Parangtritis Beach Paradiso
On the south coast of Yogyakarta, there are about 13 objects which have the charm of tourist beaches, was Parangtritis always ranked top in the figure excursions, compared to other beaches. The beach is located about 27 km from the city of Yogyakarta, can be achieved through Kretek Village or the longer route, but the scenery is more beautiful that is through Imogiri and Siluk Village.
The beach belonging to the Bantul area is a sloping beach, with rocky hills, coastal scenery and white sand and limestone hills on the north coast.
In this area, tourists can wander the beach using a gig and a rented horse and driven by locals. As well as a place of recreation, Parangtritis also a sacred place. Many visitors who come to meditate. This beach is one place to do Labuhan ceremony of Sultan's Palace.
In the dry season, the wind was blowing hard as not to be outdone by the waves of an average as high as 2-3 meters. Often there is a visitor was heard south coast waves swept away. Strangely, the bodies of visitors that fateful, vanish like the earth swallowed. Average SAR team could only find her body 2-3 days later after conducting searches. Typically, the location of the discovery of the bodies are not in an area where visitors are swallowed waves. Bodies found hundreds of meters, sometimes even several kilometers from its original location.
Among the local community, such mysterious events, reinforce the myth that marine authorities, commonly called Nyi Roro Kidul (Queen of the South Coast), like "eliminate" people who do not heed the rules of nature. From the scientific side, such incidents further strengthen the theory that the ocean trench south of Java is loaded under the constantly moving currents. Any item that swept the waves from the beach, dragged down and stranded in different locations.Trust the local community about the legend of Nyi Roro Kidul is also in itself gave birth to charm. Almost every Friday night and Tuesday POND, visitors and local fishermen perform rituals at the beach. Pelarungan colored ritual offerings and colorful flowers into the sea. The highlight of the ritual is usually occur at night 1 Suro, and two-three days after the feast of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. In essence, fishermen asked for salvation and mercy for him from ruling the earth and sky.
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