Getting To Know The Observed Kebo Bule Keraton Solo, The PB II Clangenan Animal

Kebo bule Keraton Solo (Doc. Special)

YOGYAKARTA - Buffalo foreigners are special animals in the Surakarta Kasunanan Palace. This reddish white buffalo is also sacred by the palace. Every night 1 Suro, the dozens of buffalo are paraded around the heirloom procession.

When passing through the Solo South Square area, you can see the buffaloes of the Solo Palace pet. This buffalo has a different color from the general buffalo, which is white and reddish, so it is nicknamed kebo bule.

Every moment of Suro, this buffalo will be taken out to be circumvented around the palace environment. The people of Solo know kebo Caucasians' under the name Kyai Slamet and are believed to have a sacred element. It is interesting to know the Caucasians of the Solo Palace and its origins.

Kebo Caucasians are important heirlooms belonging to the Surakarta Kasunanan Palace. The presence of this unique buffalo in the royal family has a history. Ancestor kebo bule is a favorite animal or clanenan Paku Buwono (PB) II. At that time, the palace was still in Kartasura which is located about 10 kilometers towards the current heavy palace.

According to the Surakarta Kasunanan Palace representative, Yosodipuro, the ancestors of buffalo foreigners were gifts from Kyai Hasan Beshari Tegalsari Ponorogo. The prize was given to PB II when he had just returned from Pondok Tegalsari after the Geger Pacinan incident which announced the Kartasura Palace.

It is said that this reddish white buffalo is given to deduct the lampah (guard) from the palace heirloom named Kyai Slamet. However, the people miskrah summoned this buffalo as Kyai Slamet's kebo. In fact, this buffalo actually acts as Kyai Slamet's heirloom guard.

Kebo Caucasians have contributed to the transfer of the Surakarta Kasunanan Palace from the starting place to a new place after the Geger Pepinan incident. It is said that when PB II was looking for a location for a new palace in 1725, the buffalo foreigners were released.

The buffaloes then walked followed by the courtiers. After walking quite far, the Caucasians stopped at the location where the Solo Palace is currently being built.

Kebo bule is always removed from the cage to be mistaken every night of 1 Suro. Suro's night in the Javanese calendar is the same as the night of the taggal 1 Muhamaram based on the Hijri calendar. Each of these moments, the sacred Caucasians are always led to become the grandson of the lampah (guard) of a number of palace heirlooms.

When preparing for the 1 Suro heirloom procession, these buffalo will be treated specially. They were given jasmine flower necklaces and treated with sweet potatoes before the carnival started. It is said that this carnival will not start if a group of Caucasians have not left the cage and walk to the palace yard.

The Caucasians will be taken around the menawal of a number of sacred heirlooms belonging to the Surakarta Kasunanan Palace. This kirab ritual is held every year on the night of 1 Suro and takes place at midnight. Usually the implementation of the carnival is carried out starting around 00.00 WIB - 01.00 WIB.

This buffalo kirab is carried out by the palace family and courtiers. They will walk the buffalo around the palace environment. On the road that is passed by the procession of kebo bule and heirlooms, the people of Solo will spill over on the road watching the carnival.

That's at first glance getting to know the Caucasians of the Solo Palace who were observed and treated with specialties. The ancestors of the Caucasian buffalo have been the favorites of the royal family since the Paku Buwono era. The current generation of foreign tourists is still sacred and is mistaken for every night of 1 Suro. Also read the sacred Suro heirloom kirab in Solo.

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