People and DIY offices are struggling in Great Garebeg 2025 in Yogyakarta

KABARJAWA – The annual cultural tradition of Hajad Dalem Garebeg Besar 2025/Je 1958 re -united the people and policy makers in strong spiritual nuances and culture.

This procession took place a day after Iduladha 1446 Hijri on Saturday, June 7, 2025, in the Kagungan Dalem area of ​​the Gedhe Mosque in Yogyakarta.

Fighting Blessings in Great Garebeg 2025

Since the morning, hundreds of residents packed the mosque area to participate in the distribution of Ubarampe Gunungan, the symbol of alms from the King of Yogyakarta to its people.

The community is in an orderly and enthusiastic manner. They packed the yard of the Gedhe Mosque without anarchist actions, all lined up and waited patiently for one purpose: Blessing from Ubarampe Gunungan.

The Yogyakarta Palace prepares six mountains, each of which holds a deep philosophical value of blessings, prosperity, and prosperity.

The Yogyakarta Palace divides the mountains in four main locations: Gedhe Kauman Mosque, Pakualaman Temple, Ndalem Mangkubumen, and Kepatihan Complex.

Before distributing, five of the six mountains were taken to the Gedhe Mosque to pray. After prayer, Abdi Dalem directly shared the contents of mountains to the people who had been waiting since morning.

Contents of mountains

Gunungan contains agricultural products such as diamonds, rengginang, and various other traditional snacks that are full of symbolic meanings.

People believe that restoring ubarampe can bring blessings and smoothness of their daily lives.

This tradition is a symbolic form of alms from the king to his people, as well as manifestations of spiritual relations between leaders and society.

Plh. DIY Regional Secretary, Tri Saktiyana, directly led the Ubarampe Gunungan pickup procession from the Gedhe Mosque to be taken to the Kepatihan complex.

Mountains that release

This process is Reojy mountains. This year, the Regional Government of DIY changed the old pattern that used to rely on delivery from the palace to the distribution site.

Now, the Regional Government who actively picked up mountains to the mosque, marked participatory spirit and respect for the ancestral traditions.

A total of ten palace soldiers participated in the escort of the procession. They are Wirabraja, Dhaeng, Patangpuluh, Jagakarya, Prawiratama, Ketanggung, Mantrijero, Nyutra, Bugis, and Suraksa.

Among them, the Bugis Bregada got a special task of escorting the delivery of mountains to arrive at the Kepatihan complex.

The existence of these soldiers not only serves to maintain security, but also strengthen the historical and visual aesthetic values ​​of this cultural procession.

Not only local residents, the presence of foreign tourists also adds to the lively atmosphere. Shuta Suzuki, a tourist from Japan, claimed to be impressed to see firsthand the cultural wealth of Yogyakarta in a large Garebeg.

“In my opinion this is very typical of Jogja. They show a very interesting tradition and I am happy to be able to see this directly,” he said enthusiastically.

In terms of local residents, groups of residents from Kaliurang such as Elis, Rina, Win, Dewi, and Eling expressed admiration and gratitude for being able to witness and follow the Garebeg procession directly for the first time.

Although domiciled in Yogyakarta since birth, they claimed only this time could be involved directly in the cultural traditions of the palace.

“The impression that we feel is like Nguri-ruri Kabudayan Javanese.

The Garebeg Big Tradition is not just an annual ceremony. This procession becomes an important space to maintain the continuity of Javanese culture, strengthen local identity, and bridge spiritual values ​​and togetherness between citizens.

In the midst of the flow of modernization, this tradition continues to live and grow as a marker of the strong cultural roots of the people of Yogyakarta. (EF Linangkung)