renovated which start from July 23, 1979 to December 23, 1979. This Church has Byzantine and Gothic style of architecture, like the early 12 Century Churches. It has shown the blandness of western and our cultural way of style.
Mojowarno’s Eastern Javanese Christian Church, a symbol of history, which stands still through times. Strong and firm as if the almighty God.
More info visit: www.eastjava.com
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Mojowarno Church
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Sayid Sulaiman Grave
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Sayid Sulaiman Grave
Friday 'Legi' (one of Javanese's days) Night, the easier expression to remember a ritual activity of pilgrimage to Mbah Sayyid Sulaiman grave, which attended by thousands of people who coming from various place.
It is beginning when Mbah Sayyid take hold as Wodli in Kanigoro, Pasuruan. When he had pilgrimage to waliulloh Mbah Raden Alif grave in Mancilan, Mojoagung, he was sick and finally he passed away in that place.
This graveyard is in Mancilan, Mojoagung district. Moreover, it is easy to visit, because we can use various vehicles. Besides known as historic place, this grave is also assumed as a holy place. Sometimes there are many people are having pilgrimage for ‘ask a benediction'.
According to history that has written, Mbah Sayyid Sulaiman is one of the descendants of Rasulullah (Muhammad SAW) to 26. During his life, he recognized as religious man, has good personality and his behaviour almost has no different with Rasulullah (Muhammad SAW). He is wise, especially in taking every decision, decent to humanity and respect to each and everyone who met him.
As 'pedigree' of Prophet, Mbah Sayyid Sulaiman was always respecting the religious activity. In all broadcast religion opportunity, he always used Rasulullah SAW style. Mbah Sayyid was also fond to had pilgrimage in all of Moslem member’s graveyards. He passed away in 17 RobiuI AwaI (one of Java's months) 1193 H or 24 Marchs 1780 M. His mother was a Cirebon King's daughter.
It is better if visit to Raden Alif grave first to ‘ask for permission‘, because the purpose of Mbah Sayyid Sulaiman was for having pilgrimage to MbahAlif. It is the ethnics of having pilgrimage, and this thing is still become culture.
Hence, the impact of the pilgrims, especially to Friday 'Legi' night, is influence the economics life of people around. It is because the people around has sell some merchandises with cheap price.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Arimbi Temple
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Rimbi Temple
This temple is still looks sturdy and full of historical value. Physically, Arimbi Temple is not too big. Nevertheless, from the history side, this temple is also one of interesting temple in Java. It said that Arimbi is 'petilasan' (rest room) of the Majapahit soldier.
Arimbi temple is located in Ngrimbi village, Wonosalam district, Jombang. Arimbi temple precisely located between Wonosalam and Bareng district. The location is strategic because it stay at the main road towards Wonosalam.
If we want to observe the histories of Arimbi temple, we will found it when Majapahit was still glorious. Arimbi temple is the rest place soldiers and Majapahit government member. There are many evidences in Arimbi temple as 'petilasan' in Majapahit era.
Arimbi temple, the history nuance above, and the omissions, are the heritage things that should be took care by us. Hence, Jombang assumes that Arimbi Temple is become one of history tour place and also for national tour.
More info visit
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Sendang Made Jombang
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Sendang Made
According to history, Sendang Made is beginning from the marriage of Damarwangsa,s Princess named Sekarwati with a prince from empire of Bali named Airlangga, but then attacked by Prabu Wora Wari from Tulungagung. Then the group saved by Prabu Narotama to mount Lawu and ended in a pool, accompanied with five waiting women. Moreover, that pool is Sendang Made as the 'nyepi’ (meditation activity) place of Prabu Airlangga with his wife, waiting women and many soldiers, after attacked by other empire.
Sendang / pool with 8 m X 11 m width, seen that it still maintained. Its buildings are also looked complete. It is also has partition of room around it, which aimed for rest place of Prabu Brawijaya group at that moment.
Why this pool called Sendang Made? Because this pool is located in Made Village, Kudu district, Jombang Regency.
Besides Sendang Made, there is other smaller pool around it, such as; Sendang Payung, Sendang Padusan, Sendang Drajat, Sendang Sinden, and Sendang Omben.
The other uniquely is we had not allowed to build or have renovation for any building around Sendang Made. It aimed to taking care its fullness of history value.
