BARONGSAI FROM BANYUWANGI

Barong one of traditional artistry from Banyuwangi


Barongan represent tradition socialize countryside kemiren, Artistic of Barong in countryside of Kemiren created by Grandparent of Buyut Tompo at about 1830. At that moment in countryside of Kemiren there is show of Seblang played by Embah Sapua. When dancer of seblang possesed by a spirit genie, happen dialogue with Grandparent of Buyut Tompo in order to staging of seblang moved to countryside Ole-Olean ( Olesari), while in countryside of Kemiren show art barong. After the time of that there is rule which must be holded by firmness by society, namely socialize countryside Kemiren is not allowed to show seblang, conversely socialize Olehsari may not show barong. Artistic of Barong created by Buyut Tompo is constituted by ancestor socialize countryside of Kemiren, Grandparent of Buyut Cili, namely the figure which the myth and considered to be by danyang or custodian of countryside Kemiren. For the reason every staging, namely when barong experience of incoming possesed by a spirit by Buyut Cili.

Tradition of Barong kemiren referred as ‘ barong ider bumi’ that is ceremony circle countryside with pageant of barong and multifarious type of offering performed on second of feast day of Ramadan idul fitri. Barong, symbol of association and prosperity. dance of Barong believed able to refuse all danger which can bother life socialize countryside. tradition of Ider bumi start to emerge year 1840. The tradition is ceremony refuse army to avoid other trouble and disaster. Its story, that moment is Countryside of Kemiren becoming of tribe will using in Banyuwangi have been borne down upon by endless pagebluk and disaster . One or the other of local elite figure get occult voice is in order to performed by ceremony of barong ider of earth to dissipate the disaster. Local citizen follow the occult voice, until now

instrument for pageant of this is consisted of kendang, kecrek, kenong and gong. In its growth is tradition of this barong do not just to ider bumi but also for event of show event socialize osing of like circumcise, marriage even of general election campaign.