Snake-Taming Spell
When the grandfather—father of father- knew that the baby in the womb will be named Sapari if it is a male and Sapariah if it is a female, the grandfather says his objection against the name “sapar”. He said “that kid will not be born on Safar” shyly the father-to-be answer “it is not from the birth-month, but it came from the making-month” The father then counts his fingers and says with his mouth “Sapar, Mulud, Bakda Mulud, Jimawal, …” then he smiles a softly and then widely laughs knowing that his son is fertile”thok-cer”, because in Sapar he wed his son.
The baby then, is a male. In a house, helped by a certified mid-wife, the most favorite one. Everytime, he came to the hospital, the female physician, which is still childish appearance, but looks intelligent, friendly, and handy always says that he is healthy. Because of it, the baby is helped by midwife, not by a physician like nobleman children. After cleaned, the mother wakes up, and read adzan and iqomat, since the father is not fluent enough to read adzan even a word. The mother of the baby, asked her husband to learn worshipping, but her husband always said “some day, the Javanese, if I begin worshipping, real worship, inner – and outer”
“alright, really, but when”
“someday is someday”
The Husband has begun fasting but somehow don’t worship. And never do the God prohibition.
Then, the Grandfather asked the baby. He bring the red-baby covered with batik fabric to the Ronggowarsito cemetery to achieve blessing, asking for blessing. While he gave the baby back to the parents, he said to the parents “be careful raising this boy, Someday he will become a poet. I got vision when I come out of the cemetery there are people playing music, singing and playing Gamelan. The child move his ear, as if he heard the sinden and klenengan”
The Sinden is not any people, but the most popular singer in the Villages. She is the most popular, beautiful, and so many men became crazy of her. He had Nazar if he become great man, he will sing in the front of cemetery area. The day is the Nazar execution day. The red baby has been asked for blessing by swing off the Shawl to the body. The grandfather has walk around the Village and to everyone on ricefield, garden, street, or he came to any house, he would proudly says, “Be known, that I got a grandson, it is him” . he said as if having a grandson is the only pride. In the fifth day, Sepasaran is held by inviting Macapatan and simple Gamelan play. Proudly, the grandfather declares that his grandson is named Abu Kasan Sapari. Abu is from Abu Bakar, Prophet companion name. Kasan is Prophet grandson name, and sapar is from the marriage month of the parents. It is wished that the name will bring effect to the newly born baby. Then,an old husky man sings Dandanggula, a Sunan Kalijaga’ Heritage which contains safety praying.
Anakidung rumeksa ing wengi
teguh ayu luputa ing lara
kalisa bilai kabeh
jim setan datan purun
paneluhan tan ana wani
miwah panggawe ala
gunaning wong luput
agni atemahan tirta
maling adoh tan ana ngarah
mring mami
tuju dudu pan sirna
(there is song that keep the night
Safe and free from desease
Free from any sorrow
Genie and satan doesn’t want to disturb
Voodoo will not approach
And any evil things
Spell from mean people
Fire become water
Afar Thief stay away from me
Evil intent will be destroyed..)
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