Yogyakarta-Indonesia, Old seller in Sekaten Cultural
Yogyakarta Cultural - Indonesia, there are many people’s parties, which is closely linked with the nuances of court rituals. O’clock after midnight, but the stained Asman over the age of 70 years was still busy arranging merchandise, hand movements look slow, certainly not about to mimic the softness Bedoyo dance movement, but to package merchandise ’sekar ganten’, characteristic of the celebration merchandise Sekaten. Newspapers grounded to withstand the cold wet floor by the rain, the old woman’s hand keeps moving. Betel leaf fading taken from a transparent plastic bag slightly dull, betel leaf was then in turn form a small cone, in order to more clearly many times face down, bringing the already troubled vision. Pinch of snuff he was qualified to take, then stuffed betel, do not forget to add a bit of gambier and injet (lime), the last that little package is also useful to man, planted flowers kantil grain with the tip pointing up into the sky, with more than 20 other merchants, she participated in a brisk out two sekaten magnetic attraction, the gamelan Kyai Guntur Madu and Nogowilogo. Although less selling merchandise, in heart she said ‘idep-idep ngalap berkah lan ngadang rejeki’ (just for safety and wait for good fortune).
The party of the people, was completed this year. Sekaten event held once a year will come next year. We pray together, hopefully the old vendor can re-sell in the next year to enliven the party Sekaten people again.
