BROMO MOUNTAIN
Bromo is one of mountains in java that is known around the world. As one of the special tourism places in Java. Bromo mountain is not only rich of its natural beauty but also in harmony with the local people around it.
In Bromo, the visitors can enjoy both the beauty of beauty the nature and also the culture in that area because Bromo is not simply a mountain but also an important place for ritual ceremony of Hindu .
Located around 2.5 hours from Malang, Bromo is one of active volcanoes which it part of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The beauty of Bromo can be seen clearly from the top of Pananjakan Mountain that is close to Bromo which has higher level (2,770 meters ). Bromo itself is only 2,392 meters.
Even to Bromo is not a high volcano, the history of the eruption was so dramatic. The sands around it, which people call the sea of the sands (Segara Wedi), is the proof that is mountain had killed the life in its surroundings .
The name of Bromo is taken from the name of the God of Hind, Brahma. People of Tengger has a myth about that mountain that makes it have mystical nuance. But it more than
myth because people still believe that by holding Kasada Festival every year . they express their gratitude to God in a symbolic way by throwing vegetables, cattle, and also money as an offering in the Bromo’s crates .
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