Saparan is an offering ceremony performed by people in Ambarketawang, Gamping, six kilometers from Yogyakarta. People believe if they do not bring offerings, they may encounter difficulties and disaster. Even though the hills have almost completely gone and only piles of limestone are left, the tradition of giving offerings still goes on the second month of Javanese calendar, Sapar. Hence the ceremony is called "Saparan". At the climax of the ceremony, the "Bekakak" (bride and bridegroom dolls made of sticky rice filled with brown sugar syrup) are beheaded after being carried in a procession, escorted by traditionally uniformed guards and people carrying offerings.
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