THE GUCI WATERFALL
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The Guci waterfall is situated in Guci Village of Central Java Province. Domestic and international tourists often visit there to spend their vacations.
Shamans usually go to the waterfall
to achieve supernatural power and the water can heal many kinds of skin
diseases. It is also believed that bathing under the waterfall is able to
improve female sex appeal. That’s why ladies are more than men in this area.
Besides, the waterfall is also the
sacred place for fortune hunters. It is believed that a stealth monster dragon hides
at the bottom of the waterfall lake.
Though it’s easy to pray for riches
in this sacred place, the monster dragon will take the life of one of the
family members of the prayer for sacrifice.
The key master can help anyone send
his or her request to the monster dragon through a mystical ritual. The ritual
should be held on the night of Jumát Legi and Selasa Kliwon of the Javanese
calendar.
The prayer should prepare the ritual
offerings, such as flowers, incense, perfume, nasi tumpeng (a cone-shaped rice dish with side dishes of vegetables and
meat).
After all are prepared, the ritual
begins. If the water in the nasi tumpeng starts bubbling, it is the sign of the
monster dragon’s presence and the key master will fall into a deep trance.
Later, the prayer should go to the
waterfall lake to take a bath. A lot of tour guides are going to offer their
services to the money hunters. The fortune hunters just need to pay the guides
some money and ask them out for a dinner afterwards.
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