CULTURAL DIVERSITY

SOLO CITY

GROUP :

RAHMAH MAULINDA

SARAH RUEN SOEKARNO

VELICYA

BANKING AND FINANCE 2

2014

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Table of content………………………………………………………………………….…………….1

About Solo……………………………………...……………………………………………………….2

History…………………………………………...……………………………………………………….3

Background………………………………………...………………………………………………..….3

Culture…………………………………………...……………………………………………………….4

Tradition………………………………………...……………………………………………………….9

Tourism………………………………………...………………………………………..….………….13

The old building……………………………...………………………………………..….………….14

Conclusion…………………………….……...………………………………………..….………….16

References…………………………….……...………………………………………...….………….17

Appendices……………….…………………...………………………………………..….………….18

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ABOUT SOLO
Solo often called Surakarta is a city in Central Java, Indonesia of more than 499,337
people with a population density of 10,853 people/km2. Its built-up area made of Surakarta
Municipality and 59 districts spread on 7 regencies was home to 3,649,254 inhabitants.
Surakarta borders the Karanganyar and Boyolali Regency in the west and north,
Karanganyar and Sukoharjo Regency in the east, and Sukoharjo Regency in the south. At each of
the city borders stands a gapura keraton or Javanese entrance monument, erected in 1931–32
during the reign of Pakubuwono X in Kasunanan Surakarta. Each of them serves as a border and
an entry point to the capital of Keraton Surakarta with the neighboring territories.

Surakarta is a lowland lying on flat terrain 105 m above sea level (in the city center about 95 m
above sea level), with an area of 44.1 km2 (0.14% of the area of Central Java). It is
approximately 65 km (40 mi) northeast of Yogyakarta and 100 km (62 mi) southeast of
Semarang. The eastern part of the town is bordered by Bengawan Solo River, the longest river on
Java. The river is the inspiration for the song "Bengawan Solo", a 1940s composition by Gesang
Martohartono which became famous throughout much of Asia. The city's soil is fertile because
of the river and its tributaries.

The city is surrounded by Merbabu and Mount Merapi (3,151 m high) to the west and Mount
Lawu (3265 m high) to the east. The Sewu Mountain Range lies further south. Nearby is also the
infamous Mount Kemukus (also known as Sex Mountain).

The water sources for Surakarta are in the valley of Merapi, a total of 19 locations, with a
capacity of 3,404 l/second. The average source water height is 800–1,200 m above sea level. In
1890–1927 there were only 12 wells in Surakarta. Today, underground water wells in 23
locations produce about 45 l/second.
Solo climate is tropical with sufficient sunlight warm. Temperatures in the city of Solo range
between 26-35 degrees Celsius with humidity ranges from 65-95%. The season that can be found
in the city of Solo are the rainy season (October-April) and dry season (March-September).

HISTORY

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 Solo nothing more than a quite village that located around 10 km to the east Kartasura,
the capital of the kingdom of Mataram. But in that year the Mataram susuhunan (king),
Pakubuwono II, backed the Chinese against the Dutch, and the court at Kartasura was sacked as
a result. Pakubuwono II searched for a more auspicious spot to rebuild his capital, and in 1745
the entire court was dismantled and transported in a great procession to Surakarta, on the banks
of the Kali (River) Solo. February 17, 1745 is regarded as the official birthday of the city. It was
said that the place he chose to be the new palace was situated on a small lake. The "babad" or
official record of court historians still mentions that the lake was drained by the favor of the
mythical queen of the southern sea, Nyi Roro Kidul. And then Surakarta was ruled until
Palubuwono XII

After hearing the proclamation of Indonesian Independence, both Mangkunegara VIII

and Pakubuwono XII declared Surakarta a part of the Republic of Indonesia (RI). Because of this
support, President Soekarno declared Surakarta the Daerah Istimewa Surakarta (DIS)/"Surakarta
Special Region".

