Do you know the Caucasian Buffalo which is often used as a ritual for the Solo Palace people ?


In some areas, preparations have begun for the tradition, which usually takes place on the night of Suro.

Including the Surakarta Palace, which is once again hosting 1 Suron Night Carnival after a two-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Penggeng Parentah Keraton Solo Kanjeng Gusti Prince Haryo (KGPH) Dipokusumo said that even if someone has foot and mouth disease (PMK), the foreigner will still be included in the queue after quarantine.


"The carnival ceremonies continue on the night of the first slot and a quarantine is required for procedures to return to normal. Some of the Buffalo preparing for the carnival have already been quarantined."

Dipo revealed that his five Kebo Caucasians at Surakarta Palace will join his carnival parade one night after his in Suro. Origin of Kebo Bule On the eve of the Islamic New Year, or the night known as 1 Sulo Night, a carnival tradition takes place at the Surakarta Palace.



This tradition has been practiced for hundreds of years and is passed down from generation to generation.

From the king and his courtiers to the general populace, thousands of people participate in this one suloh carnival.One Suro Night Carnival aims to reflect on past mistakes and create a new page in the hope that they will not be repeated.


His one of the most famous icons of the One Suron Night Carnival at the Surakarta Palace is Kebo (Buffalo) Bure, his cucuk lampah (Guardian) of the Carnival, and Kebokyay, a descendant of his slamet. The Kebo-Caucasians are later in the front row, guarding other heirlooms in Kyai Slamet's palace.

A buffalo with reddish white skin is not just a water buffalo.


Kebo Caucasians are important family heirlooms and also Paku Buwono II's clan or favorite pets.

According to Yosodipuro, a famous poet of Surakarta Kasunanan Palace, Kebo Bure was originally a gift from Kyay Hasan Beshari Tegarsari Ponorogo to King Pak Buwono II.


When Pakubuwono II returned from his Tegalsari refuge in Pondok, riots erupted in Chinatown and the Karta Surah Palace burned down, the buffalo were sent to the palace's heirloom lampars (guards) called Kiyai Islamet. member). The Royal Palace has never attempted to explain what form the Kyai Slamet heirloom took.



“Because he is in charge of preserving and preserving the heritage of Kiyai Sulamet, the municipality erroneously calls this foreigner Kebo Kiyai Sulamet,” said Deputy Keraton Surakarta Penghen Sassono Willopo. , Kanjen Raden Aryo (KRA) Winarno Kusumo said.In 1725 when Pakhi Bwono II was looking for a site for a new palace, Kebo Bokbo his Caucasian ancestors were released. 

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