Knowing Bleketepe, Siraman, And Midadareni, The Javanese Customary Marriage Processes That Will Be Carried Out By Kaesang And Erina

Kaesang Pangarep and Erina Gudono (Instagram/@kaesangp)

JAKARTA - Kaesang and Erina will undergo a series of Javanese traditional marriage traditions. Starting from the installation of bleketepe, siraman, to midodareni. These three processions are planned to be held on December 9, 2022. The traditional Javanese tradition needs to be passed by both of them, considering that Kaesang and Erina both came from Java.

Before the three processions are held, the event will begin with a greeting or recitation on Wednesday, December 8. After that, on Thursday, then President Jokowi and Mrs. Iriana and Erina's family will put up a bleketepe in front of their respective homes. Bleketepe is the woven leaves or young coconut leaves.

The installation of this bleketepe is a sign that the house will be held a celebration, reported by Medcom, Tuesday, December 6. Bleketepe is installed on a tarub or decoration of plants consisting of banana trees, bananas, sugar cane, coconut fruit, and banyan leaves. Tarub symbolizes the hope of a good and happy household.

After the bleketepe is installed, the shower will then be held. In contrast, siraman means bathing. In the siraman, the Javanese people usually use water from seven different springs. Why? Because seven in Javanese are called Pitu, which means pitulungan or help. Prospective brides are expected to get help in navigating their households.

According to Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Kaesang's older brother as well as the Spokesperson for the marriage of Kaesang Pangarep-Erina Gudono, seven sources of Kaesang siraman will be taken from various places. Launching iNews, the seven water sources for Kaesang's siraman came from the Great Mosque of Mangkunegaran Al-Wustho, the Great Mosque of Kraton Surakarta, the Surakarta Palace, Mangkunegaran Temple, Umbul Pengging in Boyolali. Then, the next two were taken from the residence of Kaesang's grandmother in Sumber and President Joko Widodo's private house in Solo.

Done with the siraman procession, it will be continued with a midodareni. This ceremony is carried out the night before the consent process. Midoderaenish night is also referred to as the last night before the prospective manten releases his single period. Usually, the family of the prospective groom visits the house of the prospective bride to do a handover or paning of the devil where the family of the prospective groom gives some items to the parents of the bride and groom.

On the night of the midodadareni, the Javanese people who hold this tradition believe that tonight the angel came from the sayangan. To beautify the bride's candidate to be better. The prospective bride is not sleeping and is accompanied by a relative and elderly pini. Usually, at this moment several elders or parents come to the future manten to give advice.

According to the Surakarta marriage tradition, when the group of guests returns home, the host will give angsul-angsulan, in the form of fruits, cakes and a set of clothes to the groom who will be worn tomorrow during the consent.