Thursday Pahing and Privileges of Yogyakarta
Thursday Pahing and Privileges of Yogyakarta
Today coincides with Thursday Pahing. Looks beautiful in this tourist town. There is something different and special, especially the people who are within the government of Yogyakarta. Of course this is an effort to preserve the culture in this city.
Culture
The author will describe first about the definition of culture in a broad sense. Culture is a way of life that is developed and shared by a group of people and passed down from generation to generation. Culture is made up of many intricate elements, including religious systems, politics, customs, language, clothing, buildings, and artwork.
For example is Language, as well as culture, is an inseparable part of the human self that many people tend to think it is inherited from generation to generation. When a person tries to communicate with people of different cultures and adjusts his differences, proves that the culture is learned.
Culture is a comprehensive lifestyle. Culture is complex, abstract, and broad. Many aspects of culture also determine communicative behavior. These socio-cultural elements are dispersed and encompass many human social activities.
Thursday Pahing
Of course this term is familiar enough in our ears. Thursday, yes, of course referring to the
name of the day between the days of each week. Pahing, is a system that we know in calendar calendar Java. Pahing is the name of the five markets; Namely Pon, Wage, Kliwon, Legi, Pahing. If we use the phrase Thursday Pahing, it refers to the one-eight-hour time, which is in the Javanese calendar for 35 days, one round.
Well, what to do with Thursday Pahing ?. If linked Thursday Pahing with Yogyakarta, Thursday Pahing has special meaning for the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Thursday Pahing is the day of the Sultan's Palace moved from Amberketawang to the Sultan's Palace today.
What's Up with Thursday Pahing?
Yogyakarta is a province with many features. Even in order to establish as an area with
various privileges, was born Law privileges regulated by RI Law number 13 Year 2012 dated August 31, 2012 on Special Privileges Special Region of Yogyakarta.
Among the ways to strengthen the privilege of Yogyakarta is to get the habit of growing awareness in custom-made Javanese fashion. The provisions of traditional clothing of Yogyakarta is governed by Governor Regulation number 12 of 2015 on the Amendment of Governor Regulation No. 87 year 2014 on the Use of Traditional Javanese Clothes Yogyakarta for Employees on Certain Days in Yogyakarta Special Region.
Especially for the government environment of Yogyakarta City, all employees, students, etc., who are in the neighborhood of Yogyakarta City Government must use traditional clothing with Gagrak Yogyakarta.
This Regulation is set on every Thursday Pahing based on the Decision of Mayor (Kepwal) Number 173 / 2014. Besides aiming to nguri-uri budoyo Jawi, the use of Gagrak Ngayogyokarto clothes, also aims to preserve, promote and develop his knowledge.
Therefore, every Thursday Pahing, all levels of staff, students, etc. in the environment of the government of Yogyakarta, always seen with clothes Gagrak Ngayogyokarto, as a tourist city. Likewise writers and other friends, who notes bene are in the area of Yogyakarta City, contribute as a way to preserve traditional culture, with traditional clothing Yogyakarta.
Yogyakarta is SPECIAL region in Indonesia.