Indonesian Culture: The Legend of Sisingaan
The Legend of Sisingaan
One
time in 1812
the subang region was controlled by the English, namely J. Sharpell. And then J. sharpell sold his land to Mutinghe and
skelton at that time, P and T Land (Pamanoekan Tjiasemlanden)
plantation had not so mean, the plantation had not managed seriously so that
the income of landlords came only from land taxes from the community which was
still very rare.
Then
in 1840, P and T land plantation was owned and managed by the Dutch private
party namely the Hoffland family. The economy began to grow in this region, plantation
was managed seriously and produced very salable commodities at that time such
as tea, pepper, chocolate, and rubber. The number of people in the subang
increasingly crowded because some people from other region especially from
Kuningan and Majalengka determine the option to settle in subang. At that time
the life of the Subang community was much better.
One
time in 1911 the Subang region return being controlled by English. The
situation of the community at that time was being burned by the spirit of
struggle that was channeled through organizations. In 1911 there grew a
struggle organization called sarekat Islam which was easily accepted by the
common people at that time because they had the same background, namely Islam
and the equality of fate due to the pressure of the invaders at that time.
Because the P and T land did not care about political issues, P & T land to
be safe escape area for political figures from other regions. At that time many
of the political movements were breathing nationalism which initially moved
covertly.
At
the time of the subang under the rules of the Netherlands and England, the
people of Subang began to be introduced with the symbol of the Dutch namely “The
royal crown” and the symbol of the England namely “The lion”. Because at that
time the subang area was divided into two parts, namely politically controlled
by the Netherlands and economically controlled by the English.The Subang
community got pressure from the Dutch and English in political, economical,
social, and cultural fields. The two colonizing countries oppressed the people
of Subang who were considered stupid in poor conditions. However, the people
did not remain silent at that time, they did physical resistance to the Dutch
and English colonialism.
One
time the Subang community resisted in the form of art with the intent and
purpose of insinuating Dutch and English colonialism, namely by creating
sisingaan which was form of displeasure and rebellion of the Subang community
towards the colonizers. By using the symbol of their country, then a child
grabbing sisingaan hair was one form of expression of hatred towards the
invaders.
Every
art that appears has meaning and purpose that was very meaningful. A pair of
sisingaan statues are the symbol of the two colonizing countries while the
sisingaan rider are symbolized as a young generation who later have to be able
to repel the invaders.
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