Photo Story: Sigale-gale, the statue who can dance - North Sumatera

Welcome Steemian! Thank you for coming to my post

Selamat datang, Steemian! terima kasih sudah berkunjung di postingan saya.

Now, I would like to show you a photo that I took by myself, and edited with photoshop. Please take a look,

Sekarang, saya ingin menunjukkan kepada Anda foto yang saya ambil sendiri, dan diedit dengan photoshop. Silakan lihat,

Location	Tuk-tuk, North Sumatera, Indonesia
Type	Nature
Camera	Nikon D3100
Retouch	photoshop

Behind Story:

Sigale-gale statue is one of heritage from Karo region, North Sumatera.Based on the legend, Sigale gale is a wooden doll made to make King Rahat happy, the king of one of the kingdoms on Samosir Island. The King's wife has passed away, and the King only has a son named Manggale. One day, a neighboring soldier was about to attack, so the King gathered all advisers, including Manggale as warlord. After everything was prepared, then Manggale left to the war with his best soldier.
After fighting, some soldiers returned home. There is no Manggale between them. Manggale died on the battlefield. The king is very sad. A spiritual guru (datu) advised to make a wooden statue whose face was very similar to that of Manggale. Then, the datu held a ritual by blowing on the sordam and playing gondang sabangunan (tradional music instrument of Karo) to summon Manggale’s Spirit. The Manggale spirit was inserted into a statue that resembled that of his face. The statue was transported to the palace by the accompaniment of Sordam and Gondang. The statue can dance alone because Datu has included the spirit of Manggale into it. Every time King Rahat longs for his son, he will do tor-tor dance with the statue. Then, the King gave this statue the name of sigale-gale. Which means, the Gentle,

Patung sigale-gale merupakan salah satu warisan adat dari daerah Karo. Sejarahnya, Sigale gale merupakan boneka kayu yang dibuat untuk membahagiakan Raja Rahat, raja dari salah satu kerajaan di Pulau Samosir. Istri Raja sudah meninggal dunia, dan Raja hanya memiliki anak lelaki bernama Manggale. Suatu hari, Prajurit negeri tetangga hendak menyerang, sehingga Raja mengumpulkan semua penasihat, termasuk Manggale selaku panglima perang. Setelah semua dipersiapkan, maka berangkatlah Manggale bersama prajurit terbaiknya.
Setelah berperang, sebagian prajurit pulang. Tidak ada Manggale di antara mereka. Manggale tewas di medan pertempuran. Raja sangat sedih. Seorang datu memberi saran pada penasihat kerajaan untuk membuat patung kayu yang wajahnya sangat mirip dengan wajah Manggale. Kemudian, datu menggelar ritual dengan meniup sordam dan memainkan gondang sabangunan untuk memanggil roh Manggale. Roh Manggale dimasukkan ke dalam patung yang mirip wajahnya itu. Patung itu diangkut menuju istana dengan iringan sordam dan gondang. Patung itu bisa menari sendiri karena datu sudah memasukkan roh Manggale ke dalamnya. setiap Raja rindu dengan putranya, ia akan manortor (melakukan tor-tor/menari) bersama patung itu. Seluruh rakyat ikut manortor setiap Raja melakukannya. Kemudian, Raja memberi patung ini nama sigale-gale. Yang artinya, si Lemah-lembut

When you see the Sigale-gale show in Tuk-tuk, you'll find it literally dancing and everyone will start dance with the statue while traditional music is played. If you are interested to visit this place, I'm really happy to share my experience more in detail. Just ask in the comment :)

Ketika kamu melihat pertunjukan Sigale-gale di Tuk-tuk, kamu akan melihat patung itu benar-benar menari, dan semua orang akan ikut menari bersama dengan patung tersebut sementara musik tradisional berkumandang. Jika kamu tertarik untuk mengunjungi tempat ini, saya dengan senang hati akan membagikan pengalaman saya lebih lanjut. Silakan tanya saja di komentar :)

Unlike what is said in the legend, where it was played by the spirit who has been called by ritual, it turns out that someone plays at the back of the statue as a puppet. This is just for the sake of this show though. The ritual might still done by some pure tribe, and the statue might move by itself, but obviously it is not for tourist show. Unless you are looking for mystical experience, this puppet show controlled by someone is fun enough for tourist experience.

Tidak seperti pada legenda, dimana disebutkan bahwa patung Sigale-gale dimainkan oleh roh yang dipanggil dalam ritual, ternyata seseorang memainkan patungnya dari belakang seperti wayang.Tentu ini hanya untuk pertunjukan. Mungkin suku-suku asli masih melakukan ritual dan patungnya benar-benar bergerak sendiri, tapi tentu saja hal ini bukan untuk pertunjukan wisata. Kecuali kamu mau merasakan pengalaman mistis, pertunjukan yang dimainkan oleh orang ini cukup menyenangkan bagi pengalaman berwisata.

I'm still a newbie, either in photography and photoshop. Please share your thought about it, I would be very happy to discuss!

Saya masih pemula, baik dalam fotografi maupun photoshop. Jadi, tolong sampaikan pendapat maupun masukan kamu tentang hasil karya saya, saya akan sangat senang membahasnya!

With Love,
Irianto

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