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Sintren

Sintren is a traditional art Pekalongan and surrounding communities, is a mystical dance/magic that comes from love story Sulasih and Raden Sulandono. Sintren played by a young girl who is still sacred. Sintren begins with the songs that draw the attention of the audience which song "Kukus Gunung". A prospective Sintren wearing regular clothes, then put in a cage in a bound state. Once the girl was in the cage, while the incense burned in steady song singer "Yu Sintren" the purpose calling outside forces. Once the cage is opened, looking figure dressed in angel complete with greatness sunglasses. With the angel's graceful waddle follow the rhythm of the gamelan rhythms played by the drummer.

In the development of Sintren as an entertainment culture, then equipped premises companion dancer and Bodor (comedy). In the game of folk art was influential goddess among others in the game Sintren, the handler (puppeteer) are invited to enter into the spirit of the Dewi Lanjar in the game Sintren. When the spirit of Dewi Lanjar successfully invited, then the dancers Sintren will look more beautiful and bring more nimble and dazzling dance.

In earlier times Sintren event is used for entertainment and communication arena the young couple to find a mate, but it also used as an art mediation for rain. Currently Sintren still often performed in the days of national greatness and to welcome official guests.

Keong Emas ( A Gold Snail )

Once upon a time, there was a couple living in a palace. They were Prince Raden Putra and Dewi Limaran. Prince Raden Putra's father was the king of the kingdom.

One day, Dewi Limaran was walking around in the palace garden. Suddenly she saw a snail. It was ugly and disgusting.

"Yuck!" said Dewi Limaran and the she threw it away into a river.

She didn't know that the snail was actually an old and powerful witch. She could transform herself into anything. The witch was angry to Dewi Limaran. The witch put a spell on her and changed her into a golden snail. The witch then threw it away into the river.

The golden snail was drifting away in the river and got caught into a net. An old woman was fishing and used her net to catch some fish. She was surprised to see a golden snail in her net.

She took it and brought it home. When the woman woke up in the morning, she was surprised that the house was in the good condition. The floor was mopped. And she also had food on the table. She was thinking very hard.

"Who did this to me? The person is very kind." It happened again and again every morning.

The old woman was very curious. One night she decided to stay up late. She was peeping from her room to know who cooked for her. Then, she could not believe what she saw. The golden snail she caught in the river turned into a beautiful woman. The old woman approached her.

"Who are you, young girl?"

"I am  Dewi Limaran, Ma'am. A witch cursed me. I can change back as a human only at night," explained Dewi Limaran.

"The spell can be broken if I hear the melody from the holy gamelan," continued Dewi Limaran.

The old woman then rushed to the palace. She talked to Prince Raden Putra about her wife.

Prince Raden Putra was so happy. He had been looking for his wife everywhere. He then prayed and medicated. he asked the Gods to give him the holy gamelan. He wanted to break the witch's spell. After several days praying and meditating, finally Gods granted his wish. He immediately brought the holy gamelan to the old woman's house. He played it beautifully. And then amazingly the golden snail turned into the beautiful Dewi Limaran.

The couple was so happy that they could be together again. They also thanked the old woman for her kindness. As a return, they asked her to stay in the palace.

Kuda Lumping

Kuda Lumping or called Jathilan is a traditional dance that originated from Java, this dance featuring a group of soldiers on horseback. This dance uses a rocking horse made of woven bamboo and cut in the shape resembles a horse, the horse is then woven, painted and decorated with paint and colorful fabrics.

Kuda Lumping usually presents several attractions trance, immunity, and magical powers, like eating glass and attraction immunity against flogging whip. This is usually displayed on certain events, such as the welcome guest of honor, and in the course of thanks giving the intent is answered by the God. Before the performance begins, usually a handler will perform a ritual rain, to keep sunny weather it, because the show is usually done in the open field.

In the play, do not need special choreography, and the provision of equipment and Karawitan gamelan. Gamelan to accompany Kuda Lumping dance is quite simple, only consisting of kendang, kenong, gong and trumpet, flute sounding shrill. The poems are taken to accompany dance, usually containing an appeal for people who are always doing good deeds and always remember the God.

