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  (Instagram/@syarifrohimi) Burning stones is a tradition that is carried out as an expression of gratitude for the blessings of agriculture given by God. Even though the name is burning batu, not only stones are burned but also various tubers to be eaten together. The tradition of burning stones is a hereditary tradition of various tribes in the Papuan mountains, including the residents of the Dani tribe of Wosilimo village in the Baliem Valley (Baliem Valley) Papua . The naming of this stone burning ceremony varies. In the Lani tribe, this stone burning event is called lago lakwi. In Wamena village, local people call it kit ova isago. Residents of several other Papuan tribes, including the Dani tribe, they call it Barapen. Quoted from "Ethnopedagogy of the Burning Stone Philosophy in Papua" written by Dinn Wahyudin and Dr. Agus Sumule, the stone burning ceremony is a ritual ceremony by means of cooking together, which aims to express gratitude to the giver of life for the g