Gunungan
It is offering stuffs made of food, fruits, vegetables and other things shaped as a mountain. Mount means Gunung in Javanese.
Garebeg
Garebeg is a parade of the palace Guard.
the word is taken from Javanese term means noisy. The voice come from the activity of visitors, the footsteps of the
palace’s soliders on the procession guarding the gunungan moving from the palace to the courtyard of the grand mosque; the
noise is strengthen by the exploding of the rifles of the palace’s soldiers in the middle of the procession.
Garebeg ceremony are always held on :
The 12 Th of Maulud, the third month of the Javanese calender.
The 1 St of Syawal, the tenth month of the Javanese calender.
the 10 th of besar, the last month of the Javanese calender.

Ketoprak
Javanese traditional folk drama played by a cast of artists accomapanied by the sound of gamelan archestra and the voice of
professional lady singer or warangggono. The Ketoprak plays episodes from the Indonesian rulers in the past.
Labuhan
An offering in the form of food, finger and toenail curring, locks of hair and discarded garments besides some new ones, of
the sultan of Yogyakarta which is thrown to the sea or mountain. As an offering presented to the Goddes of the sea.
Numplak wajik
Tumplak wajik is held two days before the Gerabeg ceremony.
It is the moment of the Wajik is turned over on theround wooden tray ( the base for the Gunungan ), people beat
simultaneuosly on rice mortars in rythmic and regular cadence is done on and on until the Gunungan  is completed. Wajik is
made of sticky rice cooked with sugar and coconut cream.
Wayang kulit/leather puppet shadow play
it is the most popular play among the Javanese, Containing stories based on two hinduist epics, the Mahabarata ( the Great
war ) and Ramayana ( the story of Rama). The play is performed by narrator and puppeteers at the same time directing the
entire performance accomomaiend by the gamelan archestra and one or more lady singers.
Suran Traditional (Mbah Demang )
A traditional ceremopny of takong water from a well at Guyangan village, Gamping, Sleman. A week before the ceremony takes
place there are some attractions and a burly night market from the time on the people start to take water from the well,
but officially the ceremony will be done at midnight coinciding with the first Suro ( Muharram)or the first day of Javanese
calendar.
Ramayana Ballet
This ramayana ballet is very unique andfamous. It is presented approximately by 250 professional dancers at the open air
theatre of Prambanan temple. The entire Ramayana epics is concised into 4 episodes. Each night 1 eoisode and presented from
07.30 09.30 pm. Also the full story.
Episode  : The abduction of Shinta
Episode II : The Death of Kumbokarno
Episode III : Hanuman’s mission
Episode IV : Shinta’s Trial of Purity

Traditional ceremony
This is the ceremony of cleaning or bathing Sultan Palace’s heirlooms. On the firs day sacres lances and daggers are cleaned ( closed to the visitors ).On the second day other hairlooms are cleaned such as Dampar Kencong( golden couch), Sultan’s ignisias. Kraton’s holy
regalia such as a golden swan nammed Menjangan, At the same time at Rotowijayan two Kereta Kencana ( golden darriages ) named Kanjeng Nyai Jimat and Kyai Garuda Yeksa are bathed.

Waicak Ceremony
The religius processing is started from mendut temple located some 35 km northwest of Yogyakarta to the Borobudur temple.
Preceded by the holy fire, the Budha satue and aminiature stupa, followed by the Bikhus, clad in this yellow robes and
members of Budhist community bringing burning candles and budles of flowers with them. When the moon is at its fullest the
principal Holy waicak ceremony starts comprising the moment he reaced Budha Hood when meditating in the Uruvela forsest
under Bodi tree. The Moment of his death and ascension to the Nirvana.Pitchers filling ceremony at Imogiri Royal Cemetery
This ceremony is held once a year in the Suro month consisting of the refiling 4 large bronze pitchers witch water.
This ceremony is a taken gratefulless to God for providing man with water.
Saparan Ceremony in Gamping
This ceremony is held in Ambarketawang village, Gamping some 5 kms west of Yogyakarta. It is performed by the community as a taken of gratitued for their welfare granted to them by God. In older times people in this village made their living by digging limestones from the hills, in which according to the geologists are over 50 millions year old and thus the oldest limestones hills in Indonesia. In those day through this ceremony they beg God for protection against and dangerous undertaking in one’s life.

Rabu pungkasan Ceremony
Every year water festival is held by the farmers wishing for abudant harvest and their soil stay fertile. This ceremony is held at the place where Opak river meets the Gadjah Wong river and ending at Permuni Cave. This cave is believed to be the place where Panembahan Senopati met the legendari Goddess of the sounth sea. ( Indian Ocean).There for this cave is considered sacred by the inhabitants of jejeran village, Wonokromo Pleret Bantul. The festivies last one week and culminates on the last wednsday ( Rabu Pungkasan) of the Sapar mont.
Anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence
Prior to Independence Day people all over Indonesia are busy putting up banners and hoisting flags. A taptoo ceremony is held at the Gedung Agung groups opposite fort Vredeburg Museum.At midnight a comptemplation ceremony is held at the Heroes Cemetry to honor and commemorate the fallen heroes who gave their lives to their country.
Pilgrimage to Sendangsono
May and October also considered as a holy month to honor maria, Moyher of Jesus Christ. Thousands of the Roman Catholic community from all over Indonesia even from aboard make their pilgrimage to Sendangsono these months. Pilgrimage walk as far as 3.5 kms along the road starting from Bankaroya Kalurahan (village) office on the Sentolo – muntilan road to reach the Promasan Church.
Sekaten Ceremony
The people of Yogyakarta and its surroundings generaly believe that those who participate in the ceremonies commemorating the birth of Muhammad the prophed will be blessed a good life and granted youthfullness. On the first day from 08.00 pm.
Two melodioulsly tuned gamelan sets : Kyai Nogowilongo and Kyai Guntur Madu are played simultaneously in the Sultan Palace Ponconiti pavilion. at interval a sermon is given and verses of Holy Qur’an script are recitd.