Ondel Ondel Jakarta

Ondel Ondel






Ondel-ondel is a form of folk performances Batavia (Jakarta) are often displayed in the party of the people, seem to portray ondel-ondel ancestor or ancestors that preserves their grandchildren or a resident of a village.

Originally ondel-ondel function as repellent reinforcements or disorder that haunts Subtle Spirit, which is always a village or an individual.

Today ondel-ondel is usually used to add vibrant folk festivals or to welcome an honored guest and or able to bridal procession circumcision as well as in special occasions such as anniversary of Jakarta. Betapun swift currents of modernization ondel-ondel fact still survive and become trimmer face of the city of Jakarta.

However, unfortunately, the Betawi people who rarely use the ondel-ondel for events or party activities in the township / neighborhood in Jakarta. Ondel-ondel so rarely seen on the show Betawi (Jakarta) itself.

Ondel-ondel the form of a large doll that is about less than 2.5 meters with a diameter of approximately 80 inches, made of woven bamboo, which is prepared in such a way. So easily borne from it. Form part of the face mask or a mask, with hair made of palm fiber head, the face-ondel ondel men painted in red, while for women in the paint with white. This form shows many similarities to those found in several other areas, ondel-ondel was formerly named Barongan, now many people call it Betawi ondel-ondel for not knowing its origin.

Betawi people are now so far forget her own culture, so it was very rare and teruatama successor generations and many children do not know what it Betawi ondel-ondel show itself.

Ancient times when the child (boy) Betawi want on Circumcision, always in the procession procession around the village wearing Barongan (ondel-ondel), then the bride circumcision in riding on a horse around the village.

Now this shows ondel-ondel itself is rarely encountered and the Betawi children no longer wanted by such traditions. So that the Betawi culture is only performed once in a year, rose in celebration of Jakarta Anniversary.

Hopefully this one Betawi culture is not extinct or lost by the Betawi children themselves and the development progress of this era.

(This brief history was written thus, if there is an error or correction we are happy to open up information for your explanation / i to provide further information.