JAKARTA - Malioboro is a shortcut to deep nostalgia for a place called the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Malioboro is a vacation destination for many people when visiting Yogyakarta. Malioboro is also one of the centers of life in the City of Students. A name that is very well remembered. However, where does the true history of Malioboro come from?
The feeling of being in Malioboro was once revealed by the famous American lexicographer Noah Webster. "The pleasant feeling that comes from the pleasure of feeling good," he said. Happy, delicious, and happy. There is nothing else about Malioboro in Webster's memory.
The origin of the name Malioboro is explained by British historian Peter Carey in his book, The Origin of the Name Yogyakarta & Malioboro. In the book, Carey describes the popularity of Malioboro, which sometimes exceeds the name Keraton Yogyakarta.
In the book, Carey also corrects the misconception of many people who often associate the name Malioboro with the dry cigarette brand from the United States, Marlboro. Another opinion, many people also believe that the name Malioboro is given after the title of John Curchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722).
Rebuttal
Carey denied all these assumptions. "However, this highway was built and used for certain ceremonial purposes for 50 years before the British established government in Java. And it is likely that from the beginning this road has been known as Malioboro street = a road decorated with flower garlands," writes on page 9. book.
The initial argument was that in an Indian city, the main roads --rajamarga - ran from east to west and from north to south. Malioboro or Maliabara stretches from south to north and is probably only a rajamarga or royal road.
“According to Indian tradition, these royal streets, especially on festive days, are decorated with 'Malya' or strands (flowers), among other things. In Sanskrit 'decorated' with garlands is 'Mâlyabhara' or 'mâlyabhâra'. And this is the origin of the name Malioboro, ”wrote Carey.
In fact, when viewed, the road that was once used as a ceremonial entry for the governor-general, and is sometimes still used as a ceremonial parade such as the annual defile of the Yogyakarta garrison in the celebration of Armed Forces Day on October 5, of course the conditions above are somewhat different from the current conditions which seem unpredictable. again as magical as before.
In the past, the streets of Malioboro were planted with tall waringin trees with neatly arranged villages. Now, it seems that it has metamorphosed into a commercial place dominated by shops, which has actually changed Malioboro and accelerated the commercialization process.
These conditions made Peter Carey speak out. "I don't think you need to imagine what thoughts Mangkubumi had in his own mind about this unfortunate loss of memories."
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