MERAPI slope, 3am. The very cool air chilled the bones. In Tutup Ngisor village, (Dukun subdistrict, Magelang Regency) Central Java, “chaos” erupted. As soon as the puppeteer started his performance Wahyu Cakraningrat “Tancap Kayon”, hundreds of audience members raided the offerings that were hung on the stage.

There were 120 different offerings: from various seeds to animal meats. Although the situation was “chaotic”, nobody was hur