Curug Silawe

Silawe waterfall located on the south slope of Mount chippy in the Dieng Plateau with an altitude of 500 m above sea level. Curug an altitude of about 60 m is composed of two. The first is a large water berdebit and the second small berdebit. For the first waterfall Silawe often referred to as if such Lawe (cobweb in Javanese). The bottom of the waterfall, there are sort of a pool of water formed by waves from the cliff. In this kalom visitors can play water because the water is not too deep.

While the second is Curug Sigong. Sigong waterfall itself is located on the right in the direction of the waterfall downstream Silawe and has a height of about 150 m. Named Sigong since ancient times on certain nights often sound a gong sounded from the direction of this waterfall. To be able to play around the water overflow from Gong Si waterfall, visitors must cross Silawe stream and climb the stairs back to the right of Silawe.

Both this waterfall when his season was not much water. Each before the fasting month began, residents held a waterfall is often a ritual that is often called "Ngloro Sengkolo", where the ritual is required to bring the mountains yield owned by local residents by way of Field Sutopati paraded through Curug Silawe. In this ritual than to clean up both mental and physical well signify gratitude to the almighty the sustenance that they have received an abundance of agricultural produce for one year. 

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