Saparan Bekakak

Saparan Bekakak is a festival held in Ambarketawang. The ceremony started as a sacrifice to the guardians of Mount Gamping, a celebration of Kyai Wirasuta, and a show of loyality to Sultan Hamengkubuwono I. Saparan Bekakak uses statues called ogoh-ogoh to represent the guardians of Mount Gamping.

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