Race Nutu Pari Village Ketingan, Nguri-uri Culture Tour drawer at a time

The rhythmic pounding pestle song
Already dozens of years, a tradition abandoned by comminute rice farmers. Activities in the Java language called the pari nutu less compete with the rice-milling machine is more practical. Maraknya huler scuttle around the culture of native farmers.

While you wash sweat, long and tapering Prianti, 55, still the spirit menghunjamkan pestle along about 1.5 meters to the mortar on the stone before him. While continuously moving the pestle, that hold women mendendangkan tembang Ilir-ilir Kanca and Tani.

Farmers home Blendangan Hamlet, Village Tegaltirto, District Berbah comminute spirit that appear two kilograms of rice provided by the committee. Yes, at that time, long and tapering are taking in order to grind rice HUT Ke-93 Sleman regency. Coincided with Earth Day which falls on Wednesday (22 / 4), yesterday.

Pound of rice is the usual tradition of the farmers after harvesting. That is a rice paddy husk. That tradition is about 20 years ago. While this may have been farmers who have not done so. Pestle, mortar, and tampah become 'major weapons' that can not be abandoned when nutu ray.

After the rice ditumbuk, then diayak use tampah for memilah rice bran. Stamina and technique to be pari nutu capital of rice farmers in order to produce a good. That is, rice is not broken, but many are also clean.

Pari nutu tradition is what made capital drawer tourist attractions in the village Ketingan, Tirtoadi, Mlati, Sleman. In addition to nguri uri-old culture of the left.

Pari nutu race was held as one of the efforts to preserve these traditions. Gifts goats become attraction for the participants.

Not simply grind rice, participants larrup pestle not in vain. But follow a certain rhythm, to accompany the tembang sung. "In addition to compactness, cleanliness and location flexibility into the votes," said the manager of Tourism Village Ketingan Haryono.

Activities nutu ray, said Hartono, for maintaining the old culture as potential tourist attraction.

Competition, followed by 36 pairs of women from 86 villages across-Sleman. Average they are the elderly. As Muhkayat, 65, who did not want to lose with the other participants. Mainly a matter of enthusiasm. Residents Gondang Lengis, Banyurejo, Paste confess that 20 years is no longer holding the pestle to nutu ray. "Previously we indeed become a habit after the harvest. So we are," said the grandmother of 4 grandchildren great-grandfather was.

Unlike the long and tapering Prianti, Muhkayat with a pair Tumidah, 55, that does not need to learn more. Alias no special preparation. However, long and tapering to learn that can form a rhythm. "Last year, we can get two," he said.

However, this year's goddess Fortuna does not take sides in the long and tapering. Four goats plus seedlings of fruit as gifts so I fall into the hands of the Village Tarwen Minggir Sendangagung District. II Masinem be champion of Village Triharjo Sleman District. Tarwen and spouses are entitled to bring home 3 goats added seeds of fruits. While the champion is entitled III 2 goats and seeds of fruits achieve by Rajiah from Tegaltirto District Berbah. www.es-teler.blogspot.com