Friday, July 16, 2010

Sapar Tradition from Gamping Community,Jogyakarta,Central Java,Indonesia

Gamping area, the west side of Yogyakarta city, every mid-month Sapar (Shafar) on Friday, held a ceremony of ritual slaughter Saparan with peak bekakak (couple doll food). The goal is to rebuild the harmony of the universe in human interactions with nature and God's place to live. 
Population Gamping miners in the past is a limestone (lime) by exploring the hills forming the halls of the cave. Often the caves collapsed and landslides limestone hill with not a few casualties. Ceremony Saparan done so that an orderly universe and the harmony-driven limestone hills or God's supernatural power is restored. When tragedies caused by natural disasters that continue to repeat, magical rituals are conducted periodically.
Society has traditionally looked to natural disasters disrupt the orderly universe and orderly life. Magical ritual performed for friends and nature of God or supernatural power which earth mbaurekso pleased with life and human action.

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