Jaranan is a famous performance in Java that involves dancing with a “hobby-horse” made of bamboo. The dance is accompanied by gamelan-style music. This performance is also called “kuda (horse) lumping.” This kind of ritual activity is emblematic of Javanese tradition (adat).Traditionally, in the process of dancing, a dancer will become possessed by an ancestor spirit. Often, many dancers will perform at the same time, and they may all go into possession. Jaranan dancers are typically young men.There is generally a dukun (spirit doctor) in attendance, who is considered to have expertise in dealing with the spirit once it has come into the body of the man.Once the spirit has manifested in the body of the dancer, it will talk, and often become easily angry at members of the audience who may taunt it. The person so possessed may request various things according to the needs of the spirit possessing him, such as whiskey.Whereas alcohol is traditionally banned in Islam, in Javanese culture, especially in magical events like this, it is widely available. The possessed person may tear apart an coconut with his bare teeth, or even kill a live chicken that way.