ABOUT JFC(JEMBER FASHION CARNAVAL)

JEMBER FASHION CARNAVAL

Jember Fashion Carnival (Indonesia: Jember Fashion Carnival) or often called JFC is anevent which every year fashion Carnival held in the Regency of Jember, East Java. This Carnival was conceived by the founder also Vicki Dynand JFC Center.As many as 400 participants in an berkarnaval, berfashion run way and dance, in the main street of Jember witnessed by hundreds of thousands of spectators on the right and left side of the road. They are divided into 8 defile the respective fashion trendsreflect defile in the year in question. The first Defile is a defile the Archipelago a nationalfashion theme of certain areas at regular intervals such as Java, Bali, Sumatra, and so on. The other theme of fashion Defile is the trend of a country, whether from certain groups, movies, events or other global events. All clothing is made in the form ofcostumes that they all be competed for the award-winning-award.
The Arena is used to host the city's main street is JFC Jember along 3.6 kilometres.

HISTORY

Starting from Rampant Group Reyog Ponorogo crowded streets as the processionprotokoldi the cultural city of Jember HUT which attracted the attention of citizenseach year. Thought-provoking ideas resulting in a parade with a walk withmenggenakan interesting costumes, festive, bright colors and a tasseled fringe.

At the time of 2001 to the beginning of Jember, where the idea of Carnaval Festivalkonsepnyanya isn't much different from the previous procession, then from that shapethe costumes of JFC always resemble Reyog which at that time also there is a similar event, festival costumes in the United States. Even to this day dozens of group in the city of Jember Reyog still participate and support JFC each year.

ABOUT JFC :

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The 13th Jember Fashion Carnival brought out some outrageously vibrant costumes and performances over the weekend, with the grand parade taking place Sunday. The four-day event is among the biggest fashion parades in world, drawing out hundreds of performers and thousands of attendants. This year more than 850 people paraded along a 3.6-kilometer stretch of road in the East Java regency, dressed as everything from beetles to stalagmites.

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The model pictured above dressed as a wild deer. There were also spiders; trees and plants, like bamboo; and costumes representing ethnic groups from around the world, including the Betawi from Jakarta, Tibetans and Venetians.

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Dressed in a costume covered with colored paper, plastic wrap and pieces of plastic fruit, this woman represented “chemistry.” Participants ranging from professional to amateur designers, all make rather than buy their costumes, using whatever simple materials are available to them.

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A photographer tweeting about the event showed a picture of a local police officer getting in on the fun by donning a golden headpiece. Nearly 950 photographers registered for the main event Sunday, according to the Jember Fashion Carnival’swebsite. The model above is dressed as an Apache.

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Started in 1998 by designer Dynand Fariz, the fashion carnival aims to encourage creativity and get youth involved in fashion. Over the years it has evolved to include various themes, from” world treasures” to “evolution.” Often these themes relate to events of global importance, such as the Indian Ocean tsunami. The model above, pictured on Aug. 22, wears an outfit from the Mahabharata, an ancient Sanskrit epic from India.

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Every year, Mr. Fariz travels to Jember from Jakarta on the weekends to train participants, sharing images with them from places and events that relate to the year’s theme, according to his profile on the website of Ashoka, a non-profit organization that support social entrepreneurs. Mr. Fariz was selected as an Ashoka fellow in 2006. Participants also get training on facial expressions and help choreograph moves they’ll set to music that accompanies them along the parade route.

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The model above is dressed as Bali Province. Past themes have included cowboys and punks; concepts, such as poverty; events like the World Cup; and countries ranging from Thailand to Russia. This year’s theme was “Triangle, Dynamic in Harmony” and consisted of 10 parades that include Mahabharata, Tambora, Phoenix, Pine Forest, Apache, Borobudur, Flying Kite, Wild Deers, Stalagmite and Chemistry.

ABOUT CITY OF JEMBER

all about jember :D

Bandealit Beach

Bandealit is a beach resort situated in the forest area 35 km south of Jember. Nearby Bandealit, there is Sukamade Beach, Banyuwangi regency, which is the place of breeding sea turtles. This beach is famous for the calm waves and the beauty of the flora. Bandealit is very suitable for the visitors who like off-road activities because the road to Bandealit is difficult to travel. In Bandealit the visitors can hike, fish and windsurf. This beach often visited by the sea adventurous who like the challenges. The visitors can reach Bandealit by truck or rental car in 90 minutes from the central town.

