mrapen eternal flame

Mrapen lies at Manggarmas village, Gadong sub district about 35 kms from Semarang on the Purwodadi-the capital town of Grobogan Regency. The fire comes under the pile of stone, which is a glow like a fire place. The fire never extinguishes even it rains hard. On the occasion of Budhist’s religious ceremony of “Waicak” every year which takes place in Mendut and Borobudur temples in Magelang on May. The fire usually taken for lighting the whole area of Waicak ceremony using torches. Another attraction s on the site, there is a pond with cold water but it looks like the boiling water. There is also an antique stone with local people believe to be sacred. It is known as “batu Bobot”. It is believed that those who are able to lift it while sitting crosslegged will get all his whises. Mrapen Eternal Fire

LedHek DanCe

such o traditional dance, original from grobogan this a one of the most popular culture of purwodadi. we may say that this is the identity of purwodadi.
Ledhek/Tayub is a group of Javanese musicians and singer-dancers which was very popular due to their sensual gestures. Apart from the sensual gestures of the dancers, Tayup was/is also famous since they involve/invite the spectators to dance along with them. This kind of participative performance is rare in the Javanese context.