Reog Ponorogo

We can find this traditionally art culture at along South west of East java province,
Ponorogo city is famous being the center of reog culture, so Ponorogo also called the city of reog.
On those city gate was decorated with figure of warok and gemblak. Those figures was can find during reog perform.
Reog is one of Indonesian culture that still have strong correlation with strong mystics.
Based on history, reog was started during Majapahit epoch, at that time Majapahit kingdom was lead by King Bhre Kertabhumi.
Stories began when Ki Ageng Kutu , one of majapahit empire staff, fill that his empire will not any longer survive,
Because there are so many influence that came from Chinese Emperor, and also there are so many Region leader that corrupt.
So to prepare the worst condition that may happen, Ki Ageng kutu resign from his duty of kingdom,
And then he was founding institutions that gather youth people to studying martial art and invulnerability art.
This institutions have proposed to prepare power for next majapahit resurrection.
But he realize his army are to small if compare than the kingdom army,
Then Ki Ageng Kutu find the other way to critics the king of kingdom softly, which is using Reog performance.
With reog performance ki ageng kutu can build local people community against the kingdom side.
Those perform now became one of Indonesia culture.

Reog usually perform on wedding party , circumcision party , and during public holiday.