To reach Sendang Made, we able to use various vehicles. There is wide parking area, make this competent pool become a recreation place for public Jombang and especially for the tourist.
More info visit: www.eastjava.com
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Kebaya From Jombang
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Garment From Jombang
Jombang also as a quality garment products.
kebaya dress and embroidery is one of the pre-eminent city of Jombang.
with the touch of hands and a creative design, the products have been sold this garment to the outside of the city and indonesia.
More info visit: www.eastjava.com
Souvenir From Jombang
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Souvenir
Jombang has safe various special things, because its area fulfilled by tourism objects and become the producer of beautiful accessories. It is glasses accessories producer area, which has various beautiful colors.
This creative product had produced in so many forms, such as necklace, bracelet, tasbeeh, earrings, etc.
The center of this accessories product is located at Plumbon Gambang village, Jombang.
According to the observation below, its marketing has reached to various areas such as Bali, Surabaya, and Kalimantan. Even, it also reaches to other country, such as Malaysia and France.
Hence, Jombang would be proud for having this production, because these products have become high quality to be export. Therefore, the Plumbon village has become a wanted place for tourists and always tries to get a better result of its product.
More info visit: www.eastjava.com
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sendang Made
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Sendang Made
According to history, Sendang Made is beginning from the marriage of Damarwangsa,s Princess named Sekarwati with a prince from empire of Bali named Airlangga, but then attacked by Prabu Wora Wari from Tulungagung. Then the group saved by Prabu Narotama to mount Lawu and ended in a pool, accompanied with five waiting women. Moreover, that pool is Sendang Made as the 'nyepi’ (meditation activity) place of Prabu Airlangga with his wife, waiting women and many soldiers, after attacked by other empire.
Sendang / pool with 8 m X 11 m width, seen that it still maintained. Its buildings are also looked complete. It is also has partition of room around it, which aimed for rest place of Prabu Brawijaya group at that moment.
Why this pool called Sendang Made? Because this pool is located in Made Village, Kudu district, Jombang Regency.
Besides Sendang Made, there is other smaller pool around it, such as; Sendang Payung, Sendang Padusan, Sendang Drajat, Sendang Sinden, and Sendang Omben.
The other uniquely is we had not allowed to build or have renovation for any building around Sendang Made. It aimed to taking care its fullness of history value.
To reach Sendang Made, we able to use various vehicles. There is wide parking area, make this competent pool become a recreation place for public Jombang and especially for the tourist.
More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Jombang Garment Industrial
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Garment Industrial
Jombang has particular thing about their garment industrial.
kebaya as an Indonesian traditional cloth and embroidery is one of Jombang productions.
By the talented hands and creative designs, the products have been sold this garment to the outside of the city and all over Indonesia. At present day, Jombang's garment industrial has become big commodity for local government and they start to make it into exported products.
More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Hong San Kiong Temple
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Hong San Kiong Temple
Klenteng "Hong San Kiong" is located in Gudo village, Jombang. Besides known as religious place of Tri Dharma (Tios, Budha, and Konghucu), this temple is also functioned as medical place. The interesting point is the visitors who want to get drug are not only from the member itself, but also come from other religion members include the 'Moslems'. Beside that, the interaction with people around is well done.
The interaction of all people is respecting and peace, because its location is in the middle of resident. It has take place since this “Klenteng” / temple had stand up hundreds of years ago. The people around also often involve "process" or Klenteng renovation.
Klenteng with squeezing building nuance have some dwellers ( Deity) as host. They are Kong Co Kong Tik Tjoen Ong. The altar is in the middle of front room. There are Kong Co Hong Tik Tjoen Sing ( Earth Deity) in the left side, in his left is Kong Co Hyang Tfian Sing Tee (Sky Deity). Then in the right side there is host altar Kwan Sing Tee Koen ( Truth Deity) and under the 'rest place' of host Deity, there is Kong Cu Kong Tik Tjoen Ong’s vehicle called Bing Hoe Ciang Koen.
Actually, there are many residents in this temple that known by all follower. According to the head of Klenteng Tri Dharma of Hong San Kiong Organization named Sutejo, since it had built, this temple has double functions both as religious place and as medical practice.
More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Mind Resting Area of Hong San Kiong Temple
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Hong San Kiong
Klenteng "Hong San Kiong" is located in Gudo village, Jombang. Besides known as religious place of Tri Dharma (Tios, Budha, and Konghucu), this temple is also functioned as medical place. The interesting point is the visitors who want to get drug are not only from the member itself, but also come from other religion members include the 'Moslems'. Beside that, the interaction with people around is well done.
