Saparan Bekakak is a Traditional ceremony held by people of Gamping, Sleman. This ceremony have been practiced since the era of Sultan Hamengku Buwono I and held as a pray to God, to get freedom from disaster and illnes by slaughtering a couple of Bekakak (Bride Doll) which is made of sticky rice and javanese sugar.
This tradition is as old as the Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Royal Palace and it started with the story of a married couple who died in Mount Gamping.
Saparan Bekakak is usually performed in Ambar Ketawang Subdistrict, Gamping District, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta. The slaughtering ceremony of Bekakak couple is held in Mount Gamping, approximately kilometers from the Ambar Ketawang village square.
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Saparan Bekakak is usually performed in Ambar Ketawang Subdistrict, Gamping District, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta. The slaughtering ceremony of Bekakak couple is held in Mount Gamping, approximately kilometers from the Ambar Ketawang village square.
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