Parangritis Beach in Java
The south coast of Yogyakarta is about 13 complains that the charm of the tourist beaches Parangtritis has always ranked at the top of the figure trips, compared to other beaches. The beach is about 27 km from the city of Yogyakarta on how to achieve Kreta Village or the longer way, but the beautiful scenery, this Imogiri and Siluk Village.
Bantam A beach in the area of a sloping beach, the rocky hills of the coastal landscape and the white sand and limestone hills on the north coast. In this area, tourists walk on the beach and the performance of the hired horses, and driven by locals. In addition, a place to rest, a sacred place Parangtritis. Many visitors who come to meditate. This beach is a place Labuhan ceremony of the Sultan’s palace to do.
In the dry season, the wind as hard as that is not surpassed by the waves of an average as high as 2-3 meters. Often, the visitors came from the south coast wave swept away. Interestingly, the bodies of visitors to the fateful, disappear as the earth swallowed. Average SAR team found the body of only 2-3 days later, after performing searches. Typically, the location of the discovery of the bodies are not in an area where visitors can ingest waves. Bodies found several hundred meters, sometimes even a few kilometers from the original location.
Between the local community as mysterious events, reinforcing the myth that the maritime authorities, popular Nyi roro Kidul (Queen of the South Coast) and the “problem”, who ignore the rules of nature. The scientific side of such incidents reinforced the theory that the ocean south of Java trench fill the ever-changing currents. Each element is that the waves swept the beach, pulled down and trapped in various locations.
Trust in the local community gave birth to his legend Kidul Nyi roro charm. Almost every Friday night and Tuesday Pond, visitors and rituals performed by local fishermen on the beach. Pelarungan colorful ritual sacrifices, colorful flowers in the sea. The climax of the ritual is usually occur at night Suro, and within 2-3 days and the feast of Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Adha. In essence, the fishermen asked for mercy and salvation for the decision of the earth and the sky.