Asal Usul Jas Hujan

Raincoat originated in China. During the Zhou Dynasty, people used the herb “ficus pumila” to make raincoats to protect against rain, snow, wind and sun. Such kind of raincoat is usually called “coir raincoat”. The outdated rain gear has completely disappeared in the contemporary countryside, and has become the permanent memory with the development of the times. The memory is indelible, which will appear in a particular occasion to touch your emotions, and you will remember it involuntarily and clearly. The memory gets more precious with years.

Ing deso ing taun 1960-an lan 1970-an, jas hujan sabut minangka alat sing penting kanggo metu lan nindakake pakaryan tani kanggo saben kulawarga. Ing wayah udan, wong-wong kudu ngurusi banyu ing sawah, ngresiki saluran banyu ing sakubenge omah lan nyopot bocor ing payon kasebut...... Ora preduli yen udan deres, wong-wong mesthi nganggo topi udan, nganggo jas hujan sabut lan mlebu prahara. Ing wektu iku fokuse wong-wong ing aliran banyu, nalika jas hujan sabut meneng mbantu wong ngalangi udan saka langit. Udan saya tambah deres utawa luwih entheng, kaya panah sing landhep, lan jas hujan sabut kaya tameng sing ngalangi panah udan supaya ora nembak bola-bali. Pirang-pirang jam wis kliwat, jas hujan sabut ing mburi wis kecemplung dening udan, lan wong sing nganggo jas hujan lan jas hujan sabut ngadeg minangka patung ing lapangan ing angin lan udan.

Sawisé udan, wong-wong padha nggantung jas hujan sabut ing pinggir tembok, supaya srengenge bisa nyorot bola-bali, nganti jas hujan sabut dadi garing lan suket utawa serat aren dadi alus. Nalika badai udan sabanjuré teka, wong bisa nganggo jas hujan sabut sing garing lan anget kanggo mlebu angin lan udan.

“Indigo rainhats and green coir raincoats”, in the busy farming season of spring, people wearing rainhats and coir raincoats could be seen everywhere in the fields. The coir raincoat protected farmers from the wind and rain. Year after year, the farmers gained fruitful harvests.

Saiki jas hujan sabut wis langka lan diganti jas hujan sing luwih entheng lan praktis. Mbok menawa, isih bisa ditemokake ing pekarangan peternakan ing wilayah pegunungan sing adoh utawa musium ing kutha-kutha, ngunggahake memori sing jero lan ngidini sampeyan nguri-uri frugality lan kesederhanaan generasi sadurunge.