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The Disparbud Malang Keep Maintaining to Preserve the Cultural Heritage by Holding the Jamasan Pusaka

Selasa, 24 September 2019 - 03:31 | 41.02k
The jamasan pusaka in Sumber Wendit Malang. (Picture by: Disparbud Malang for TIMES Indonesia)
The jamasan pusaka in Sumber Wendit Malang. (Picture by: Disparbud Malang for TIMES Indonesia)

TIMESINDONESIA, MALANG – The Disparbud Malang just held a Jamasan Pusaka in Sumber Wendit Spring Water. Jamasan Pusaka is an annual ceremony to clean several heirlooms in Malang such as kris, spears, and ancient scissors.

The ceremony which was held on Monday (22/9/2019) was led by a cultural bearer. There were several basins full of water and flowers prepared to clean the heirlooms. The heirlooms which were wrapped in a white fabric was opened one by one and given a royal bath.

"We have several hystorical heirlooms such as those from the Singosari, Majapahit, and Demak kingdom," The Head of Cultural of Disparbud Malang Edy Purwanto said.

Still according to him, as to preserve the local culture, this ceremony was held in order to raise the people awareness on some heirlooms and remind them where they came from.

The Disparbud Malang also hope that the Jamasan Pusaka could increase the surge of visitors coming to Malang. Also to introduce Sumber Wendit Spring Water as one interesting tourist destination. (*)

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