YAQOWIYU

YAQOWIYU

Ceremony Coverage Apem in Jatinom

At first, Kyai Ageng Gribig to Mecca to perform the Hajj. While in Mecca gets apem 3 pieces are still warm, then take home to their offspring, turns up in the apem Jatinom still warm. With said "APEM YAQOWIYU" means yaa qowiyyu said it is God We Strength. Due to the hand fruit apem insufficient for their offspring, then Nyai Ageng make Gribig asked again to be evenly.

Kyai Ageng Gribig also asked people Jatinom; in Sapar, in order to give up their possessions just to charity to those who come. Therefore, people all know that Nyai Ageng Gribig apem alms, now resident Jatinom same bandwagon bring apem for salvation. Today people Jatinom bring apem to be submitted to the Committee Dissemination Apem, and distributed after Friday prayers in the field.

According to the villagers' trust, such as a requirement apem for various purpose. For farmers can for their fields, so that the plants safe from pests. Some believe that the apem will bring luck, bring a mate, and others. In fact, some believe who gets a lot apem on it as a sign of seizure will acquire abundant sustenance. Because believe it was there that promise to hold puppets, or other traditional performances.

Friday afternoon, thousands of people thronged the field near the mosque Ageng Jatinom Jatinom District of Klaten to scramble apem cake spread, yaa qowiyyu which is celebrated on every Friday bakda Friday prayers in mid Sapar has been around since the days of Kyai Ageng Gribig history.

So, I wonder if at the height of the commemoration of this yaaqowiyuu abundant visitors who come from various regions in Central Java, Yogyakarta and East Java. The cultural traditions of the event was held to commemorate the services of Ki Ageng Gribig, cleric propagator of Islam in Java, who lived and died in Jatinom.

On Thursday afternoon before apem distributed on Friday, apem arranged in two mountains are mountains and mountains wadon lanang. This apem Gunungan then be paraded from the District Office Jatinom to Masjid Ageng Jatinom previously had stopped prior to Alit Jatinom Mosque. The procession was attended by officials, district, District Government, Regent (or its representative), Disbudparpora (Department of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports) from Klaten. The procession on foot is also enlivened by a marching band, reog, martial arts and Mas Ma'am Klaten elected.

After two mountains apem up in the mosque Ageng Jatinom the mountains apem dimalamkan in the mosque for prayers given. On Friday after prayers, apem is distributed by the Committee along with thousands apem donations from local residents.