He says he saw no Westerners there but people come from all over Indonesia to see if their luck would change. ‘There is a shrine there now and because they didn’t get to finish the act, others believe that if you do, fortune will come to you, most people like poor farmers who want to get ahead in life.’ ‘They ran away to the mountain and had sex and mid coitus they were caught, killed and buried. ‘Back in the 16th century, a young Indonesian prince had an affair with his step mother,’ he said. The ancient ritual dates back to the 16th century and is a regular meeting of ritual believers participating in sexual acts, with the view that it brings good luck and fortune.įrom married men, housewives, government officials and prostitutes, there’s a variety of people who participate.Īnd for a country and religion where sex out of wedlock is taboo, Mr Abboud says the idea of a mountain top sex ritual for Muslims in Indonesia seems very strange. Dateline video journalist, Patrick Abboud (pictured) covered the bizzare story of the Sex Mountain and found it interesting and awkward