In October 1945, an anti-"swapraja" (anti-feudalism/anti-monarchy) movement was

established in Surakarta. One of the leaders of this movement was Tan Malaka, a member of the
Indonesian Communist Party. This organization wanted to abolish all feudal kingdoms in
Surakarta and the Surakarta special region (DIS) and replace all regents in Surakarta

BACKGROUND
The city with a population of 500 thousand population is inhabited by a tribe of Java, but
there are also many ethnic Chinese population, and Arabs who lived in Surakarta. 54% from total
population is male, and the rest is female.

Worship building in Surakarta is diverse, reflecting the diversity of beliefs shared by the
community of Surakarta, from mosques such as the Masjid Al Wustho Mangkunegaran, St.
Peter's Church to the monastery Am Po Kian, and Adhi Sahasra Pura.

People’s education background in Solo is very well educated. It is followed by the fact of
many education institutions in Solo starting from 308 kindergartens, 292 elementary schools, 97
junior high schools, 56 senior high schools, 54 universities.

CULTURE
BATIK

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In addition to the known by the Javanese traditional viscosity, also known as Solo batik icon.
The resulting solo batik motifs ever diverse and will be described in the next paragraph of this
article. Even batik Solo now more popular through the manufacturer's line of batik keris
penetrated foreign market share. It is not surprising if batik Solo became one of the goals that
must be visited by the tourists when visiting the city of Surakarta hadiningrat. To tour solo batik
you can do so at Laweyan, kampong batik Kauman district also. Here is the hub or center of
batik batik activities began, have become everyday culture to its community, and is usually
passed down from his ancestors.

Batik with all its forms is the identity of our nation, Indonesia. In the past, the tempo of activities
at the keraton Batik is a livelihood for women, even Java batik Kraton surakarta surroundings
activities very well known as a job. Batik Solo has a characteristic, either in the process of the
cap as well as he writes. The dye used to make batik, using natural materials, namely soga. the
motif of batik sidomukti solo and solo batik motifs sidoluruh is an example of a Solo batik
pattern.

Batik motif has its own meaning, other motives of other meanings. Solo batik motifs created a
multi-faceted, with the hope that it can bring good to the wearer. Solo batik motifs known among
others, i.e., solo batik motif types of parang, batik solo type of barong, batik solo type kawung
and solo batik motif types sawat. This batik motif is considered sacred and is only used by the
King and his family.

The second one is Slobog batik. Slobog means loose/large. Solo batik is commonly used for
organizing. The meaning contained in the batik motifs so that deceased person who died didn't
get hitch and accepted his kindness.

Next is Solo batik Sidomukti motif that is often worn by the bride at a wedding. Meaning of the
word has the meaning of sido namely continuous or ongoing and the word mukti means enough.
If based on the meaning of the word, the word sidomukti is a representation of a hope to all the
people who wore them in order to have a life filled with happiness is continuously aligned with
enough fortune and never break up.

Then, Solo has Truntum batik. Solo batik Motive Truntum is usually worn by the bride's parents.
Truntum itself means leads, so intended to in a marriage the parents always brought his son in
wading through a new life so that it would become a family that happily ever after.

Next is Satri Manah batik. Solo batik motif this commonly used by family of the groom at the
time of the procession of the proposal. The meaning of these motifs so that applications can be
accepted by the bride's and their families.

Next is Batik Motif Semen Rante. In the proposal process if the guardian groom wear batik solo
motif Satrio Manah then for the bride to wear batik solo motif Cement Rante. The meaning of
the word rante itself more implies to a bond or connection of a sturdy, so hope to put it on is if
the application is accepted, the groom of the prospective brides expect a solid connection and
strong against any temptation until death separates.

