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3 Types of the Most Unique Batik Pattern in Indonesia and the Meaning

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There’s some fact about Batik and National Batik Day in Indonesia that you already knows, even the world knows Batik as a traditional fabrics from Indonesia. The unique motives or patterns of Batik’s made it famous to foreign countries. Moreover, unlike any other kind of fabrics, Batik is also an arts of Indonesia. You would agree, if the patterns contained in Batik’s are not just unique but also beautiful. But did you know the patterns that contained in it are not just any “patterns”? These patterns also have a meaning on it.



1. Batik Udan Liris




There’s some fact about Batik and National Batik Day in Indonesia that you already knows, even the world knows Batik as a traditional fabrics from Indonesia. The unique motives or patterns of Batik’s made it famous to foreign countries. Moreover, unlike any other kind of fabrics, Batik is also an arts of Indonesia. You would agree, if the patterns contained in Batik’s are not just unique but also beautiful. But did you know the patterns that contained in it are not just any “patterns”? These patterns also have a meaning on it.


2. Batik truntum



This famous Batik from Solo has a sweet meaning: “Love Grows Back”. This pattern created by the daughter of Sunan Pakubuwana III (Kanjeng Ratu Kencana) as a symbol of a pure and unconditional love. This Batik usually used in a wedding ceremony by the bride and the groom as a symbol to have a happy marriage with a pure love.


3. Batik Sidomukti




This Batik came from Surakarta. “Sido” means continuously and “Mukti” means happiness. Sidomukti then means “Continuously Happy” or a continuously happiness happen in life. That is why Batik is also commonly used in a wedding ceremony or “Ijab Kabul” in hopes of having a noble and happy life. It is expected the people (the bride and the groom) who wear this Batik will have a happy and prosperous life.





Source: https://www.cekpremi.com/blog/4-types-of-the-most-unique-batik-pattern-in-indonesia-and-the-meaning/






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