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The Kasada Ceremony at Mount Bromo
Kasada Ceremony held in the slope of Bromo mountain (photo: @Nahroby)
Bromo Mountain (photo: Pesona Indonesia)
The Kasada Ceremony at Mount Bromo
The Kasada/Sukasada Ceremony is a traditional ceremony of the Tengger tribe. It is meant as a gratitude ritual and a memorial to the sacrifice of Raden Kesuma. The ritual is a means to ask for salvation by giving offerings to God and the ancestors. It is started with prayer chants and sacred dance performances by the local Tengger tribesmen and women on the sandy slopes of Mount Bromo, then concluded by throwing the various offerings prepared to the Mount’s crater.
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