Kepunan,customs from Bangka,Indonesia

Like Pamali, Tabu, Pantangan and the like in Bangka known the words with the current title, kepunan or kepon, Malet and others (language farts).
Kepunan and Mallet is a set of customs and habits fart.

It is not good you refuse to eat / drink or just a taste of a food / beverages served others. This has become a habit which has long been embedded in the community mores Bangka Belitung.
Moreover if we will go to the river, forest, sea, or anywhere. The impact of our attitude that "if" does not taste the food / drink, sometimes and often things happen that could bring disaster. Let's say that misfortune will follow us. For instance in an accident, met a ghost, being bitten by wild animals / dangerous and others.

According to the Bangka, the background events due kepon had a lot happen. Kongkritnya many examples of accidents and various other disasters. In the village Perlang, Central Bangka, occurs once a citizen who was struck by a crocodile after she offered (sent) to eat rice porridge was prepared as a meal (lunch today).

To ward and as an act of kepon bidder, the technical term Malet. Mallet is our attitude to the taste of food or drink is by touching the tip of the finger and tasted dilidah.
Sometimes that's fingertips touch with the food / drink was quite touched on our hands.
For food and beverages will be vital kepon customs and Malet is:

1. Coffee, especially black coffee (coffee village). Kalo NESCAFE and others, tetep also said.
2. Rice, may include rice porridge, fried rice and the like.
3. Foods made from glutinous rice and various agricultural products produced himself.

Irrespective of the correlation INCIDENTAL, and DIVINE DECREE of the culture of this kepon and Malet, customs and
This custom is still developing in the Bangka Belitung until today. And not hurt if we offered a food / drink in Bangka, do not refuse to taste.