Bedadung Hill Panorama

This tourism object lies at the side of Bedadung River, one of river in Jember. At this site, visitors and their family can ride water cycling boat, enjoy the swimming pool and other facilities for kids. Moreover, the destination is only five minutes ride from the downtown. Another recreational activity that available is fishing. To serve the visitors, this tourism location has a small conference hall. Visitors can go reach this area by rental car or public transportation from the center of town.

Lory Tour

Going on a trip by lorry from Garahan to Merawan tunnel is a safe and enjoyable trip. The tourists can see two train tunnels (90m and 970m length). The Merawan tunnel (970m in length) is one of the longest train tunnels in Indonesia remaining from the Dutch period. In addition to the railway tunnels, the visitors can also enjoy the coffee agro tourism at Gumitir Mountain. While enjoying the scenery on the trip, tourists will cross a long bridge (178m in length and 630m in depth) built by the Dutch architect. The lorry agro tourism is a famous nostalgic trip for Dutch and European tourists. To get there the visitors can take a 90 minute trip from downtown using public transportation, rental car or taxi.

Kebon Agung Swimming Pool

This swimming pool has nice fresh air for visitors and is equipped with a hotel, cafeteria and kids' playing facilities. Being located in the center of town makes it easily accessible by all vehicles. Kebon Agung is one of Jember swimming pool that often visited by local tourists, especially in school holiday.

Visit this swimming pool with your family, children, friends or the other, then you will enjoy your swimm activity in fresh and clear water.

Tea Agrotourism

Gunung Gambir Tea Plantation, located at 48 km northeast of Jember, is a site remaining from the Dutch period. At 900 m above sea level, the Argopuro slope area has great potential for European exported beer tea. Tourists can see tea trees that were planted in 1918, 1923,and 1927 and can watch beer tea processing from picking to packaging. All visitors can all have a taste of tea and a walk through the plantation in the morning. To give more services, the company provides accommodation, tennis courts and a children’s swimming pool. Visitors can travel for 15 minutes from downtown Jember to reach Gunung Gambir Tea Plantation by public transportation, rental car or taxi.

Dancing Horse

People of Jember have long had a traditional art known as “Dancing Horse”. It is used to entertain people when holding a feast. People are taken around the village to meet their families by riding a dancing horse. Dancing Horse is a unique dance that can found in Jember. Nowadays, dancing horse art is used not only for feasts but also for carnivals and festivals. In other words, dancing horse art has become a tourist attraction in Jember.

Lahbako Dance

Lahbako dance is one of the unique traditional dances that describes the farmer’s process of planting and cultivating tobacco. Tobacco is one of the main export commodities of Jember besides coffee, rubber, terpentin and cocoa.
Jember is not only famous for tobacco, but is also rich with its own unique traditional culture and the famous Lahbako dance. It is a typical welcome dance and can found only in Jember Regency. Visit Jember tourism and see this dance.

Lereng Raung Waterfall

Lereng Raung Waterfalls, is located about 32 km northeast of Jember, consists of three kinds of waterfalls, each measuring 25 m height. It is called Lereng Raung by the native community because the water sources come from Mount Raung, although it lies in Rowosari district of Jember. Visitors who wish to visit the waterfalls by foot should have appropriate physical fitness. The beautiful scenery will be enhanced by durian aroma when the Durian trees are fruiting. The visitors who enjoy the beauty of Lereng Raung Waterfalls can enjoy tasting fresh durian.
According to local legend, people who take bath in the falls will look younger and fresher. To reach it, the visitors can travel from the downtown via rental car about 90 minutes.

Oleng Sibutong Swimming pool

Oleng Sibutong Swimming pool, is about 10 km northwest of Jember. This swimming pool is suitable for family recreation.
According to local folk legend, there was once an eel without tail. The natives called this BUTONG (Madurese). This eel can be seen by people on certain days and it is said that bathing in the water and drinking it can keep one young. 

The visitors can reach it from the downtown by rental car or public transportation in about 20 minutes. Visit this legend swimming pool with your family, friends or the others.

Patemon Swimming Pool

The beauty and cool water at Patemon are very interesting to visit. Patemon remains from the Dutch period. It can produce water at the rate of 198 cubic meters per second. Patemon swimming pool is located in the northern part of Tanggul, precisely 30 km to the west of Jember Regency. Not only swim, but the visitorsa lso can experience the nostalgia of the past. The beautiful view with the cool pleasant air is good for recreation. Visitors can reach Patemon by rental car or public transportation in 40 minutes from the downtown of Jember.

