BAWEAN ISLAND

Visited to Bawean island will not make you disappointed because a lot of beautiful places to visit, riches of product by nature, and uniqueness of culture. Have you ever to hearing Bawean Island? Most certainly a lot of people in Indonesia not know yet, let alone citizens Gresik much to knowing and visited in there. In Bawean Island we can find many a tourist object like in land or sea. The riches of nature on Bawean island is too much, some of which are Noko island, east and west Gili island, Kastoba lake, hot water baths, and so on. In Bawean island have too riches of nature, some of which are marble stone, red fruit, rambutan fruits, palm trees, and so on. Actually Bawean island not inferior to other cities, Bawean Island also has a uniqueness culture among porsema, mandiling, accompany the bride groom, and so on. Now that is a little introduction about Bawean Island more clearly let’s explore one by one, check it out.

Noko Island has two places, the first in east of Selayar island and the second was in western Gili island of east. Noko way to visit this island we have by boat for to visit in there. The difference with Noko island in western Gili island of east if sea water was receding, we can go through by walking from Gili to noko island. Noko island located in the east Selayar island, have very beautiful coral reefs. Gili island has two places, West Gili and East Gili. Gili is situated in the village near the western great (ward) west of the island is surrounded by earthen mangrove trees, mountains and sea. The island there is unique plant west of the coconut tree that branched off four. It is said that coconut water can be used as medicine. In the western Islands have shaped stone chairs and tables. In this island uninhabited but only because the village in a separate little by the sea and mangrove forests, and therefore this island there is a long bridge made of bamboo to get to the venue. Earthen Islands east of the village is included in Pamona, most inhabitants of this island livelihood as fishermen. Kastoba Lake the mountain temple the lake the only one in Bawean Island. The lake is also no less beautiful with wonderful charm and earthen Selayar Island. This lake has some myths that women who are menstruation should not bath in this lake because the lake water can turn into red color. That said, there are palaces in this lake because there are steps to the palace, but no one can penetrate the palace. Hot water place also include tourist attraction.Hot water based on mountains of marble.And contains sulphur. Hot water baths have two locations, first in keppo village, second in kebundaya village.

Marble stone is widely available in rural areas kebun daya village, rujing village, keppo village, and so on. This marbles enjoy doing a lot of domestic and foreign tourists. Usually if a marble stone in the home decoration such as pots, picture frames, statues, tables, chairs, and so on. Red fruit in Bawean island is different with Papua red fruit, the shape are round and little like an apple and very aromatic, the skin is red and yellow with feather. This fruit the only in bawean island therefore this fruit became characteristic of Bawean island. Rambutan fruits not only in Bandung, alone, in Bawean rambutan plants can also thrive। In Bawean rambutan fruits there two types, there are red and yellow with feather colors । What distinguishes this type of rambutan is a shape. Red rambutan rather large and very sweet, while the yellow with feather colored rather small size and slightly sour. Palm trees on the island of Bawean is utilized because of this tree has many benefits, such as fruit can be made kolang kaling, feathers from palm tree can be used as a broom, the trunk can be used as sago palm tree leaves, slices of water can produce, and from ordinary water called laang can be processed into toak, vinegar, and brown sugar.

Bawean has such a uniqueness of cultural some of which porsema, mandiling, accompany the bride groom, and so on. Porsema is an event that is only held within three years. Porsema is one container for residents Bawean develop talent, look, the kind of event porsema are sports, arts, dance, karaoke, samroh, kercengan, bands, bazaar, complaints cows, death, and so on. This event has its own purpose, which is best performed Bawean island will be sent out to the event to include in the race. Activities of the events that are often porsema to include in a race that often get the achievement is volleyball, making mats, zamroh, Mandiling event usually done at the time of marriage, mandiling a meaningful song that rhymes accompanied by music. Accompany the bride groom, the event was held during the evening reception, wedding wine was called with panganten amaen.