Kapanlagi.com - The term weton is not unfamiliar, especially for Javanese people. This term is often mentioned when someone is going to hold an important event, such as a wedding or moving house. So, do you already know what weton means?
Regardless of its function as a calculation of auspicious days, the meaning of weton is also believed to be related to a person's character. That is, a person's character and behavior can be seen from their date of birth.
However, the process of calculating weton cannot be done carelessly. You need to really understand the meaning of weton or better yet, ask an elder to do the calculation.
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1. The Meaning of Weton
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As Javanese people, you must have heard the term weton. However, not everyone knows the deeper meaning of weton. Usually, people only refer to weton as a date of birth. Meanwhile, according to the Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI), the understanding of weton is the date of birth of a person with its market day (Legi, Paing, Pon, Wage, Kliwon).
Furthermore, in Javanese culture, weton is not just a date of birth. Weton is a calendar or calculation of a person's date of birth that is often used as a reference for certain predictions. According to Javanese beliefs, weton can be related to certain event predictions. These predictions are studied through a cycle of days in the traditional calendar.
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2. The Function of Weton
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As previously explained, the meaning of weton is not only considered as the day of birth. Through a certain calculation formula, weton functions as a form of prediction. Here are some functions of weton that are believed in Javanese culture.
1. Calculating the Compatibility of Prospective Bride and Groom
To determine the compatibility of prospective bride and groom, the neptu numbers of each person's birth date are added together. The remainder of the calculation determines whether the couple is good or not.
2. Knowing Someone's Personality and Behavior
In Javanese culture, weton is also believed as a way to recognize someone's character or personality. This can be done by someone who has studied the traditional calendar rotation.
3. Avoiding Misfortune
As an effort to avoid misfortune in Javanese culture, people are encouraged to fast on their birthday. Besides commemorating weton, this fast is also done to always obtain safety.
4. Always Achieving Success
In Javanese culture, there is an event called selamatan. Selamatan held on someone's weton anniversary is also believed as an effort to always achieve success in the future. In addition, this selamatan can be considered as a form of gratitude.
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3. How to Calculate Weton
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In addition to understanding the meaning of weton, you also need to know how to calculate it. This calculation needs to be done before you find out about the compatibility of the bride and groom or someone's character.
Weton itself consists of days (7 days) and pasaran dino (5 days). In the Javanese calendar, a week consists of seven days which are added to the Javanese pasaran day. The Javanese pasaran day consists of five days, namely Legi, Pahing, Pon Wage, and Kliwon.
However, before that, you need to know that calculating weton cannot be done carelessly. This means that you must really understand the Javanese calendar first. Therefore, weton calculations are usually entrusted to elders who are considered to have enough knowledge to do it.
The first thing to do is to know your birth day and pasaran. As explained above, weton is a combination of one of the seven days in a week and the Javanese pasaran day, namely Legi, Pahing, Pon, Wage, and Kliwon.
This rotation (weton) repeats every 35 days, which is 7x5 days, so according to Javanese calculations, the birth day will repeat every five weeks. And each of the birth days has its own influence in determining traits, character, and also "fate".
Calculation of pasaran day:
Sunday: 5
Monday: 4
Tuesday: 3
Wednesday: 7
Thursday: 8
Friday: 6
Saturday: 9
Legi: 5
Pahing: 9
Pon: 7
Wage: 4
Kliwon: 8
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4. Weton Characters
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After performing the calculation above, it's time to find out the meaning of weton for your character based on the following explanations.
1. Pendito Kang Lelaku
If the neptu weton is 7, the character likes to travel far with a specific purpose, regardless of whether it's for vacation or work. This character is also believed to have lazy and poor communication skills.
2. Lakune Geni
If the neptu weton is 8, this character is said to be like a small ember that grows into a large fire and can burn humans.
3. Lakune Angin
Neptu 9 has a character that is easily influenced by others, and sometimes does not have a direction in life.
4. Pendito Mbangun Tek
If the total neptu weton is 10, the person is believed to have a character that likes to advise, but does not like to receive advice or suggestions from others.
5. Lakune Setan
If the neptu weton is 11, this human character cannot be a leader because they have a fickle nature and do not have leadership qualities.
6. Lakune Kembang
Neptu weton 12 has a character that likes to give in to others and always spreads peace.
7. Lakune Lintang
Neptu weton 13 has an extraordinary charm, but cannot be a leader.
8. Lakune Mbulan
Someone with neptu weton 14 has a character that can enlighten many people. They often become a place to seek solutions to various problems.
9. Lakune Geni
The number of neptu weton 15 has a character that is identical to revenge and anger.
10. Lakune Bumi
Neptu weton 16 has a character that is easy to manage and also nurturing, making it very suitable to be a leader.
11. Lakune Gunung
People with neptu weton 17 have a character that can regulate mood, are quiet, and easy to manage if someone can capture their heart.
12. Complete Absence
The neptu weton 18 character has a dominating power where all requests must be fulfilled.
That is the explanation of the meaning of weton, its function, and how to calculate it as a prediction.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.