Jogja Java Carnival (JJC) 2011 return was held on Saturday (22/10) evening with the tagline: “celebration of cultural unity“ and the theme: Magniworld, attended by 14 participants of the community, to take place along the way malioboro up to northern square of Yogyakarta Palace. Jogja Java Carnival (JJC) 2011 presents a replica of the eight monuments of the world, such as: the Statue of Liberty, the Great Pyramid and Sphinx of Egypt, the Forbidden City of China, the Sleeping Buddha statue, the leaning Tower of Pisa, the Acropolis, and the Trojan Horse.

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This parade was held on 7 October 2011 was followed by about 43 participant from element of society and government, in welcoming Yogyakarta 255th anniversary. This parade was inaugurated by Vice Mayor Haryadi Suyuti a The North Square. Peak of Yogyakarta Anniversary will be celebrated with Jogja Java Carnival at October 22, 2011.

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When construction of the palace is underway, the servants lived in Ambarketawang Guesthouse except Ki Wirasuta who choose to live in a cave on Mount Gamping. At full moon, between December 10 and 15, on Friday, there was disaster, Mount Gamping landslides. Ki Wirasuta and his family buried landslide and declared missing since his body was not found. The loss of Ki Wirasuta and his family in Mount Gamping cause people confidence about the soul and spirit Ki Wirasuta remains on Mount Gamping.
Ceremony Saparan originally intended to honor the loyalty Ki and Nyi Wirasuta Wirasuta to the Sultan Hamengkubuwana I. But then change and intended to earn salvation for the people who take limestone to avoid disaster, because the limestone-making is difficult and dangerous.

http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambarketawang,_Gamping,_Sleman

Community Ambarketawang Gamping formerly believed that the tradition Bekakak and offerings in it contain symbolic meaning, the meaning of the symbols that exist in the Tradition Bekakak generally used as a memory, so that society Gamping safe from harm while it is in the world. Symbols that contain the meaning of the tradition Bekakak include: a pair of wedding Bekakak that have meaning for human sacrifice for the people of limestone seeker does not happen again. Clupak that have a meaning if the sacrifice had been offered, then the life of the community will re-light. Devils and Wewegombel as a symbol of the inhabitants of Mount Gamping, fabric wake up starting will have a meaning or symbol for danger or the prohibition to refuse, and many more meanings of symbols in the Tradition Bekakak.

http://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/gdl.php?mod=browse&op=read&id=digilib-uinsuka–novafajriy-2900

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January 7 , 2011; 03.30 pm

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Fashion Parade and Carnival, starting from Jogjja Expo Center to City Hall. Participants of this carnival is the general public, students, featuring glamorous costumes, legendary and humorous. Carnival is expected to open the crowds in Jogja Fashion Week 2010 and is an event promotion and dissemination to the public of the presence of a grounded return Fashion Event in Jogjakarta. To stimulate this carnival participants to continue to be creative and innovative it will be given the award for best appearance. (Source: http://jogjafashionweek.web.id/jogjabisnis/index.php/jogja-fashion-week-2010/92-jfw-berita/701-pers-release-jogja-fashion-week-2010)

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Jogja Java Carnival is a carnival night carnival which is a package that does not exist or has never been held in Indonesia, except in the city of Yogyakarta. Demands the use of technology, composition, shape, variety of colors and light pouring into the main thing in creating excitement and fun night. Diversity of all forms of the above, plus will gather artists and the audience of carnival performers from all over the region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and even overseas that united in a harmony … a harmonization harmonization in the evening … .. . and the only place in the city of Yogyakarta.
The theme “Harmonight” in convoy treat Jogja Java Carnival 2010 will be divided into 3 sub themes, which consist of Human Harmony [In line with the Fellow] ‘golong gilig’
Imitate eastern culture is the remains of the ancestors, taught humans to interact with each other, mutual respect, the nature of mutual cooperation, interacting without forgetting the ethics and character, celebrate the victory of togetherness in which human beings can not live without the role of other human beings around him.
Universe Harmony [In harmony with Nature] ‘Memayu Hayuning Bawana’
Horizontally Humans should not forget the role of the universe, all the elements of life will always be in synergy with nature. The role of Star, Moon, Sun, Space, Wind, Water and Soil [Earth] is an entity called the Hasta Brata synergy that makes him a perfect human being with nature.
Heaven Harmony [In harmony with the Creator] ‘Gusti manunggaling subjects’