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 WAYANG PURWA

Wayang purwa or wayang kulit purwa. Purwa said (first) is used to distinguish this type of
puppet with shadow puppets. Many types of wayang kulit puppet revelation, ranging from
leather puppet wayang sadat, gedhog, wayang wayang kancil pancasila and so on. Purwa means
beginning, wayang purwa has an estimated age of oldest among other wayang kulit. The
possibility of regarding news of the existence of wayang kulit purwa can be seen from the
inscriptions on the ababd 11 in the reign of Eason.

Wayang purwa himself usually uses the story of Ramayana and Mahabharata, whereas if you've
penetrated into the Ensign story is usually served with wayang Gedhog. Wayang kulit purwa
itself consists of several styles or gagrak as ruler of Mangkunegaran, gagrak, Ngayogjakarta,
Mancanegari, Jawatimuran, Kedu, Cirebon, and so on.

Wayang kulit purwa made from Buffalo skin which is carved and given the color according to
the rule, given the wayang puppet pulasan stalk from Buffalo Horn foreigners treated in such a
way with names consisting of these cempurit and gapit.

The form of wayang kulit purwa can be classified into several groups including:

Kidang kencana puppet : puppet doll medium size not too big not too small, also fit the needs for
appeared (wayang puppetry).

Puppet Ageng; that is a large-sized puppet doll, especially the limbs in a part of the stomach and
the legs exceeds the usual puppet, wayang puppet is called jujudan.

Wayang wayang kaper : that is smaller than a regular puppet.

Puppet Kateb : the puppet size terlalku feet long are not in balance with the body.

JOGLO

Joglo is a traditional house that mostly just owned by those rich people because joglo house need
more materials and expensive than homes in other forms. The old pattern of thought elderly
Javanese joglo house should not be owned by any person, by most people, but only allowed for
the nobility, kings, and princes, as well as those who are honored and celebrated. However
nowadays Joglo house used by everyone and also used for various other functions, such as
meeting and office space.

Basically the Joglo house has a square shape, with four principal pillars in the middle which is
called Saka Guru, and is used to compile blandar intercropping. This rectangular shape in the
process changes with the additions of space at the side of the building however remains a unitary
form of rectangular floor plan.

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 SURAKARTA GAMELAN

A typical large, double gamelan in contemporary Solo (Surakarta) will include, in the sléndro
set, one saron panerus (or saron peking), two saron barung, one or two saron demung, one gendér
panerus, one gender barung, one slenthem (or "gender panembung"), one bonang panerus and
one bonang barung (each with twelve gongs), one gambang kayu, one siter or celempung, one
rebab, one suling, one pair of kethuk and kempyang, one set of three to five kenong, one set of
three to five kempul, one to three gong suwukan, and one gong ageng.

The complementary set of pelog instruments will include two each of gender panerus, gender
barung, gambang and site or celempung, the first of each pair tuned to the pelog bem subset of
five tones (tones 1,2,3,5,6), the second to the pelog barang subset of five tones (2,3,5,6,7). The
pelog bonang will each have fourteen gongs.

The slendro and pelog gamelan will usually share the drums (kendang), including one each of
ketipung, kendang ageng (or kendang gendhing), ciblon, kendang wayangan, and, in the largest
gamelan, a large hanging drum, the bedug. Archaic ensembles may still include such instruments
as the gambang gangsa, slentho (in place of slenthem), and bonang panembung. A typical
performance ensemble includes a female vocal soloist (pesinden) and male chorus (gerongan); in
certain passages, the singers clap rhythmically (keplok).

SWEDARI DANCE

One of the intangible heritage of the city of Solo still surviving to this day is the Bedhaya dance,
the piece is a classic of Surakarta Hadiningrat.

The piece is composed of bedhaya said Bedhaya and Piece. Bedhaya dancers means woman in
the Palace. The piece is derived from the word ' tawang ' which means star in the sky. This dance
is very thick with Javanese culture and considered sacred. Dance is held once a year it is
practiced by nine women with makeup like a bride. Nine of these have pernari each term,
namely: Batak, Endhel, Endhel, real traditional Weton Apit Ngarep, Apit Mburi enclose Meneg,
Gulu, Dhada, and Boncit. Number nine can also be represented as a constellation of stars from
the meaning of the piece.