Rembangan Panorama

Rembangan, 12 km to the north of Jember, is a mountainous tourism object complete with swimming pool, hotel and the coffee agro tourism of the Rayap plantation. Because of the fresh air and beautiful scenery, this tourism object is called a resort destination. Upon swimming in the pool in early morning, visitors can enjoy the beautiful sunrise. The visitors are surrounded by blue skies, green plants, and singing birds as far as the eye can see. The specialty of Rembangan is ginger tea and cheese bananas.
There are readily served at seminars, workshops and conferences held at Rembangan. As they complete their visit, visitors should participate in the coffee tasting at Rayap plantation.
Visitors can reach Rembangan in 15 minutes from central Jember by public transportation, rental car or taxi.

Papuma Beach

Beside Watu Ulo beach, there is Papuma beach with its white sands that make it more interesting. The beautiful white sand is pleasure to see and to walk on. The beach is always used as the place for sunbathing by foreign tourists. Besides its natural scenic beauty, it is also rich of animals, such as the lizard, forest cock, various birds, wild pig, deer porcupine, scaly anteater and many others. The scenery and atmosphere can be enjoyed more completely at a restaurant which provides Indonesian and Papuma food, a variety of baked fish. Visitors can reach the location by public transportation or via rental car. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes from Jember downtown.

Tancak Waterfall

Tancak waterfall is located 16 km southwest of Jember. This is one of the highest waterfalls in Jember Regency. Its height is 82 m and it produces water at the rate of 150 cubic meters per second. That makes this waterfall as one of the most reliable and spectacular natural tourism objects. Around the waterfall area, the visitors can also enjoy coffee agro tourism on Pasang Mountain. This place is often visited by foreign tourists. The visitors can get there by rental car in 30 minutes from downtown Jember.

Visit this fantastic waterfall in Jember with your family, friends or your children. Have a nice holiday here and enjoy its natural scenery.

Watu Ulo Beach

Ulo is one of the tourist sites which lies on the Indonesian ocean. There is beautiful scenery at this site and it is the perfect place to enjoy the sea. It is called "Watu Ulo" by the natives because they believe that in the past there was a snake who was becoming a spirit. After becoming a spirit, it became a stone resembling a snake, sticking into the sea with its body lying on the land. During the Japanese occupation, the Japanese soldiers made fortresses which were used for fortifying against the attacking enemies and now some of the fortresses have become tourist sites. Beside the Japanese fortress, there is also a bat cave inhabited by thousands of bats. The visitors can cross the sandy shore to get to the cave. The lonely cave is often used for meditation by visitors. However tourists should remember that the cave is 100m in depth. To get there, the visitors can use public transportation or hire a rental car. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes from the downtown of Jember.

SERBA-SERBI JEMBER

Jember merupakan kota kecil di sebelah timur Jawa Timur. Luasnya mencapai 3.293,34 Km2 dengan ketinggian antara 0 – 3.330 meter di atas permukaan laut (mdpl). Dilihat dari ketinggiannya saja, kita sudah bisa menebak bahwa cuaca di daerah ini cenderung panas (23 – 32 °C). Saya sempat tidak tahan dengan hawa panas Jember, pada awal-awal kuliah dulu. Tapi sekarang, saya sudah bisa mengatasinya (hehehehe :mrgreen:).

Jember terbagi atas 31 kecamatan dan 244 desa/kelurahan. Jumlah penduduknya mencapai 2.332.000 (Pada tahun 2003). Rata-rata penduduknya berasal dari suku Madura dan Jawa, dan bahasa sehari-hari yang digunakan adalah bahasa Madura, jarang menggunakan bahasa Jawa. Bahasa Indonesia hanya digunakan oleh mereka yang mengenyam pendidikan sekolah, sedangkan yang tidak pernah sekolah bisanya menggunakan bahasa Madura. Inilah salah satu sisi Jember yang amat disayangkan. Dengan daerah yang luas dan jumlah penduduk yang banyak, masih banyak sekali penduduk Jember yang dinyatakan buta huruf.

SEKTOR PARIWISATA

Jember memiliki banyak sekali wisata alam, terutama pantai. Pantai-pantai di Jember saling berkaitan satu sama lain, sehingga memiliki ciri khas yang sama berupa batu-batu karang raksasa di sekitar pantai maupun di laut seperti halnya Great Barrier Reef di Australia. Sumpah…Bagus Banget !!!

Pantai Papuma

Pantai Watu Ulo

Pantai Bandealit

Ketiga Pantai ini berada di bagian selatan Kabupaten Jember, tepatnya di Kecamatan Tempurejo. Untuk Pantai Papuma dan Watu Ulo dapat ditempuh dengan menggunakan sepeda motor maupun mobil, karena jalan untuk menuju ke sana sudah beraspal. Sedangkan untuk Pantai Bandealit dapat ditempuh dengan sepeda motor dan mobil off road seperti jeep, karena jalannya berbatu dan menanjak dan harus melintasi Taman Nasional Meru Betiri. Serunya lagi, di sepanjang perjalanan menuju ketiga pantai ini kita bisa menyaksikan monyet-monyet liar yang sedang mencari makan.

