Saturday, May 16, 2009

Ceprotan Ceremony

It is located in Sekar village, Donorojo subdistrict about 40 km from Pacitan which takes 30 minutes. The custom and tradition in Sekar village are always inherritancely held every year in longkang month (the 11th month of Saka year) on Friday or Monday for remaining Dewi Sekartaji desert. The people of Sekar hold the purification by throwing young coconuts. First is the drama dance of Ki Godek and Dewi Sekartaji, then continued by "ceprotan" (throwing young coconuts) held by teenagers which consist of two groups that are throwing to each other. At that time, there is a fantastic sight of coconut water spurting up to the air.