Slamaran Indah Beach

Slamaran Indah tourist attraction is a coastal area that can provide a sense of cool and comfortable. With legend "Dewi Lanjar (Lanjar Goddes)" as queen of north beach Pekalongan, is said to have his beautiful face unmatched. Located on the east side Pasir Kencana beach bounded by the mouth of the Nusantara Pekalongan fishing port, can be achieved through the mouth of the harbor with a boat cruise and overland 5 km from the city / bus terminal. Facilities available: ample parking, still forested, natural beaches, can enjoy the sunrise and sunset with a lovely atmosphere, with an area of 7 hectares. Suitable for those of you who have a natural life.

Legend of North Beach Queen Pekalongan

Lanjar goddess is still a living legend in the community and is still influential in the public life, especially in Pekalongan. In any event often associated with Goddess Lanjar, if there are children who were playing loast coast course they found the child was brought Lanjar Goddess. And where can be found the child would have been declared himself lost in a region or a kingdom whose inhabitants are like us. They have a batik activities, trade, carpenters, fishermen and others who are not in the city alone is like. The area occupied by a beautiful princess who is the Goddes Lanjar.

The Importance Of Breakfast

Not many people realize it but the breakfast is one of the secrets to staying healthy. Breakfast gives you energy to move throughout the day. In fact, besides giving energy to the body, the breakfast also has other benefits that are not less important.

Here are some of the benefits of breakfast:

1. Breakfast can meet the required nutrients
   Delaying breakfast makes you hard getting nutrition and vitamins are recommended. The breakfast menu such as cereal with milk or low-fat yogurt plus granola will provide enough calcium and fiber.
2. Breakfast could lose weight
   When you move an empty stomach, your body will burn calories slower. According to nutrition expert author of The F-Factor Diet Tanya Zuckerbrot, RD, breakfast after a night on empty stomach an increase your metabolism, which means burning calories throughout the day to be more efficient. But Zuckerbrot stressed that the key of all is the kind of food you consume. Food with simple carbohydrates such as donuts will make glucose soar, than fall dramatically. It also causes you to feel hungry at 11-s
   A better way is consume complex carbohydrates such as oatmeal or whole-grain bread. Food with high fiber content and low sugar are digested slowly, providing constant energy and makes no hungry faster.
3. Breakfast boost brainpower
   Research experts from the University of Wales Swansia proved that students always have breakfast an average score of 22 percent higher than those who skipped breakfast. When you wake up in the morning, most of energy - in the form of glucose and glycogen - had run out the previous daily activity. According to experts, glucose is the only fuel the brain. Without enough glucose, yo feel tired and dizzy.
4. Protection against heart diseaseResearch shows that healthy women who skipped breakfast for two weeks have bad LDL cholesterol levels higher than those who ate a bowl of cereal plus milk in the morning. Zuckerbrot explains, fiber can bind cholesterol and accelerate excretion before it reaches the arteries. Hence also, the 10-year Hardvard Nurses Health conclude that high fiber intake associated with lower risk of heart disease by up to 50 percent.

How To Keep The Friendship

Friendship is one of the needs of human as a social being. Friendship just happens without any agreement. Friendship is an emotional attachment, bonding the heart, not formality on paper. Everyone must hope that the friendship had continued till whenever.

There are some tips for keep a friendly relationship:

1. Be a good listener
   Do not ever be patronizing and ignore what your friend was talking about.
2. Do not ever feel jealous
   Happiness of your friend is our happiness too. Come blessed when your friends got success.
3. Be open and honest
   We have to fill our friendship with honesty and openness. Be yourself, do not be an other figure.
4. Give and receive
   In a friendship we must give and received. Unnecessary valuables, presence in times of need is also a priceless gift.
5. Do not prove that he is wrong in public
   There is no point to prove your friends wrong in front of others, it will damage the image of your friend in the other views and your friendship will be in danger.
6. Guard the trust given by your friend
   Do not ever divulge the secrets of friend in others.
7. Do not hesitate to apologize
   Immediately apologize when we make a mistake and try to correct the mistake. And vice versa give pardon and forget the mistakes of friends when he make mistake.