Dance Bedhaya piece is reflective of a very special relationship between the first ruler of
Mataram, Panembahan Senopati, South seas, with the goddess named Queen Kencanasari or
commonly called Kanjeng Ratu Kidul – term among Java-masayrakat.

The focus of this dance are the scenes of love between the Queen of Kencanasari by Panembahan
Senopati. The music that accompanies this dance consists of five instruments, namely the
kemanak, legend, kenong and kendhang, gong, and accompanied by the sound of sinden *.

Bedhaya dance Piece could be construed as a representation of the movement of the war, such as
the Supit Urang ** and Garuda Nglayang ***. During the one-hour show, either King or

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spectators are allowed to smoke, drink, or eat. This is a strong traditional beliefs of dance
Bedhaya Piece. It is considered as the symbol of the Union between the King and the people and
between God and his creation (Manunggaling kawula Gusti).

In preparation for staging, the dancers have to follow some rules and rituals. This preparation
exactly as if someone is going to get married. The night before the show, the dancers had to sleep
in The Knights, the most sacred in the Palace where all spiritual relics are stored.

KEBAYA

The type of clothing worn by women in Surakarta is a kebaya, a kemben tapih cloths and a
pinjung with stagen. Kebaya clothes worn by the nobility among women or among the common
people both as everyday clothing or clothing of the ceremony. On a fashion ceremony, kebaya
that is worn by servants for example, kebaya using renteng pins combined with fabric or pattern
jarik sinjang batik,the hair is shaped into a bun, and put
accessories on such as earrings, rings, necklaces and bracelets.
For the day to day clothing, women wear a kemben combined
with stagen and jarik fabric. Kemben covered breasts, underarms
and back since kemben is quite wide and long. While the
abdominal section of coiled stagen to tie tapihan pinjung in
order to be strong and not easy to loose.

While the fashion among men, they are wearing beskap with
flower pattern or other florals, wearing the hats on the head
(blankon with flat shape) side. About blangkon itself there are
two philosophies.First, it is placed on the head so that the ideas, thoughts, concepts remain
always in the corridors of the values of the Islamic religion. So it is directed to become a blessing
to our fellow. Be rahmatan lil alamiin (grace the entire universe). The second philosophy
Blangkon like macrocosm (the owner of the universe), while the head is a microcosm that is
human beings. This means that in carrying message as a leader should always be submissive and
obedient to the Creator who is the Death.

And they also wear Beskap. its shape is like a suit designed by the Netherlands alone. The button
is of the clothes is positioned in the side of the Beskap. The clothes is having a keris.

WEDDING CLOTHING

Bridal fashion makeup for Solo's daughter, the groom using langenharjan with blangkon beskap
shirt and batik patterned Wiron Sidoasih Prada. Brides use the classic length of kebaya and
bottom wrapped in cloth batik Sidoasih Prada motive. Bride's makeup as the king's daughter

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Princess Solo. Hair dresser with big basins executables mengkureh ukel (likewise tengkurep),
decorated with jasmine, decorated combs and cundhuk jewelry shape at the top of the bun.

While the men style is Basahan Solo. Solo Basahan fashion is batik with dark colors and ornate
pedestal-reason (of the animals) and plants of the forest patterns. As time went on, the choice of
motif and colour schemes increasingly diverse.

The meaning of clothing basahan is self cling to symbolizing God's will will be the journey of
life. Basahan brides fashion is kemben as breastplate and Jarik Buntal form series of pandan
leaves from the flowers that are meaningful as ba luck resistant.

