Merti like or means to take care of. Therefore, Perti village means keeping or caring for the village to be a better place for higher profits. Like a village or called Saparan is held once a year, which falls on the 15th day of the month Syafar (in Javanese calendar).
The purpose of this ritual is to express gratitude to the Almighty God who has earned harvest and also offer hope for success for the next crop. Ritual of the most popular is the salvation Ruwat Earth or Earth and Puppet Charity overnight.
