Jatilan is a traditional dance that the dancers use braid horse and equipped with magical elements. This dance is performed to the accompaniment of some kind of gamelan musical instruments such as drums, and gongs saron.
Regarding the origins or beginnings of arts Jatilan, there is no historical record that can be explained in detail, only the verbal stories that evolved from one another kegenerasi generation. In this case, there are several versions about the origin or the beginning of this Jatilan art, are as follows. Perhaps, this Jatilan who use property in the form of a horse made from bamboo imitation is a form of appreciation and support of the commoners against the cavalry of Prince Diponegoro in the face of Dutch colonizers. In addition, there are other versions that mention, that depict the story of the struggle Jatilan Raden Patah, aided by Sunan Kalijaga, against the Dutch colonialists. The other version says that this dance tells about the war games led by Mataram forces lane I, king of Mataram to mengadapi Dutch troops.