Tuk talisman, natural clear springs in BumiJawa Tegal

Tuk talisman in Bumijawa Village, Tegal Regency is a source of natural springs that flowed swiftly and the water is very clear. The author noted this review after having the opportunity to visit the location of tuk talisman.

From various sources, it is known that tuk talisman is a sacred spring located on Bumijawa, Tegal. This spring is related to the story of Mbah Camuluk or Mbah Wali Meayerti. A figure who spreads Islam in the area.

Bumijawa community has a tradition of Jamasan Bende Camuluk in Tuk Jimat. Jamasan ritual every year as an expression of gratitude for the spring and to commemorate the Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Between Mbah Wali Meayaki and Tuk Tuk Jimat Bumijawa Tegal also has a close relationship with the history of Bumijawa Village. The Bumijawa Village website revealed, the history of the formation of Bumijawa Village began with the wishes of Mbah Wali Meayaki at that time to open agricultural land. This desire also encouraged him to find a spring.

While looking for wood, Mbah Wali Meayerti saw a wandfill bird around a place that he believed as water around the place. Mbah Meayerti then approached the place that was written by the birds of the eagle.

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Arriving at that place, Mbah Wali Meayerti saw the bird of the wrapped in a bird pecking an object on the ground. Once closer, it turns out the object is kenong or bende (a type of gamelan gong). When the bende was lifted, then a swift and clean source of springs appeared.

For talisman times

Today, the people of Bumijawa Village called the spring with the tuition of the Bulakan River. In Javanese, tuk means a spring, usually Tuk (springs) is in a unique place like on the slopes of the mountain, valleys or in the forest.

Tuk Tuur Jimat Bulakan Bumijawa Tegal is also in the forest, its location is about 1 kilo meter from the city of Bumijawa District. Entering the couple of tuk talisman of the Bulakan River, we are spoiled with a cool atmosphere where large trees towering flanking the entrance of about 100 meters. At the end of the entrance, we must go down through a bitch with a fairly steep derivative.

There are more than 90 stairs leading to tuk talisman times, and must be careful not to slip when through it. For a moment participated in imagining how at that time Mbah Wali Meayerti found a source of springs for the talisman in Bumijawa.

It is said that the name Bulakan comes from the word Bulak-bulak which is more or less meaningful. Yes, because the tuk or springs emit water from the abundant land booming. From this history, the community calls it with the Tuk Kali Bulakan, because the spring is also an upstream of the river (river).

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Still according to the Bumijawa Village website, at one time Mbah Wali Meayepi found the source of the spring which was then named Kali Bulakan. Initially Mbah Wali Meayerti found a small gamelan in the form of Bende (Kenong, or a gong in a smaller form).

Mbah Wali Meayerti uses Bende (Kenong. Or Gong) to cover the tuk tuition of the Bumijawa Bulakan. The function of Bende (Kenong. Or Gong) then has a sacred and existence resembles a talisman that must be cared for.

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To care for Bende (Kenong. Or Gong), Bumijawa people hold rituals every 12th or Rabiul Awal. This annual ritual is to commemorate the services of Mbah Wali Meayerti Bumijawa. According to the story of local residents, the opening of the door to the Tuk Amujawa Tegal tuition is only once a year along with commemorating the Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.

The source of the spring of the people of Tegal and Brebes

Source of springs is useful as a “source Kahuripan“Or the source of life for the people of Bumijawa Village and its surroundings to date. They use it to flow through agricultural land and as a source of water for daily life.

The natural and clear source of springs exists in the control of the Tegal City Government even though administratively exists in the Tegal Regency. Thus said the Secretary of the Bumijawa District who accompanied us Rihlah and visited Tuk Jimat.

The Tirtabahari Site states that the springs of the Bumijawa Bulakan or Tuk Jimat became the forerunner of the establishment of the Tirta Bahari Peruma Tegal City in 3 regions: Tegal City, Tegal Regency and Brebes Regency also utilized the spring. Each carries out water management after the era of regional autonomy.