Jaran kepang, sometime is also known as jathilan or kuda lumping, a Javanesse tradition that combine between traditional dancing art and magic. Jaran kepang is normally perform by group (4-6) people dancer who dance on a horse toy and traditional gamelan music is played during the show. It looks like a normal dance by a group until at a point (not always happen) dancer would enter entrance mode, where they would dance uncontrolled and eat whatever thing would be given by audience, on most of show, audience would prepare shredded glass to be eaten by Jaran kepang dancer who enter trance mode.

Origin of Jaran Kepang have been unclear till today, many version available on how this tradition was originated, but most of people believe it was started on story from ancient East Javanese kingdom when their king entourage went to his bride kingdom. Today, Jaran Kepang is shown often on public event or national ceremony.

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