TRADITIONAL FOOD

1. Nasi Liwet

Nasi liwet is typical food consisting of savory rice with vegetables Jipang, chicken, eggs,
coconut milk (kumut), curry, and a variety of other materials that are served by the base of
banana leaves

2. Gudeg Ceker
Gudeg claw is typical diet consisting of young jackfruit, krecek (cowhide), eggs, chicken meat
and chicken claw (claw). Gudeg claw famous Solo is Gudeg Ceker Bu Kasno whose place at the
curb (sidewalk) in Margoyudan area (close to the SMA 1 Solo, if from Solo Balapan station to
the east).

3. Pecel
Pecel is a diet consisting of a variety of vegetables ranging from spinach, banana, Nikir, china
banana leaves, flowers Turi, beans, etc., were given peanut sauce.

4. Satay
Wrapping is typical Sate Sate Solo made from minced mutton wrapped goat fat and then baked
so-called sate buntel. Wrapping is to wrap the Java language. Sate wrapping famous Haji Bejo
Sate Solo. Other satay stalls are also famous among others Sate Goat Pond Segaran

5.Tengkleng
Tengkleng is processed foods with basic ingredients mutton and were more likely to contain the
bones of goats that had a bit of meat attached to bone, jerohan goat, eyes, cheeks, ears, etc. are
treated like goulash (has a thick gravy) and the marinade is very pronounced. Tengkleng famous
Solo is tengkleng Bu Ediyem in Pasar Klewer Solo.

6. timlo
Timlo is typical food whose contents Solo pieces of chicken meat, chicken bowel like ati
gizzard, sausage solo pieces, boiled chicken eggs, with a sauce like soup and fried onions
sprinkled on top. Timlo usually served along with a portion of rice warm.
Timlo famous timlo Sastro Solo is the place behind the market Gedhe Solo

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7. Soto
Soto famous among other Soto Solo Triwindu located on Market Antiques Triwindu and Soto
Kirana, as well as in the Ivory Ivory Soto, south Keraton Surakarta.

8. Solo Meatball
Meatballs solo is the origin of various meatballs scattered in various regions in Indonesia at this
time. Well if a visit in Solo, then a time also eat meatballs which is the origin of a variety of
meatballs in the cities of Indonesia.
Solo's famous meatballs, among others, Alex Uric meatballs in Jalan Honggowongso, front
Novotel Solo.

9. Chicken Noodle
Warung Mie Solo famous one is Mie Gajah Mas located west Pasar Gede (close to Bank BNI).
Its location right next time pepe. The menu is there among others noodles meatballs, meatball
soup, chicken noodle mushrooms, noodles, dumplings, Shahe fen, fried dumpling, etc.

10. Know Kupat

Kupat know a meal consisting of a rhombus, wet noodles, bean sprouts / sprouts, fried tofu
warm, bakwan fried chopped, and a sprinkling of roasted peanuts. All the material is presented
with a sweet soy sauce seasoning dilute with onion flavor that fits and fried onions. Usually,
even when eating out Kupat may be added with a fried egg and accompanied by crackers so it is
more stable.
Kupat know famous Solo is know Kupat Sholihin Road Jl. Gajah Mada.

11. Notosuman pancake pancake or srabi

Srabi fact that the material is a kind of pancake batter consisting of rice flour, coconut milk,
sugar, salt and pandan leaves as fragrances, and other ingredients are then heated in a small pan
mold form which is then covered with a cover of clay so that the pancake bloom. Srabi has a
chewy texture but still soft and feels very legit.

TRADITION
SEKATEN

Sekaten is held every month of Maulud to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. On the
12th of Mulud, people's Party was held for two weeks. People's Party was held this week at the
North square. The people's party presents a night market, children's games and art performances
and acrobatics. On the last day, there will be a sekaten event again, held in the North.

GREBEK PASA
is held to welcome the Idul Fitri 1 Shawwāl. This event takes place after Eid prayers. The shows
are the same as the procession Grebeg Mulud i.e. the Royal servants heads gunungan being made
of various kinds of vegetables and traditional food from Keraton Surakarta to the great mosque
for pray by religious experts of the Palace and then distributed to the community.

