The history of Lamongan Regency is not separated from the spices of folklore. Like this one, the origins of the birth of taboos for the people of Lamongan native to eat catfish.
Although many Lamongan people who wander and sell Pecel Lele, but they allegedly abstinence eat it. So what's the story behind that trust?
This story begins when Sunan Giri III or the original name Sedamargo blusukan to the spreading of Islam by boat along the flow of Bengawan Solo, to the villages.
Arriving at the Village of Goods (now entering the District Glagah, Lamongan), the night is late, the bright light of the full moon leads Sunan Giri steps down the village. Until somewhere Sunan Giri saw a godog lamp (a kind of oblek) that burns from a hut in the corner of the village. Sedamargo then approached the source of the light.
There was found a woman known mbok rondo sewing clothes. The conversation between the two happened until late at night. At the end of the conversation, Sunan Giri finally said good-bye.
But he forgot to take his dagger he put on the bale, during talks with mbok rondo earlier. He realized when he arrived back at Giri.
Then Sunan Giri ordered one of Ki Kitaapati's closest people to return to Barang Village, take Sunan Giri's favorite keris left on the bale of mbok rondo hut.
The existence of the keris is known by mbok rondo, instantly this woman took and kept it for later restored or sukur-sukur-sukur Sunan Giri again came to take it himself.
Well, when assigned by Sunan Giri, Ki Bayapati using the ability of science sirepnya to quickly headed mbok rondo shack. Arriving at the location, this messenger took the keris in a clandestine way.
But any clever Ki Bayapati, the way it is known mbok rondo who was met with a thief shout. Regarding Sunan Giri's messenger is stealing a keris, when what actually happens is to take it.
Mbok rondo shouts awaken his neighbors, and after a while the masses chased the man who allegedly stole this heirloom keris. Panicked by the villagers, Bayapati dared to plunge into the pool (jublang) to avoid chase and rampage the masses.
Unexpectedly, the pool suddenly filled with catfish that swim on the surface. The existence of Bayapati is disguised by the emergence of these catfish. Residents who do not think Bayapati hide in a pond, immediately left the site.
Bayapati survived, up in Giri then told the strange incident while delivering a dagger to his master.
Because of this service, finally Sunan Giri gift a dagger that is now called this mbah fetish to Bayapati. Reportedly the keris is currently stored in the building Rangge Hamlet, Lamongan.
Because of this strange event, finally came the taboo for Lamongan people to eat catfish. Because the catfish is considered a lively fish who had merit to protect Bayapati.
However, it seems that this prohibition is no longer valid for now. The proof, Lamongan residents who fate outside the city selling lots of pecel catfish. Not a few of them are successful thanks to the catfish.