MOUNT BROMO, story

Mount Bromo in the distance

Mount Bromo (from Sanskrit / bahasa Sansakerta / Old Javanese: Brahma, one of the main Hindu Gods), is a volcano is still active and best known as a tourist attraction in East Java. As a tourist attraction, Mount Bromo become attractive because of its status as the volcano is still active.

 Mount Bromo: The crater is still active with a puff of smoke and the smell of sulfur

Mount Bromo is one of the still active volcano with an altitude of 2392 meters above sea level, located in four regions of Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang and Malang regency, East Java Province, Indonesia.During the twentieth century, Mount Bromo erupted 3 times, with regular time intervals, namely 30 years. The biggest eruption of Mount Bromo occurred in 1974, followed in 2010 re-erupt Mount Bromo. For the Tengger tribe (population bromo) believed to be a sacred mountain.
Origin Legend of Mount BromoLegend of Mount Bromo beginning of the story Rara Anteng and Joko Seger in the era of the Majapahit kingdom based in Mojokerto, East Java.

In the past when gods still happy down to earth, the kingdom of Majapahit under attack from various regions. Confused residents seeking refuge, as well as with the gods. At that moment the gods began to go out to a place, around Mount Bromo.In the vicinity of Mount Bromo also lived a hermit who has a son. The child grow strong and healthy, unlike his peers. It was named Joko Seger. Seger means fresh and strong.

In places around Mount Pananjakan, at that time there was a girl born of god bead. Her face was beautiful and elegant. The baby was so quiet, was born without crying and was named Rara Anteng. Anteng means quiet.Before Rara Anteng married Joko Seger, a lot of men who proposed to her but was rejected. One of those applying are powerful. Rara Anteng and his family felt frightened to refuse. He received the proposal with one condition ie he wants made lake on the mountain and should be done in one night.

Have I handsome like Jaka Seger? I think so ......

 

Applicants working hard to dig the ground to make the oceans by using coconut shell (shell) which traces until now the Mount Bathok, and sea sand (ocean wedhi) spread widely around the summit of Mount Bromo. To irrigate the sea of ​​sand, made a giant wells, which traces now a crater of Mount Bromo.

Mount Bromo: at a time when the sun began to rise

Rara Anteng anxious to see his supernatural powers and recklessness. He immediately find a way to thwart. He also grind corn aloud as dawn was breaking, but still the night so the chickens get up and crow. Mistaken for dawn.

Mount Bromo: the journey to the lip of the crater traversed by foot, horseback riding and climbing stairs

Mount Bromo tourism object was not only save a thousand beauty. Who would have thought beauty of Mount Bromo behind the top three best mountain climbers in the world for that store a mystery.