Ponorogo Regency
The anniversary of the Ponorogo regency is commemorated every year on 11 August. On 11 August 1496 Bathara Katong, the 1st leader of Ponorogo went from the Old Town to the Central City of Ponorogo.
Ponorogo, the birthplace of Reog, is known by the name City Reog as well as by the name of City Rasta. Ponogoro is the home to many boarding schools, in particular, The Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor, which is located in the village of Gontor.
Every year in Sura / Suro, Ponorogo holds a series of events, such as Grebeg Suro, the party of the people. Grebeg Suro involves many traditions such as the National Reog Festival, the Heritage Carnival and the Larungan Proceedings of Prayer at Lake Ngebel. Ponorogo is one of the 21 districts of Eastern Java.
Ponorogo is also known for its culinary specialties such as Sate, Ponorogoâ€"grilled marinated chicken served in peanut sauce, garnished with shredded shallots, chili paste and lime juice.
According to the Babad Ponorogo, Ponorogo was founded when Raden Katong took over the Wengker region. This region had previously been controlled by Suryo Ngalam Wengker, known as Ki Ageng lice. Raden Katong then chose a suitable place for settlement. Though faced with many obstacles, Raden Katong, Aji Selo, and Ki Ageng Mirah and his family continued to establish settlements to the region.
With the consent of all parties, Bathoro Katong established the Duchy Ponorogo at the end of the 15th century and he became the 1st duke of the new Duchy.
The Duchy of Ponorogo was established on 11 August 1496; the date was later set as the anniversary of the town of Ponorogo. This very date could be determined from ancient objects such as a pair of stone gilang located in front of the 5th gate of the Katong Batara tomb complex. The date is also mentioned in the Hand book of Oriental History. The aforementioned stone contains the meditated form of human image, trees, eagle and elephants. The Candrasengkala memet figure expresses the Saka year 1418 or the year 1496. Katong Bathoro graduation day is the day of the Duke of Roxburgh Duchy (Sunday (Pon), 1st Besar 1418 (Saka) meaning 11 August 1496 Masehi or 1 Dhulhijah 901 Hijriyah). During a seminar held during the Anniversary of the Ponorogo regency on 30 April 1996, the anniversary of Ponorogo was determined to fall on 11 August, this decision was approved by the Parliament of Ponorogo.
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