Together with Dewi Sri, Safeguarding the Earth
The hard work of farmers to cultivate rice fields and produce rice to feed people is not trivial. There is a cultural value and depth of philosophy of life, which supports the sustainability of the earth and humans.
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Small children and teenagers dance in the Dewi Sri Ballet performed in Wlahar Wetan village, Banyumas, Central Java, Sunday (19/8/2018). Dewi Sri is known as the goddess of prosperity and fertility.
The hard work of farmers to cultivate rice fields and produce rice to feed people is not trivial. There is a cultural value and depth of philosophy of life, which supports the sustainability of the earth and humans.
About 60 children danced to gamelan music on a field in Wlahar Wetan village, Banyumas, Central Java. The figure of a goddess wearing a yellow veil became the center of attention: she was Dewi Sri, a symbol of fertility for the Javanese people in general, farmers in particular. The dance performance, which was held in conjunction with the commemoration of the 73rd independence of the Republic of Indonesia, became a moment to take care of tradition while protecting the earth.