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 SYAWALAN

Syawalan begins one day after Idul Fitri and takes place in the garden of Satwataru on the
riverside of Bengawan Solo River. At the end of the show's "Jaka Tingkir bamboo raft Larung"
where ketupat is given to the community. At syawalan also held a variety of traditional art
performances.

GREBEK DIRO

It was held to celebrate the lunar new year with a fusion of Chinese culture-Java. The Festival,
which started in 2007, this Market is concentrated in Sudiroprajan Village and the Town Hall.

KIRAB SURA

The event was organized by Pura Mangkunegaran and Keraton Surakarta on the evening on the
1st of the Sura. This event aimed to celebrate the Java new year 1 Sura. The route taken by the
procession held by Keraton Surakarta less is more as far as 3 km i.e. Surakarta-square North-
Gladag-JL. Maj. Kusmanto-JL. Capt. Mulyadi-JL. Veteran-JL. Yos Sudarso-JL. Slamet Riyadi-
Gladag then back to Surakarta Palace again. Inheritance-inheritance which has the magical
power of those carried by the Royal servants dressed Jawi Residency. Participants of the
procession that was in the front row is a group of albino water buffalo (rape bule) named the
descendants of Buffalo heirloom Kyai Slamet, while the ranks of the carriers of inheritance are
behind him.

MANTENAN

In Solo, you should do these things :

1. “Lamaran”

The family of the groom visits the family of the bride to ask for the family's daughter became the
wife of their son. At this event, if both families dont know each other,they may trying to know
each other first and talking about things that are light. Usually the family of the bride who has
the right to determine a lot more, because it is they who usually determines the type of marriage
whether it want become Kesatrian that more simple or Pes Agung who looks more fancier.

If the proposal is accepted, then they will start to take care of all the preparations for the
wedding.

2. Preparation of the marriage / Mantenan

After the application is accepted, then the next thing to do is to prepare the wedding. The
wedding customs of Solo requires a lot of things, and the party can not be done without the help
of a professional wedding organizer. The responsible person will directs the preparation of
traditional Javanese wedding. The Dresser interpreter responsible for taking care of set of clothes

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and makeup that will be worn by both the bride and groom. They also set up various things about
the party that will be held, such as food and drinks will be served, gamelan music that will
accompany the party,invite the MC, the Siraman event.security, transport, communication,
documentation,the rental building, party supplies, and more, wedding decoration. The most
important thing they should prepare the Consent (civil marriage ceremony), which legitimized
both spouses as husband and wife.

3. Spray Ceremony ( Siraman )

The event is conducted in the afternoon before the wedding ceremony. Aims to cleanse the body
and soul. Spray is usually done in the bathroom or garden each and families conducted by the
parents or their representatives.

There are seven Pitulungan ( seven helper) usually considered good or important that helps this
event. The water is a mixture of flower called the scattered water (Banyu) Perwitosari which if
possible is taken from seven springs and symbolizes life. The bride's family will send a water
carrying messenger to the residence of the family of the groom and poured it in the house of the
groom.

Siraman event preceded by parents and close relatives that are closed by then proceed with
resolving the jar.

THE RITUAL OF TINGKEBAN ( NUJUH BULANAN)

The ritual of Tingkeban is the one of the tradition for Java’s people, this ritual also called
mitoni that from the pitu’s word that means seven, this ritual implemented in seven months
gestation and at first pregnancy. This ritual means that the education not only as adults, but since
my seed implanted in the mother’s womb. On this ritual, the pregnant mother bathed with water
flowers and accompanied with the pray that aims to appeal to God to always given the grace and
the blessings so that baby will be born safe and healthy.

The procedures for the ritual of Tingkeban :

The spray carried by the elders as many as seven people, including a pregnant woman’s
parents and husband of mothers. This spray means invoke blessing that smooth delivery process
and the child will be born safe and healthy, physically and mentally.