The interaction of all people is respecting and peace, because its location is in the middle of resident. It has take place since this “Klenteng” / temple had stand up hundreds of years ago. The people around also often involve "process" or Klenteng renovation.
Klenteng with squeezing building nuance have some dwellers ( Deity) as host. They are Kong Co Kong Tik Tjoen Ong. The altar is in the middle of front room. There are Kong Co Hong Tik Tjoen Sing ( Earth Deity) in the left side, in his left is Kong Co Hyang Tfian Sing Tee (Sky Deity). Then in the right side there is host altar Kwan Sing Tee Koen ( Truth Deity) and under the 'rest place' of host Deity, there is Kong Cu Kong Tik Tjoen Ong’s vehicle called Bing Hoe Ciang Koen.
Actually, there are many residents in this temple that known by all follower. According to the head of Klenteng Tri Dharma of Hong San Kiong Organisation named Sutejo, since it had built, this temple has double functions both as religious place and as medical practice.
More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Around The Sigolo Golo Cave
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Sigolo Golo Cave
What make something interesting of this cave is the visitors must pass a real footpath complicated length and must take a ride the stones on the cave’s wall before reaching the cave. This journey is very compatible for visitor who loving nature and like challenge, because along the length of journey, they will pampered by the greenness of natural forest which so friendly and although on the left and right side is crevasses, but it is not fearful.
Sigolo Golo cave, is located in Sranten sub-village, Panglungan village, Wonosalam district, Jombang. It can reached using motorcycle or car, but to come to the cave, we go on foot. The cave which has 9 meters length and 10 meters width, for its development is very frequent visited because the uniquely and its history value.
From those various story about the cave, it is said that this cave is a place of Patih (docile) Maudoro meditation, Damar Wulan's father in Majapahit era. In his meditation, Patih Maudoro always pray for people and Majapahit nation for always given safety and welfare from God, beside that the meditation is also has purpose for strength of own self spiritual in order to get good personality in his life.
Seen from its history, the moral value is what a persistent struggle in Majapahit era which being knocked by Patih Maudoro and if we implement with condition of this nation, at least Goa SigoloGolo can note a history of nation. That history needs to be byword.
Hence, it is not strange, that Goa Sigolo Golo, besides its beautiful nature, it also create a good personality of man. It is proved that this cave is become a place of meditation people with good wishes. If its intention is bad wishes, it is possible that man will get an accident, and he does not get his wishes.
More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com
Hong San Kiong Temple
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Hong San Kiong Temple
Klenteng "Hong San Kiong" is located in Gudo village, Jombang. Besides known as religious place of Tri Dharma (Tios, Budha, and Konghucu), this temple is also functioned as medical place. The interesting point is the visitors who want to get drug are not only from the member itself, but also come from other religion members include the 'Moslems'. Beside that, the interaction with people around is well done.
The interaction of all people is respecting and peace, because its location is in the middle of resident. It has take place since this “Klenteng” / temple had stand up hundreds of years ago. The people around also often involve "process" or Klenteng renovation.
Klenteng with squeezing building nuance have some dwellers ( Deity) as host. They are Kong Co Kong Tik Tjoen Ong. The altar is in the middle of front room. There are Kong Co Hong Tik Tjoen Sing ( Earth Deity) in the left side, in his left is Kong Co Hyang Tfian Sing Tee (Sky Deity). Then in the right side there is host altar Kwan Sing Tee Koen ( Truth Deity) and under the 'rest place' of host Deity, there is Kong Cu Kong Tik Tjoen Ong’s vehicle called Bing Hoe Ciang Koen.
Actually, there are many residents in this temple that known by all follower. According to the head of Klenteng Tri Dharma of Hong San Kiong Organization named Sutejo, since it had built, this temple has double functions both as religious place and as medical practice.
more info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com
Jombang Particular Handicraft
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GLASSES SOUVENIRS
Jombang has safe various special things, because its area fulfilled by tourism objects and become the producer of beautiful accessories. It is glasses accessories producer area, which has various beautiful colors.
This creative product had produced in so many forms, such as necklace, bracelet, tasbeeh, earrings, etc.
The center of this accessories product is located at Plumbon Gambang village, Jombang.
