Perang Obor Tegal Sambi Jepara

Traditional ceremony "Torch-oboran" is one of the traditional ceremony held by the Jepara community, especially rural districts tegalsambi Annual lasting Jepara, Central Java unparalleled in this and perhaps in all of Indonesia.
Torches on this traditional ceremony is a roll or bendelan 2 (two) or 3 (three) midrib of coconut is dry and the inside is filled with dried banana leaves (java: Klaras).
Lighted torch that has been available together for play / used as a tool to fight each other ehingga frequent banging torch-heating can cause large flames, which eventually people call it by the term "flame war".

 BACKGROUND & HISTORY

War torch ceremony held once every year, which falls on Monday Phing Tuesday night in the Big Pound (Dzullijah) was held on the basis of public trust dost sambi village to events or incidents in the past that occurred in the village
It is said that the story in the sixteenth century AD, in the village there is a farmer who tegalsambi very wealthy with the title "Mbah Kyai Babadan" He had many pets, especially buffalo and cattle. To mengembalakannya themselves clearly impossible, so he was looking for and get a shepherd with KI sebuatan GEMBLONG. Gomblong Ki is very diligent in maintaining the animals - these animals, each morning and afternoon Ki Gemblong always memandikanya in the river, so that these animals look fat - fat and healthy. Of course kyai Babadan feel happy and praising Ki Gemblong, the persistence and compliance in maintaining the animal.
It is said that one time, Ki Gemblong herding at riverside development with a lot of fun watching the fish and shrimp in the river, and without menyianyiakan time he immediately caught fish and shrimp catch is that then the baker and eaten dikandang.
After this incident almost every day Ki Gemblong always catch fish and shrimp, so he forgot the duties / responsibilities as shepherds. And finally buffaloes and cows become thin and eventually fall ill and even began to have died. This situation resulted Kyai Babadan become confused, not less, find the lack of Spells - Spells for healing pet animals still did not recover as well.
Finally Kyai Babadan find the cause of pet animals become thin and eventually fall ill, the other not because Ki Gemblong no longer willing to take care of the animals - these animals but more fun to catch fish and shrimp to be burned and eaten.
Seeing something like that Kyai Banadan furious, when encountered Ki Gemblong is engrossed burn fish catch. Kyai direct Babadan beat Ki Gemblong using torches of palm midrib. Seeing unfavorable Ki Gemblong not stay silent, by taking a torch similar to confront Kyai Babadan so happened "War torch" that the fire which scattered everywhere and had to burn a pile of hay that are adjacent to the cage. The blaze resulted in cows and buffaloes which are in the cage and ran helter-skelter without any thought to the animals who had been ill finally be able to recover these animals and even stand up straight while eating grass in the fields.
Incidence of unexpected and very dramatic was eventually accepted by the village community Tegalsambi as something full of miracles, that with the war torches all kinds of diseases cured. At present the traditional ceremony Torch War Alms facilities used for the Earth as an expression of gratitude to Almighty God for abundant grace, Hidayah and to the citizens of Desa Tegal taufikNya Sambi, and this event is held once a year