YANG UNIK DARI JEMBER

Masyarakat Jember mayoritas beragama Islam, sehingga keberadaan masjid menjadi salah satu kebutuhan pokok bagi mereka.  Masjid Jami’ Al Baitul Amin di sebelah barat alun-alun Jember merupakan salah satu icon kota santri ini. Arsitekturnya yang unik, sangat berbeda dengan arsitektur masjid pada umumnya. Masjid ini mempunyai 5 kubah utama dan 2 kubah kecil sebagai tempat wudhu. Dari 5 kubah utama terdapat 1 kubah yang paling luas dan mempunyai 2 lantai. Untuk desain eksterior sangat sederhana, hanya kubah besar setengah lingkaran yang tertelungkup yang dicat warna hijau dengan detail pelipit warna kuning. Untuk kubah 2 lantai terdapat beton penguat sebanyak 8 garis yang semuanya bertemu di tengah – tengah kubah yang di cat kuning dengan sedikit hiasan untuk sirkulasi udara.

Kesederhanaan ini lah yang membuat bentuk  dari kubah – kubah tersebut menjadi unik, seperti 7 jamur yang sedang merekah. Untuk interior masjid bagian atas dari langit – langit dilapisi oleh karpet hijau kontras dengan warna kuning dari beton penguat. Untuk lantai dua dari kubah utama di buat garis – garis tegas warna kayu, yang membuat kesan sejuk.

Masjid Jami' Al Baitul Amien

Selain masjid yang unik, Jember juga memiliki event yang unik yaitu Jember Fashion Carnival (JFC). Event ini dilaksanakan setiap awal bulan Agustus. Tahun 2010 ini, JFC diikuti oleh sekitar 600 peserta dan diarak sejauh 3,5 km mulai dari depan Kantor Bupati Jember dan berakhir di GOR Kaliwates Jember. Peserta JFC ini akan berjalan di sepanjang track yang sudah ditentukan panitia sambil menari-nari, dan penonton yang melihat di sepanjang jalan tersebut boleh berfoto bersama peserta JFC. Asyik kan….

Jember Fashion Carnival (JFC)

PENDIDIKAN

Universitas Jember merupakan salah satu icon pendidikan Kabupaten Jember dan di sini lah tempat saya menuntut ilmu hingga memperoleh gelar Sarjana Kedokteran. Kampus ini memiliki program studi kesehatan yang cukup lengkap dibandingkan dengan Universitas Brawijaya di kota kelahiran saya, Malang. Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi menjadi fakultas kesehatan yang tertua di Universitas Jember, diikuti dengan Fakultas Kedokteran, Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Farmasi, dan Fakultas Ilmu Keperawatan. Fakultas Non-Kesehatan yang juga menjadi andalan Universitas Jember adalah Fakultas Pertanian, mengingat sektor ekonomi utama Jember adalah pertanian dan perkebunan.

Gerbang Depan Kampus Universitas Jember

OLEH-OLEH KHAS JEMBER

Jika Anda berkunjung ke Jember, jangan lupa untuk membeli oleh-oleh. Oleh-oleh khas Jember adalah suwar-suwir dan prol tape. Anda dapat membelinya di toko oleh-oleh yang tersebar seantero Jember. Suwar-suwir terbuat dari air endapan tape yang kemudian diberi pewarna dan didapatkan dengan cara dimasak hingga kental seperti dodol. Rasanya seperti tape, tapi kalo saya sih kurang suka. Prol tape adalah sejenis cake yang dicampur dengan tape, dengan perbandingan antara adonan dan tape adalah lebih banyak tapenya. Sehingga tekstur prol tape ini, kering di luar dan lembut di dalam.

Suwar-suwir

Prol Tape

Nah, buat Anda yang ingin berkunjung di Jember atau menetap sementara di Jember (seperti saya hehehehe :mrgreen: ), lumayan kan infonya. Jember itu nggak jelek-jelek amat koq, emang sih di sini gak ada tempat nongkrong dan mall yang keren kayak di kota-kota besar, tapi Jember punya wisata alam yang bagus. Sekali-kali Anda bisa touring dengan sepeda motor bersama teman-teman Anda keliling Jember, seperti yang sudah saya lakukan bersama teman-teman saya, dan yang pasti lebih seru daripada naik mobil.