Java island, the ceremony was held at the time a husband and wife have a child aged 254 days. "Tedhak Siten" comes from the Java language that consists of two words namely "Tedhak" meaning down or set foot and "Siten" which means earth. So tedhak siten means set foot kebumi."Tedhak siten" describes the preparation of a child to live a righteous life and success in the future, with the blessings of Lord, God and guidance of parents and teachers from since childhood.
the ceremony:
First: Children are led to walk forward and step on the seven colors porridge made of glutinous rice. These colors are: red, white, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.
Second: Children are led up the stairs made from sugarcane Arjuna, then back down. "Tebu"(Cane) is an acronym of "Antebing Kalbu", solid heart, a steady heart with determination.
Third: Get off the ladder of sugar cane, the child is guided to walk over the sand. He scraped the sand with his foot, Javanese language "Ceker-Ceker", the meaning of allegory is looking for food. It means the child as an adult would be able to meet their basic needs.
Fourth: The child is inserted into a beautifully decorated cage, inside there are various things such as: books, jewelry, mobile phones etc. The boy will be left holding the goods all right. For example he holds a book, maybe one day she wants to be a scientist.
Fifth: the boy's father and grandfather spread hick-rube, ie coins mixed with various kinds of flowers. That is when an adult child to be generous, likes to help others. Because like menberi, good-hearted, he will also be easy to get a fortune.
Sixth: The child is cleaned with water washed or bathed with sritaman, which is mixed with water the flowers: jasmine, rose, and magnolia Cananga.
Seventh: By the end of the ceremony, the boy was dressed up with clean clothes and good. This means that the child has a way of life that was good and could make a happy family.
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