摘要：This research discussed the form and meaning of the Canthang Balung kris in the Grebeg Mulud ceremony at the Kasunanan Palace in Surakarta.The method of this research was a descriptive qualitative research.The datum were obtainned through interviews with primary informants from the Surakarta Palace, written sources in the form of reference books, photos, and videos.In order to obtain the expected data, researcher used data collection techniques through observation, in-depth interviews, library research and documentation.The process of data analysis was completed into several steps, those are data collection, data analysis, data display and conclusions.From the results of the study it was concluded that the existence of the Canthang Balung kris was not only used to be a prerequisite instrument in the Grebeg Mulud ceremony at the Kasunanan Palace in Surakarta but also as a cultural product in which had full of symbolic meaning and a mystical, sacred, and beautiful values derived from traditional roots based on Javanese religion, cosmology and mythology.Canthang Balung kris contained the teachings / philosopy of ethics and beauty in the form of visual appearance and life symbols which can lead humans to perfection and the real identity.The form on the Canthang Balung kris became a media for the expression of religious and aesthetics.It was to communicate noble teachings so that they could be understood and grasped by their supporting communities.The symbolic meaning can be interpreted as follows: safety, peace, harmony and fertility.
