Tradition when Moving in the New House

THE TRADITION WHEN
MOVING IN THE NEW HOUSE
Between :
Moving in the New House
Doing Some rituals First
In Order to get a blessing and Safety
JAVA’S TRADITION : BOYONGAN
1. Choosing the appropriate date based on
Java’s month,date and weton
a. Good month of Java Callendar :
Bakdamulud (Rabiul akhir), Ruwah (Sya’ban) ,
Dulkaidah, and Besar (Dzulhijjah).
b.
Date of Java Callendar
DAY
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
PASARAN
=4
= 3
=7
= 8
= 6
=9
=5
PON
WAGE
KLIWON
LEGI
PAHING
=7
= 4
= 8
= 5
= 9
To choose the appropriate date we must :
1. Calculate the Day and Pasaran of the couple who
move into the new house
Example :
Husband : August, 29 1973 Woman : Dec, 21 1976
- Wednesday = 7
- Kliwon = 8
Sum = 15
Total Sum : 15+11 = 26
-Tuesday = 3
- Kliwon = 8
- Sum
= 11
2. The moving date ( + ) Total sum of Husband and Wife then
( : ) with 5
=> If the residue of the count is 1, 2 or 3, So, It is the “Good
Day”
Example :
Sum Total from the couple above is 26, Then They choose
Tuesday of Pon to be the Moving date.
Tuesday = 3 ; Pon = 7 => 10
10 + 26 = 36 : 5 = 7 (residue = 1) => “GOOD DAY”
2. Doing Some Rituals :
•
Preparing :
1. Lampu ublik or Oil Lamp
2. Water which was taken from the first home
3. Clay pot which was filled with Rice and Kitchen seasoning
( onion, garlic, salt , sugar, and chili)
4. Mat
5. Pillow + bolster
6. Sapu lidi ( a broom made of such splintered ribs)
7. Kembang Setaman
8. Bubur Merah and Bubur Putih
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Entering new house with saying “Assalamualaikum”
Put the mat, Pillow + Bolster and the oil lamp in the bed
room
Put the clay pot and Kembang Setaman into the one side of
the house
Cleaning arround the house side with Sapulidi
Watering arround the outside of the house
Putting the bubur merah and bubur putih in every corner of
the new house
Giving a Nasi Kotak to every neighbour
7.
On the night, the house owner held a ‘Selametan’
event
•
‘Selametan’  ‘Salamah’  Safe
•
The purpose : To ask a safety, far from the bad things or
any disaster and asking for God’s Blessing
•
The main activity of Selametan is Praying
•
Tumpengan
Tumpeng : A Rice which are formed like a mount and
served with several dishes
Phylosophy of Tumpeng
•
Tumpeng : Tumuju Lumpeng  Directed to God (Calm and
Focus)
•
Tumpeng has :
Form like mount  Strong, Firm
White rice
 A ‘clean’ and holy intuition
•
Slicing Rule :
1.
Slice the top part of Tumpeng first. Served for God
2.
The rest is for eat together
•
•
•
The several kinds of Dishes on Tumpeng are
represent the many kind sense and sensation of
Live.
The vegetables on Tumpeng’s meaning :
Bayem (spinach)  Adem ayem (Peacefull)
Kluwih leaf
 Luwih-luwih ( More
Giving)
Kangkung leaf  Jinangkung marang Gusti
Ingkung Chicken on Tumpeng is represent a holy
BALI’S TRADITION
Choosing “Good Day”
Considering on:
•Based on Bali Calendar
A. Pasah => Forbidden
B. Referenced into the date suggestion which was
stamped into the calendar

Note : Each Date Suggestion can be different per month.
•
Asking the Region Expert’s
THE RITUALS
The sequences of the Rituals when moving into the new house
is called Melaspas.
Meaning: The Ceremony which was held to make the new
building is looked “alive” and “throw away” the negative
side.
The Sequences of Melaspas :
1.
Ngayabang caru
•Inviting Bhutakala
•Netralizing the New Place
•“Throw away” the negative side from the place
2. Ngayaban Pamlaspas
•Saying orti into the Mudra
Mudra : Five kinds of stone which are covered with
white fabric that was written with Modre
alphabet.
•Putting ulap ulap (white fabric that was written with
Modre alphabet) into the building.
•Mendem Pedagingan (only for the holy place)
•Pangurip urip, the arang bunga are scratched into the
each part of the building. This is represent the Tri
murti (Brahma, Visnu, Iswara)
Ngayaban banten ayaban and ngayaban pras
pamlaspas : Giving banten and pras pejati into
the sanggah surya (the high bamboo
stick)
•Ngayaban caru prabot : Making the stuff or other
tool and device in the building holy
Note: Banten: Something which are given to
theGod, Monk, and People.
Caru: Something which are given to
Buthakala
•Ngeteg-Linggih. (ngeteg: constant/stable;linggih:Sit)
The Formality symbol for living in the
new building.
•
Sanggah Surya
THE KINDS OF BANTEN WHICH ARE USED IN
MELASPAS CEREMONY
A.
Banten pamelaspas
1. Tumpeng pamelaspas.
2. Tumpeng guru.
3. Pengurip-pengurip.
4. Penyugjug
B. Banten ayuban tumang pitu:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Pangulapan
Pengabean
Peras
Pengiring sesajen
Dapetan
Sesaet
Penyeneh
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