Magically, Wellspring It Appears When Called

By: Syaifuddin Iqbal on 16:06

Believed to be a symbol of trust the people around.

Illustration springs (iStock)

Have you seen a magical spring? Well, this time you will be amazed by a strangeness that appear in a pond fountain that can appear suddenly when called by the people who come. Like what?

Located in the hamlet of Kali Bening, Krasak village, subdistrict Mojotengah, Wonosobo regency, Central Java, natural wonders it really happened. A pool measuring 55 square meters of unspoiled, there is uniqueness called 'Tuk Sewu' or in Indonesian means spring, amounting to one thousand.

Although not really amount to a thousand, but when "called", from the pool size is not too large, it will be a lot of bubble popping springs. Strange indeed. Usually the water that can respond to people who dipped her feet in the pool and said "Tuk Sewu."

Stories about Tuk Sewu is already legendary around the surrounding community. Precisely has become a folklore. Village children who were around the pool Tuk Sewu often play these natural water. Although often called multiple repeated, but a thousand springs that still appears, like answering the caller.

Iriono, 35, community leaders around saying, strangeness thousand springs overflow in the village pond is already happening since decades ago. But rarely are aware, therefore thousand miraculous spring has yet to enter into a tourist destination in Wonosobo regency.

"In the past, around the pool there is a large banyan trees towering. Many believe this Sewu Tuk miracle because there watchman replied tree greeting people who come," he told VIVA co.id.

However, the last few years a large banyan tree that has been cut down by the owner. Thus, in the end an Sewu Tuk it now seemed unkempt. Although popping these springs are still often appear.

"The sacredness of this spring seemed lost when the tree fell. But spring is still frequently used local people," he said.

Iriono added Tuk Sewu miracle that often appear when called up to now believed to be a symbol of community prosperity. Each month the Shura (Java months) the water was often used for ceremonies.

"The term 'merti deso' which means thanksgiving village," he said, adding that the location is now sacred springs.

In fact, in the surrounding villages, there are many other natural springs, especially in the area of ​​mountain slopes and plateaus Sindoro Dieng.

"Here there are seven types of springs that are in some places. When tasyakuran village is required to take water from seven springs was to unify the difference," explained he. (Ren)

Source: viva.co.id

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In this village, Time Stop Running

By: Syaifuddin Iqbal on 23:29

Tsukimi Ayano smoothed straw dolls in the Scarecrow Village in Nagoro, Japan (REUTERS / Thomas Peter)

 Ageless and can not ripen, the reason for the legendary adventures of the past. But in Nogoro, a small village in southern Japan, no need to stop the aging fountain.

In the village, there's no citizen of growing old. They all look the same since 52 years ago.

Thanks to the cold hand Tsukimi Ayano.

65-year-old woman had no magic potion or magic wand to stop time. All he had was the ability to sew, sew precisely straw dolls.

Ayano first sewing stuffed straw at the age of 13 years. The goal, the scarecrow that often landed in the garden of his house. Ayano make large straw doll similar to his father.

However, things had turned into a hobby functional purpose. Ayano could not stop making straw dolls. Not the usual dolls, Ayano making dolls that are similar to those who live around the house.

He then set the dolls the size of a man around the village, with a pose like the middle man on the move. There were sitting on the porch of the house, standing in the fields, sheltering under a tree, standing in the street or sitting at the bus stop.

"In total, there were only 35 people living in this village. But there are more than 150 dolls straw, "Ayano said, quoted by Reuters.

Nagoro, from the outside it looks like the other villages in Japan. However, when you pay attention to detail, such as rural villages abandoned by its inhabitants dead. Most moved to the city to seek a better life.

At the age of 65 years already, Ayano is one of the youngest populations. Even schools in the past Nagoro closed in 2012, after two of his students pass.

But, Ayano not let his village die. Buildings and houses were abandoned, he was filled with straw doll. Even an empty school building was he content with students and new teachers, all of the straw.

According Ayano do not need special skills in making straw dolls. It only took a pile, rags and newspapers to fill the doll body and a rope to form the parts of his body. Her dress was simple, just a sack which cut into the arm.

Although simple, the work Ayano gets a lot of attention, especially from tourists who want to see the "village scarecrow", so Nagoro called now.

Ayano also happy to welcome the tourists, he will tell the story of each straw doll that he created, while smoothing doll decaying weathered.

Source: viva.co.id

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