Charity Procession Sea at Yogyakarta

Charity ceremony Poncosari Sea is located in the hamlet Ngentak, Poncosari Village, District Srandakan, Bantui District, Yogyakarta Province. With the city center, the village is about 27 km to the southeast. Because people make their living as fishermen Ngentak the charity was intended as a given gratitude for the safety of fishermen and fishing income in the form and addressed to the Sovereign of the Seas, in the hope that the fishermen are always given a lot of results and safety is always given. The event was held once every year and falls on the first Sunday in the month of Shawwal, and has been running for generations. So for example, the first Eid falls on Wednesday, then on Sunday do Alms Ceremony Sea. According to local adat, that chooses the first Sunday in the month of Shawwal was brethren intended or grandchildren who lived far from the village of Poncosari still vacationing at his parents' house so they can watch the ceremony tersebut.disamping because Sunday is a day off, so it can be animate Beach Pandan Simo. Thus, it can increase income areas because many visitors are there. About time to start the ceremony is at 10:00 am and sometimes ending up at 14.00 noon. In this case depends on the extent of the event. The ceremony is handled by the fishermen hamlet Ngentak. Among them, there is one person whose job is to melabuh offerings to sea. According to adat, the choice should be someone who is reliable. While the wives of fishermen in charge of cooking and preparing offerings.Sea Alms ceremony began with the burning incense and prayers led by Mbah Clark seabgai Interpreter Lock petilasan HB VII. Before you burn the first incense mBah Clark sat cross-legged facing the sea and worshiped and followed by burning incense. Once completed and pray together led by caretaker. In this ceremony, the equipment used is as follows:

1. The boat with outboard motor, which will be used to bring the offerings to be dilabuh to sea, 
2. Shelf, from parts of a woven bamboo with a rectangular shape to place offerings.
3. Jodhang, wooden rectangles made to transport the offerings to be brought to the coast,
4. Tampah / tambir, rounded shape of woven bamboo to place offerings.
5. Pengaron, made of clay for extra rice.
6. Takir, made of banana leaves are formed at both ends and then given a leaf or leaves of young coconut porridge to place offerings.
7. Ceketong, made of banana leaves for a spoon.

The offerings there are a variety of offerings that are specific to the future Queen of South Kanjeng dilabuh, namely:

• Interest Telon, consisting of roses, jasmine, magnolia, ylang, and so on
• Cosmetics for women include bedhak, combs, perfume, eyebrow pencil, and so forth.
• Clothing or pengadek sacks full of women, there are shirts, pants, bras, kebaya that everything must be new.
• Jenang-jenangan, the red, white, black, bran bars, and so forth
• Snack market, which is a small food such as nuts, plates, slondok, and so purchased in the market.
• Rice udhuk or savory rice, rice cooked with coconut milk, salt, and so forth.
• Ingkung Chicken, cooked whole cock with both feet and wings tied.
• Banana sanggan, of which amount to an even plantains.
• Pulut bananas, plantain bunch and bunch of sticky rice.
• Side dishes, consisting of peanut brittle, crackers, soy, tanto, and so forth.
• Crudites, consisting of cabbage, finely chopped beans.

During the preparation and implementation of the Sea Alms ritual, all activity stopped at sea. On the eve of D-Day, held tahlilan led by Rois or Kaur Ngentak Hamlet area. In the morning, cooked items for the preparation of the offerings began to be set in place which has been prepared by the mothers and then checked for completeness by the Indigenous Stakeholders. On the other hand, fathers who will follow the procession ready to wear clothing kejawen, was in charge tekong to anchor ready to sail outfit equipped with floats. Please note that this Ngentak rural communities each RT already has its own uniform, for example, a resident of RT 01 uniform with red flowers, a resident of RT 02 yellow flowers and so forth. Uniforms are worn whenever there is activity in the village and every Marine Alms Ceremony.Towards 10.00 am, jodhang its other offerings brought to the coast starting carried teberapa accompanied by a uniformed ranks of the RT in the Ngentak. Once there has been received by the committee in charge. But before that first came to the Interpreter Lock already taken cared HB VII to burn incense and begged blessing. Then the top event is melabuh Sea Alms ritual offering of goods into the sea by a tekong on duty. All items used for the ceremony has meaning as an offering gratitude to the Almighty because Kanjeng Queen of South as the South Seas for the safety of guards and their income in Segoro fishing in the South or the South Seas. Various offerings it has its own meaning:a) Banana sanggan, as a symbol of the king or queen is the highest,b) Banana King birdlime, as a symbol of the followers, so tetep, sticky, kelet, so the relationship between the king and the people that remain timeless and inherent.

1. Jenang bars (red and white) with a cross, a symbol of public order in a living Ngentak nothing to obstruct, 
2. Jenang red and white, as a symbol of mothers who gave birth to a human,
3. Jenang black, as a symbol of dedication to his or Kakang crater adi placenta
4. Ameng Rice, as a symbol of salvation request of the Supreme Court,
5. Rice apostolic / udhuk, as a symbol of lord of the Prophet Muhammad,
6. Ingkung Chicken, a symbol of lord Prophet Muhammad SAW.
7. Fresh water, as a symbol of salvation.
8. Equipment and clothing women's beauty, as a symbol of her fondness for dressing up,
9. Interest, as a symbol of fragrance application.

Approximately 15 years of tradition is carried by each house. During its development, Sea Alms ritual is carried out in groups so that more festive and lively. Next to his place, because to invoke the safety of the South Sea Queen, then it should be on the beach, the Beach Pandan Simo and facing the South where the Queen of the South are. As the closing ceremony staged a variety of arts including Jatilan and salawatan.