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Wet rice cultivation in Indonesia Appendix 6
Appendix 6
Ceremonies of the Kasepuhan for traditional wet rice cultivation
All kampungs Single kampung Private / family
August Seren Taun / Syukuran
September
October
November
December Syukuran Syukuran Tebar
January Syukuran
February Syukuran
March Syukuran
April Syukuran Syukuran
May
June
July
The grey area marks the period in which cultivation of a sawah takes place
Seren Taun: Ceremony for all members of the Kasepuhan, which takes place in the
village of Ciptagelar. The goal of the ceremony is to thank the spirits,
gods and goddesses for the harvest and to pray for another
successful year.
Syukuran: Ceremony that takes place three times a year for all members of the
Kasepuhan and five times on village level. The aim is to pray for the
protection of crops, to get the blessings of rice goddess Dewi Sri and
for a successful cooperation during the work on the field.
Tebar: Small and private ceremony before sowing the sawah. With this
ceremony, the Kasepuhan express their holistic view of the universe
and pay respect to rice goddess Dewi Sri.
Source: bapak Rahman; bapak Ahdi; bapak Absor
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