According to the observation below, its marketing has reached to various areas such as Bali, Surabaya, and Kalimantan. Even, it also reaches to other country, such as Malaysia and France.
Hence, Jombang would be proud for having this production, because these products have become high quality to be export. Therefore, the Plumbon village has become a wanted place for tourists and always tries to get a better result of its product.
More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Jombang Souvenir
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GLASSES SOUVENIRS
Jombang has safe various special things, because its area fulfilled by tourism objects and become the producer of beautiful accessories. It is glasses accessories producer area, which has various beautiful colors.
This creative product had produced in so many forms, such as necklace, bracelet, tasbeeh, earrings, etc.
The center of this accessories product is located at Plumbon Gambang village, Jombang.
According to the observation below, its marketing has reached to various areas such as Bali, Surabaya, and Kalimantan. Even, it also reaches to other country, such as Malaysia and France.
Hence, Jombang would be proud for having this production, because these products have become high quality to be export. Therefore, the Plumbon village has become a wanted place for tourists and always tries to get a better result of its product.
More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com
Monday, June 15, 2009
Jombang Industrial Garment
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Jombang also as a quality garment products.
kebaya dress and embroidery is one of the pre-eminent city of Jombang.
with the touch of hands and a creative design, the products have been sold this garment to the outside of the city and indonesia.
More info visit: <a href="http://www.jombang.eastjava.com">www.jombang.eastjava.com</a>
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Sigolo Golo Cave, Jombang
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Sigolo Golo Cave
What make something interesting of this cave is the visitors must pass a real footpath complicated length and must take a ride the stones on the cave’s wall before reaching the cave. This journey is very compatible for visitor who loving nature and like challenge, because along the length of journey, they will pampered by the greenness of natural forest which so friendly and although on the left and right side is crevasses, but it is not fearful.
Sigolo Golo cave, is located in Sranten sub-village, Panglungan village, Wonosalam district, Jombang. It can reached using motorcycle or car, but to come to the cave, we go on foot. The cave which has 9 meters length and 10 meters width, for its development is very frequent visited because the uniquely and its history value.
From those various story about the cave, it is said that this cave is a place of Patih (docile) Maudoro meditation, Damar Wulan's father in Majapahit era. In his meditation, Patih Maudoro always pray for people and Majapahit nation for always given safety and welfare from God, beside that the meditation is also has purpose for strength of own self spiritual in order to get good personality in his life.
Seen from its history, the moral value is what a persistent struggle in Majapahit era which being knocked by Patih Maudoro and if we implement with condition of this nation, at least Goa SigoloGolo can note a history of nation. That history needs to be byword.
Hence, it is not strange, that Goa Sigolo Golo, besides its beautiful nature, it also create a good personality of man. It is proved that this cave is become a place of meditation people with good wishes. If its intention is bad wishes, it is possible that man will get an accident, and he does not get his wishes.
More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Sigolo Golo Cave Jombang
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Sigolo Golo Cave
What make something interesting of this cave is the visitors must pass a real footpath complicated length and must take a ride the stones on the cave’s wall before reaching the cave. This journey is very compatible for visitor who loving nature and like challenge, because along the length of journey, they will pampered by the greenness of natural forest which so friendly and although on the left and right side is crevasses, but it is not fearful.
Sigolo Golo cave, is located in Sranten sub-village, Panglungan village, Wonosalam district, Jombang. It can reached using motorcycle or car, but to come to the cave, we go on foot. The cave which has 9 meters length and 10 meters width, for its development is very frequent visited because the uniquely and its history value.
From those various story about the cave, it is said that this cave is a place of Patih (docile) Maudoro meditation, Damar Wulan's father in Majapahit era. In his meditation, Patih Maudoro always pray for people and Majapahit nation for always given safety and welfare from God, beside that the meditation is also has purpose for strength of own self spiritual in order to get good personality in his life.
Seen from its history, the moral value is what a persistent struggle in Majapahit era which being knocked by Patih Maudoro and if we implement with condition of this nation, at least Goa SigoloGolo can note a history of nation. That history needs to be byword.
Hence, it is not strange, that Goa Sigolo Golo, besides its beautiful nature, it also create a good personality of man. It is proved that this cave is become a place of meditation people with good wishes. If its intention is bad wishes, it is possible that man will get an accident, and he does not get his wishes.
More info visit: www.jombang.eastjava.com