

Reog dancers performance in Ponorogo, Dutch East Indies, ca. It comes from the Javanese riyeg or riyet means ' noisy or crowded'. In the book of "Pedoman Dasar Kesenian Reog Ponorogo dalam Pentas Budaya Bangsa" published by the Ponorogo Regional Government in 1993, it is stated that the words reog or reyog is Javanese in origin. In 2013, Reog Ponorogo tradition is recognized as National Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia by the Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture. Reog is one of Indonesia culture that is still very strong with mystical elements and mysticism. The city gate of Ponorogo is decorated with warok and gemblak, two characters who were present at the time when Reog is performed. Reog is one of the performing arts from the northwestern region of East Java and Ponorogo is the region where Reog originated. Reog or Réyog ( Javanese: ꦫꦺꦪꦺꦴꦒ꧀) is a traditional Indonesian dance in an open arena that serves as folk entertainment, contains magical elements, the main dancer is a lion-headed person with a peacock feather decoration, plus several masked dancers and Kuda Lumping.
