ASIH YULIANTI

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Ngunduh Walet, an unique tadition from Kebumen

Kebumen, on teh south coast of Central Java, is an agricultural and maritime town. It is close to Cilacap cilacap. Kebumen has a beach called Karangbolong, which is located in eighteen kilometers south of Gombong. Karangbolong has cliff where hundreds of swallows build their nests in small caves. the nest are collected four times a year, in January, April, August, November. The tradition of collecting nest called Ngunduh Walet.

One day, I watched on TV about Ngunduh Walet. One week before Ngunduh walet's day, all of people in Karangbolong village prepared everything for this special ceremony. This is held to avoid the bad attack. First day, they held a traditional dancing callled Ebleg, like Gambus in west Java. I was so scared to look it because they ate everything not only flowers but also a chicken. From that, I knew that they held it to ask permission to everything who preserved Karangbolong village. On second day, women cooked sacrifice and disposed of it to the sea. The day of Ngunduh Walet came. Men climbed down ladders made from bamboo and bark fiber and entered the caves. The situation on the cave was dark and so high. several hours later, the men came out from the cave.

That's why in center of Kebumen's city was built a Lawet monument.