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Events Saparan Bekakak is of great cultural agenda so that its presence is awaited by the people of Yogyakarta and its surroundings even by domestic and overseas tourists who are in Yogyakarta.In this year Saparan Bekakak expected to be more lively than in previous years. In addition to carnival participants are expected to reach approximately 5000 more personnel, also with the presence of 4 soldiers and 20 horsemen elephant will give special attraction for visitors or tourists.



Bekakak Bride, so society called the two couples bridal doll which is always in the wine and the butcher bekakak ceremonial. This doll made by residents of high yielding varieties of rice flour, in which given (syrup) juruh Java sugar. The existence of this stems from bekakak “syarati” that must be fulfilled to overcome falling fatalities in the limestone mining area in the Gamping Village, in every second month of Java, Saparan.

Formerly Gamping community livelihood limestone miner. Obtained answers, recurring disasters that can be overcome with one condition, Gamping society must sacrifice two pairs of bride. Finally, make a mock wedding in rice flour as loroblonyo. In the body of the content juruh, Like a wedding, the bride made all the offerings which include complete consists of cone (tumpeng), rooster still alive, flowers and ‘dlupak’.



On dates between 10-20 Sapar or near full moon, two bridal pairs of offerings and their citizens paraded around the village and taken to the center of the limestone miners earlier times. Bridal couple was taken to Mount Ambarketawang, the others a couple to Mount Kliling. After the prayer, the bride bekakak slaughtered. Every part of his body and then divided and contested citizens. It is said that after being given offerings of two couples bekakak, the number of accidents has dropped dramatically.