Umbul Brintik is a water tourism attraction located not far from the center of Klaten City. There are around 10 springs that flow into a main pool and other pools. What sets it apart from other springs in Klaten is the health therapy offered at Umbul Brintik. However, there are also pools specifically for play, not therapy. Many tourists from around Klaten and beyond come here for sightseeing or for health therapy. If you're interested, check out the information about Umbul Brintik Klaten below. History of Umbul Brintik Klaten Like other springs in Klaten, Umbul Brintik is a natural bathing spot whose water comes from a mountain spring. It's said that the name comes from the bubbling at the base of the spring. The natural pool at Umbul Brintik is different from Umbul Manten or Umbul Ponggok. While both use sand and rocks as the base, Umbul Brintik uses a layer of black sand and small andesite stones. Now used as a therapy location, it turns out this isn't just a myth. Many...
Every Safar month in the Islamic calendar, the people of Klaten Regency carry out the Ya Qowiyyu tradition which is a legacy of Ki Ageng Gribig hundreds of years ago. Ki Ageng Gribig , whose real name was Wasibagno Timur, was a great scholar who spread Islam in Krajan Village, Jatinom, Klaten and its surroundings. Ki Ageng Gribig was very good at preaching strategies, so that his preaching hit the hearts of the people. Many of them, who were atheists at the time, eventually embraced Islam. One day, Ki Ageng Gribig returned from Mecca and brought a souvenir in the form of apem cakes to be distributed to relatives, students, and neighbors. Because it was not enough, Ki Ageng Gribig then asked his family to make apem cakes. Apem, which comes from the word affum and means sorry, is then called apem Ya Qowiyyu. The word Ya Qowiyyu was given because when closing the recitation, Ki Ageng Gribig always prayed a prayer that read "Ya qowiyu yaa aziz qowina wal muslimin, ya qowiyyu warsuqna ...