Mbah Maridjan, the caretaker of Mount Merapi who died after refusing to abandon his ceremonial post when the volcano erupted Tuesday, was buried around noon Thursday in Srunen hamlet, in Cangkringan, Yogyakarta.
Hundreds of relatives and local people were present at the funeral. The funeral was also attended by Yogyakarta Governor and Sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono X first daughter Gusti Pembayun and former President Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid” daugther Alissa Wahid.
Maridjan, 83, had been entrusted by the highly respected late Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX to watch over the volcano's spirits. For years he led ceremonies in which rice and flowers were thrown into the crater to appease its spirits. Maridjan had angered officials in the past by refusing to evacuate during Merapi’s eruptions.
“[His refusal to evacuate] was because of his responsibility as caretaker of Mount Merapi,” Hamengkubuwono said Wednesday.
Maridjan was among tens of people killed by hot ash spewed by Merapi on Tuesday in Kinahrejo hamlet, where he was born in 1927, which is located 4 kilometers from the volcano.
Famous for his convictions about his position, Maridjan was reportedly found in a praying position, kneeling facedown on the floor.
Ø TITLE
The title of the article is “Merapi Guardian Buried on Its Slope”.
Ø WHAT IS THE ARTICLE TALKING ABOUT ?
The article is talking about Mbah Maridjan, the caretaker of Mount Merapi.
Ø IS IT INTERESTING TO YOU ?
Yes, it is. The article is interesting to me, because it is talking about Mbah Maridjan, that he is very familiar in our life because he is the caretaker of Mount Merapi. We know that Mount Merapi is one of active Mount in our country and it is there since about one milion years ago and it’s erupting every four months.
Ø FIND OUT THE NEW WORD
1. Abandon: meninggalkan
2. Hamlet: dusun kecil
3. Buried (Verb 2 of bury): dikubur
4. Funeral: pemakaman
5. Entrust: mempercayakan
6. Crater: kawah
7. Appease: menenangkan
8. Refusal: penolakan
9. Conviction: keyakinan
10. Reportedly: menurut laporan
11. Kneeling: bersujud
Ø IS THE ARTICLE RIGHT FOR YOU ?
Yes, it is. The article is right for me because it teach me that we must be responsiblity and sacrifice to wake up our trust although it’s dangerous for our life. And it’s necessity in our life to create harmony life and we must be responsible our trust in the hereafter.
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