THE party at the Cigugur village was held for a week. There was a parade of 1,000 torch-carriers, various competitions and olden-day peoples games, Sundanese kecapi (four-stringed plucked zither) playing, blessing rituals and prayers for rice paddy seeds. At the end of the celebrations last Friday, a ritual called Seren Taun was held at the Paseban Tri Panca Tunggal Building.

The proceedings were the annual feast of the adherents of the Sundanese