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on wooden palanquin. The cake later is fought among villagers as it is believed to bring good luck, and the tumpeng rice is distributed among the people to be consumed together. The slaughtering of water buffalo might also become the part of rituals, the meat is later distributed to the poor families
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Seren Taun annually held in Sunda
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which means "year". Seren taun means the last year has given way to the new year, which means the transition between agriculture years. In
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Sundanese ancient calendar as well as thanks giving for the blessings of the abundance rice harvest, and also to pray for the next successful harvest. Seren Taun demonstrates the Sundanese agricultural way of life,
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springs. Usually the water are collected from seven water springs in small jars to be united in one large water vessel, the water is blessed through prayers and considered sacred. The sacred water is later sprinkled upon people present in the festival, it is considered potent and would bring good
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music performance, usually performed during seren taun in
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Sindang Barang cultural village, Pasir Eurih, Sari, Bogor. The Seren Taun Guru Bumi celebrated again to revived cultural identity of
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