Moyang Sembuar Air

Sembuar air or whirlpool develops when the sea water spins around in the middle of the sea. A fisherman was once caught in a whirlpool and did not return for seven days. Then the worried son received a sign from the father,

“If you go to the seaside, bring seven coloured items, washed white rice, yellow rice, areca leaves, tobacco, and areca nuts.”

After sprinkling rice into the sea, Moyang Sembuar Air left his father’s “clothes” on the seaside the next morning. He then understood that his father had been swallowed by the whirlpool.

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