It was the first time i saw a Kuda Kepang. On my way to tuition at bukit panjang, I heard this repetitive music coming from the blocks. It was going on for at least 2 hours. When I passed by the music source, I saw a few young men who looked like malays dancing on the grass patch under the rain carrying a horse between their feets. 

I asked my friends about this and she said it was mostly a Indonesian tradition because Malays don’t do it. 

It looked and sounded exactly like this:

Those carrying a horse appeared to be in a trance and walking in a awkward fashion, their feets were spread sideways. Beside them, there are men carrying whips who occasionally whip the floor with a loud cracking sound. The ritual was scary to me even as I was standing quite far away. In between, a man brought in a coconut and the “horses” started chasing after him as if they want a bite of the fruit. As the man left, they resumed to the original trance state sometimes kneeling on the floor. My friend told me that they might be eating grass. 

 

If you want to know more about it, you can refer to the links. 

- http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/10423

- http://www.fingersdontfing.com/2008/03/18/the-mystique-of-kuda-kepang/