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According to "Wikipedia" - The area in and around the park is inhabited by the Tengger people, one of the few significant Hindu communities remaining on the island of Java. The local religion is a remnant from the Majapahit era and therefore quite similar to that on Bali but with even more animist elements. The Tengger people are believed to be descendents of the Majapahit empire and were driven into the hills after mass arrival in the area of Muslim Madurese in the 19th century.
One of the cultural tourism activities in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is the Yadnya Kasada Ceremony. The ceremony is celebrated every full moon. During this time, the local Tengger people will bring half of their cattle and harvest and throw it into the crater of Mount Bromo to thank the creator of lives. The activities of this ceremony is centered in the Hindu Poten temple, located in the Tengger Sand Sea just beside Mount Bromo.
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According to "Wikipedia" - The area in and around the park is inhabited by the Tengger people, one of the few significant Hindu communities remaining on the island of Java. The local religion is a remnant from the Majapahit era and therefore quite similar to that on Bali but with even more animist elements. The Tengger people are believed to be descendents of the Majapahit empire and were driven into the hills after mass arrival in the area of Muslim Madurese in the 19th century. <br /> One of the cultural tourism activities in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is the Yadnya Kasada Ceremony. The ceremony is celebrated every full moon. During this time, the local Tengger people will bring half of their cattle and harvest and throw it into the crater of Mount Bromo to thank the creator of lives. The activities of this ceremony is centered in the Hindu Poten temple, located in the Tengger Sand Sea just beside Mount Bromo.