After this spray finish, it will continue by the ritual that insert the eggs and cengkir ivory.
The dads incorporate raw chicken’s egg into a holster which is wear by by mothers through the
stomach to rupture and then the cengkir ivory threaded from he top into the holster that wear by
the mothers and received under the prospective grandmother and the ivory palm in carrying by
the candidate grandmother and place in to the room for a while. It means the symbol of the baby
will be born easily without hitch.

The ritual of change dress

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 The prospective mother wear the white fabric as the basis of the first clothing, the fabric means
the baby will be born is holy and get blessing from the God. The prospective mother will change
dress for six times with the question “ is worthy yet? “, and it will be answer by the mothers that
attend to the ritual “ not worthy yet “ until the last time which is the seven times will answer by
them is “ worthy “.

After the prospective mother wear the fabric seven times and it will held termination thread of
lawe and it looped around the stomach of the prospective mother, the prospective father will do it
and it means that the prospective mother can give birth this baby easily.

The ritual of Anggrem

After the ritual of the change dress, the prospective mother will sit on the a lot of dress and fabric
that she use before. It means prospective mother will always protect the baby with the love. The
prospective father will feed the prospective mother eat the tumpeng’s rice and the red white
porridge means the love of the husband and father.

The ritual of coconut mecah

Coconut invory that brought to the room just now, it will carrying by grandmother to carry out
from the room and it will place in reverse position to crash it, and must get two coconut ivories
and each of them can means Wayang Kamajaya and Kamaratih. Prospective father must choose
one of them.

If the prospective father chooses the Kamajaya means can get the male’s baby and if the
prospective father chooses the Kamaratih means can get the female’s baby.

Dodol Rujak

This ritual, the prospective mother will make the rujak will accompany by the prospective father,
and the guests whom attend to the ritual must buy it with kereweng means the money. The
meaning of this ritual is to let the babies later can gain a lot of fortune and can support their
family.

TOURISM
Because of its strategic location and being in the middle of the Jawa islan, the city of Solo
crowded with people on their way to another town to stop for a moment. Therefore there are
many tourist places have been opened there.

GROJOGAN SEWU TAWAMANGU

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Grojogan Sewu Tawangmangu is a waterfall located on the west side of Mount Lawu.
Tawangmangu Grojogan Sewu waterfall is located not far from the city of Solo, only about 37
KM east of the city of Solo, precisely in Karanganyar. Around the waterfall, there are also a zoo,
a swimming pool, and pine forest.

PANDAWA WATER WORLD

Pandawa water World Water Tour which is located in the border city of Solo and Sukoharjo.
There are 27 rides that can be enjoyed by the tourists. The uniqueness of the Pandawa Water
World is even though it is an international class swimming pool, but the concepts are carried at
Pandawa Water World is very traditional in the form of the puppet characters Five Pandawas. So
the names of the rides in water tourism Pandawa Water World is taking the names of puppet
characters.

KERATON SURAKARTA

It is the official palace of Solo located in Solo, Central Java. This palace building still serves as
the residence of Sri Sunan and household palace royal tradition still runs to this day. Keraton
Surakarta contained in the Art Gallery which stores various historic objects that have artistic
value and historical high. Some collections are among the other carriage, an assortment of
weapons, shadow puppets and objects relic others

SWEDARI GARDEN

Sriwedari Park is a park identical with the historical element. Once upon a time, Sriwedari Park
made for the royal family recreation. Nowadays, Sriwedari Park is one of the tourist attractions
in Solo interest to visit. Moreover, at this location there is also a building Wayang Orang
Sriwedari which demonstrates the art of puppetry with the theme of the Mahabharata and
Ramayana.

THE OLD BUILDING

Hospital Kadipolo

Hospital Kadipolo located on the street Dr. Radjiman with a land area of about 2.5 hectares. The
hospital was founded in the reign of Sunan Pakubowono X. At first, this building was built
specifically for the clinic palace courtiers.

