Ondel-ondel inseparable from the Betawi people since hundreds of years ago. Any procession, like a bride or bride adult circumcision, ondel-ondel almost always displayed. Originally ondel-ondel called Barongan to the sound of musical instruments are used to ward off evil spirits. They believed evil spirits would be frightened by a noisy sound.
One of the crafters ondel-ondel are Bakhtiar, a resident of Rawa Belong, Jakarta Barat. To Coverage 6 SCTV, on Sunday (12 / 6), he said, the current-ondel ondel environmentally friendly, not like before. "Then, ondel-ondel it bercaling because trust him (ondel-ondel) to drive out evil spirits," said Bakhtiar. "Now (ondel-ondel) was cute, nothing like Luna Maya, like Ariel, and cool-cool."
To make ondel-ondel two meters and centimeters wide, six colleagues helped Bakhtiar first create a framework of bamboo. For headdress made from coconut flower stem and rib wani color crepe paper bonded with glue. This decoration attached at the head made of fiberglass or wood.
To ondel-ondel man, his face painted red sertaberkumis. While ondel-ondel woman painted her face white. Once completed, the skeleton and the head of the merged and given clothes. Ondel-ondel then ready for use
Barongan first called ondel-ondel by the late Benjamin Sueb who sings the song Ondel-ondel. Now, ondel-ondel no longer used to drive away evil spirits, but became part of the Betawi culture. (Bog)
Foto: Tempo/Eko Siswono Toyudho
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