Pesugihan (richness) Kethek (monkey) in Ngujang, the incarnation of 2 students who condemned              
       
          Many ways to gain wealth through hard work and lawful, but not a few people who want to get rich instantly. Even willingly allied with the devil, that is by asking ritual pesugihan (wealth).

In East Java, there are plenty of places for ritual ngipri or ask pesugihan (wealth). One is in the area Ngujang, Tulungagung. In this place famous for pesugihan (richness) monkeys or apes, or in the Java language commonly called Kethek (monkey).

            It is not difficult to find a place of ritual pesugihan (wealth) of this. If you want to the city of Tulungagung, the tourists who come from the north, certainly through the village Ngujang. And if the tourists (usually they traveled in Popoh beach area, which became one of South Beach attractions in East Java) which passes through the village Ngujang, they will think this place is a complex area of the brothel. Therefore, in addition to well-known as a place for pesugihan (wealth), Village Ngujang also known as localization or complex where commercial sex workers (CSW) to earn a livelihood.

While pesugihan area (wealth) 'Kethek' (monkey) is in the public cemetery, to the south of the river Brantas, precisely on the north side of the village Ngujang. In these places, there are two common tomb on the left and right. Both tombs were face to face and only separated highway.

            One cemetery Chinatown or Chinese, the other Java tomb. And in this place, a place to live and gathering hundreds, even thousands of monkeys, or about ordinary residents call Kethekan locations (the monkey).

      "There, people who come in, usually ask pesugihan (wealth)," said Wignyo, villagers Mixed Land, Tulungagung.

Middle-aged man, who is also known as one of the spiritual leaders in Tulungagung was also told, there are special procedures to undergo the ritual ask pesugihan (wealth) in Ngujang. There are special agreements that must be met the worshiper as dowry.

    "Including her (devotee wealth) must be willing to be the tomb occupant Ngujang and gather together the Kethek (monkey) there when his death. When she was alive too, the devotee is also required to give the sacrifice to the supernatural beings who control Ngujang tomb."

While local residents, believe that Kethek-Kethek who inhabit Ngujang tomb, is the embodiment of the devotee pesugihan dead, including a form that is never used as sacrificial offerings of the devotees during his lifetime. In short, the monkeys are creatures of imitation aka stealth incarnation.

But the population of the monkeys was not increased or decreased from the first. In scientific language, the monkey birth rate equals the death rate.

Meanwhile, according to Mohammad Toif, residents Throughout, Sidoarjo who claimed had stopped and chatted with the caretaker of the tomb Ngujang telling, history Kethekan (a monkey).

          History of Kethekan (a monkey), Toif story obtained from the caretaker tomb Ngujang village. Once upon a time, there was a boarding school in the village Ngantru which are not far from the village Ngujang. "Until now the school's still there," he said.

One day, continued Toif, two of the pesantren students, male and female, middle goofing around two graveyard. "Once this is not a tomb, just plain shady place for many large trees that grow," said Toif tells the story of the caretaker.

Now even large trees can still be found in the burial grounds. "Two students were intentionally ditching of recitals to play in what is now used as a devotee. They play while climbing the tree in place. Due to busy playing, both of these students, forgetting that there are regular lectures at the school where they studied. However, suddenly one of the scholars they came and met with two his students fun to play, "said Toif continued.

Both students were still fun to climb trees when they come scholars. While the scholars who saw both his students not to follow the teachings, rebuked the two boys. Kyai (relegious teacher) said: "kids, you really do not follow the Koran? View your friends are chanting in the cottage. You guys why even climb trees here, as Kethek (monkey) only."

           According to ancient people, said Toif asserted, particularly those linuweh (magic) as the scholars, the words like a curse. "Both the students, said to be monkeys that live around the tomb of the village Ngujang. Monkeys are often seen around the tomb Ngujang it, is the offspring of two students who cursed into monkeys by the cottage scholars. Since that time, the village was known as a village Ngujang which is derived from the word pawejangan, which means a place to study (boarding school). "

Furthermore, from time to time, the tomb Ngujang or Kethekan (monkey), used as a place to find pesugihan (wealth). Whoever is asking the caretaker to help find pesugihan (wealth), he (the worshiper) was given a monkey kept as pets to bring sustenance.

     "Before rewarded with a monkey, the devotee asked to perform the ritual beforehand. And every year on 1st Suro, everyone who ever seek pesugihan (Wealth) there, held a certain contribution to a ritual sort of salvation. Everyone who ever seek pesugihan (wealth ) there will be invited to the salvation event, "said Toif end the story he ever could by chance in the village Ngujang.