Sourch: www.jogjajavacarnival.com (Malioboro-Yogyakarta Oct 16, 2010 07.00 PM)

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Carnival of Cultures is packaged in a cultural event of The Earth of Merapi, serves various cultural potential of the existing wealth in Sleman Yogyakarta. There are at least 15 (fifteen) bregada soldiers and arts groups, each consisting of about 50 people will enrich the cultural carnival. Carnival of Cultures was held with the opening of The 2010 National Championship drum band, followed by 15 contingents from various regions. (Denggung, Sleman; June 23, 2010)

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Yogyakarta Art & Culture Festival is an annual cultural arts event in the Province of Yogyakarta, hosted by the Cultural Office of the Province of Yogyakarta. Celebration of the 22nd FKY was a theme of “Jogja Indeed Parties” which meant that the traditions and contemporary art and other artistic creations in the Province of Yogyakarta, is part and supporting factors of the privilege of Yogyakarta.
FKY XXII will be held from June 7 to July 7, 2010 located at the north square of Yogyakarta Palace (where the opening FKY XXII), Taman Budaya Yogyakarta and Castle Vredeburg and Puro Pakualaman. (Source: http://pariwisata.jogja.go.id)

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Cembengan become an annual event of PG-PS Madukismo as a sign of ground-distilled season, which was held in a cultural parade.
Parade starts from the front of the building Maducandya around the factory complex, celebrated with traditional arts, marching band, jathilan performance, community market, and plantation of buffalo’s and cow’s heads.

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Since 22 Aril 2010, The Ngasem Bird Market move into new market, Dongkelan. The event was livened up with Andong (Horse Carts) parade, which brought the traders to the Market Dongkelan, a distance of 3 km, is located at Jalan Bantul.
Ngasem market will be the location of the park, part of The Water Castle Tamansari.

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Longest dragon-shaped lantern appeared in the closing The fifth of Yogyakarta Chinese Festival 2010 or Pekan Budaya Tionghoa Yogyakarta (PBTY) that was held across the Jalan Malioboro to Ahmad Yani, Saturday night Feb 27, 2010; 06.35 pm.
The dragon lantern is made of cloth with a total weight of 2.6 tons, 1,300 lights and 40 batteries, which carried about 300 people, this is the longest dragon lantern in Asia, and has received recognition from the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI).

If you want to download this foto (1708×1139 pixels), click here: http://www.box.net/shared/c54b4cqszb

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Biennale Anak is the cultural space for children, lasted 15 to 22 January 2010 in Taman Budaya Jogjakarta. Biennale was held with the concept of market, Dol-Dolanan – a market in a city where there are banks, markets, shops, cinemas. In this market, children can watch a movie, buy toys or whatever.
Biennale Anak held the first in Indonesia. In addition, the Biennale also presents hundreds of paintings, sculpture and video, made by the children.

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Jogja Culture Parade (Pesta Adat Jogja) featuring art and culture of Jogjakarta. The march was led by Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Kraton Guards and Pura Pakualaman Kraton Guards, paraded around the Castle-Palace, the Great Post Office Jl KH Ahmad Dahlan-Jl Wahid Hasyim, Jl MT Haryono, Jl Katamso and then back again to the North Square. (Nov 29, 2009)

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The second Solo Batik Carnival was held on June 28, 2009 along the same route, Slamet Riyadi Street. The second carnival used the theme “Topeng/Mask”. The carnival featured around 300 performers incorporating masks into their acts, which took place along the 4 kilometers route through the city. The carnival presented three styles of traditional masks, which are associated with particular mythological characters. The Panji masks represent a king or a queen along with gentleness and beauty, the Kelana masks represent knights or evil giants and the Gecul masks represent punakawan or royal servants. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_Batik_Carnival)

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Anniversary celebration of the city of Yogyakarta 253th implemented a thematic cultural parade that is the procession of the arts groups Parking Park and Page Hall Ngabean headed east to the Palace of Yogyakarta.

Thematic parade starts at 14:00 until 17:30 pm by attending as many as 14 art groups, each consisting of 20 personnel. The march was also conducted by 20 groups devile of soldiers, including marching bands, Paskibraka, TNI, Police and Boy Scouts. Date : Oktober 7, 2009

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