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4. during month of Suro a. may not kill animals b. must fast Mon & Thur c. make oneself closer to God (berbakti or berta[[strikethrough]]gh[[/strikethrough]]qwa) d. get acquainted with spirit of the iron to be used (mengenal roh yang ada didalam besi yang akan dibuat) [[strikethrough]]kenal kecel[[\strikethrough]] mecelakakan disinya - sendiri - if don't get acquainted can have an accident while working, e.g. be blinded, paralyzed, very sick, insane or even die suddenly krises started beginning of Suro & finished beginning of next Suro ceremonial requirements "heaviest" during Suro, less heavy rest of year no one studying krismaking now "kareha berat sjaratnya dan anak r muda sekarang tidak mampu memienuhi sjaratitu" (because the requirements are heavy & youth now unable to fulfill) also because if calculate "secarah ekonomis mumbuat kris rugi" (lose economically making krises) also because a krismaker must be a descendant of an empu, or will not be strong enough (tidak kuat) - products of Pak M. once checked by family Dalam Suryadi - mingratan who said they were good - note newspaper clipping of 1979 film has never received any attention from government process of making a kris: 1. iron heated & beaten for a week during Suro,form decided on by empu while beaten pray that the power or pamor will comeout in the iron 2. filed & carved - 3 days