Bank Indonesia Solo

Formerly Javasche Bank. A branch office of the architect's work Hulswit, Fermont and Ed.
Cuipers with standard neoclassical style. A group of youths have used this building to kidnap
Prime Minister Sjahrir during the revolution.

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 Great Mosque of Kraton Surakarta

Great Mosque of Kraton Surakarta (the official name of the Java language: Ageng Surakarta
Sultanate mosque) during prakemerdekaan the Great Mosque of the Kingdom (Surakarta
Sultanate). All employees of the mosque is a palace courtiers, with titles such as Raden Kanjeng
Tumenggung Tafsiranom prince (headman) and muezzins headman.

Great Mosque was built by Sunan Pakubuwono III in 1763 and completed in 1768. Occupying a
land area of 19 180 square meters, the area surrounding the mosque is separated from the
environment by a wall fence as high as 3.25 meters. In this mosque annual festival activities
Sekaten concentrated.

Mangkoenegaran Mosque

Mangkunagaran Mosque establishment initiated by Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Duke Arya

Mangkunagara I in the Duchy Mangkunagaran as mosques Coat Panotogomo.

Previously located in the area Kauman, Legi market, but at the time Duke Mangkunagara II
moved to the area Banjarsari consideration mosque strategic location and proximity to the temple
Mangkunagaran.

Laweyan Mosque

Laweyan mosque built during Tingkir Djoko around the year 1546. Is the first mosque in the
Kingdom Pajang. Originally a religious temple Hindu with a monk as a leader. But the peaceful
approach, along with the many people who converted to Islam, the building converted into a
mosque.

Simultaneously, a boarding school with a growing number of followers quite a lot. It is said that
because of the many students, these schools never stopped cooking rice to eat the students so that
always come out the smoke from the kitchen boarding and disebutlah this region as Kampung
Belukan (outs = smoke).

Pasar Klewer
Klewer Market is one of the biggest batik market in Indonesia. This market is located near
Kasunanan Palace and opposite the Mosque of Surakarta

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CONCLUSION
Solo is one of the city located in Central Java. Long time ago, this city was located in a small
lake.

There are many arts and cultures in Surakarta, for example Wayang Ringgit, batik, Joglo house
with square shape with four principal pillars in the middle of the so-called Saka Guru, Swedari
dance, Gamelan, and kebaya. Solo Batik is very famous and already known to local people and
foreign tourists.

The Solo community still very closely linked to culture and their marriage have according to
adapt the correct procedures. Many of the rituals that must be performed. They also have their
own baby shower rituals. In addition, various rituals that hold by Karesidenan Solo.

Beside that, they has numerous traditional food that we can easily found in Solo, such as Serabi
Notosuman, Tengkleng, Nasi Liwet, etc .

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REFERENCES

http://www.disolo.com/tari-bedhaya-ketawang/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelan_Surakarta

http://batik-tulis.com/blog/batik-solo

http://chandrarini.com/upacara-tingkeban-nujuh-bulanan/

http://bujangmasjid.blogspot.co.id/2012/08/masjid-al-wustho-
mangkunegaran-surakarta.html

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APPENDICES
There are many kind of batik motive, those are :

Solo Slobog batik motive

Sidomukti batik motive

Truntum batik motive

Satrio Manah batik motive

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Semen Rante batik motive

And there is also traditional house named Joglo

And these pictures below are traditional food from Solo

Nasi Liwet

Gudeg Ceker

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Serabi Notosuman

Tengkleng

Timlo

Kupat Tahu

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Satay

And these pictures below describe some traditional event from Solo

Sekaten

Grebek Pasa

Syawalan

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Kirab Sura

Mantenan

These are some photos in Tujuh bulanan

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And these are some photos of tourism in Solo

Water World Pandawa

Grojogan Tawamangu

Keraton Surakarta

Swedari Park

And there are also some old building located in Solo, those are

Pasar Klewer

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Bank Indonesia Solo

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