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Parangtritis located approximately 25 kilometers south of Yogyakarta, in the Indian Ocean littoral. Parangtritis has unique scenery that is not in any other objek tourist, ie in addition to large waves is also a mountain - a high dunes near the beach. These dunes called Gumuk. This tourism object is managed by the local government of Bantul pretty well, ranging from lodging facilities as well as souvenir markets offering typical Parangtritis. In addition there is bathhouse called "parang wedang" said the water in the baths can cure various diseases including skin diseases, water from the bath containing sulfur from mountian at that location.

Naming Parangtritis has its own history. It is said that someone named Dipokusumo who are fugitives from the kingdom of Majapahit came to this area hundreds of years ago to do meditation. When he saw droplets of water that flows from the rock cracks, he was named the area became Parangtritis, from the parang (stone) and tumaritis (drop of water).

Parangtritis beach is a beach full of myth, believed to be a manifestation of the unity of the trinity consisting of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta Kingdom and Parangtritis. This beach is also believed to be the meeting place Panembahan Senopati with Sunan Kalijaga shortly after completion through meditation. In the meeting, Senopati reminded to remain humble as though a supernatural ruler.

At date 5 month 5 in a calendar of the Chinese, you can see the procession ceremony in Parangtritis “Peh Cun” Festival. "Peh Cun" Festival, comes from the word meaning "Peh" oar and "Cun", which means boat, is a form of thanks giving to God Tioghoa community. The festival is also meant to commemorate Khut Gwan (Yuan Qi), a patriot and as well as ministers in the kingdom known loyalty to the king until he was vilified by his colleagues and chose suicide.

"Peh Cun" Festival in Parangtritis considered unique because it is not filled with the attraction of rowing a boat decorated with a dragon as elsewhere, but with the attraction of egg stand. Attractions began at around 11:00 and peaked at 12:00. At noon, according to the trust, the egg can stand upright without supported. However, once entered at 13.00, the eggs will fall by itself and can not be established anymore.