Upacara ritual adat Tiwah

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Traditional ritual ceremonies Tiwah one of 12 tourism mainstay of the City of Palangkaraya and promoted dilestarikan, said the Head of Tourism, Culture and Tourism Office City Palangka Raya, Anna Menur, Tuesday. Palangkaraya City Government through the Office of Culture and Tourism made the local traditional ritual ceremonies Tiwah as tourism.

According to him, the customary ritual Tiwah made tourism as a unique and special that can be a charm for other people to know the ritual.

Moreover, the foreign tourists are very interested in the issues unique and specific, that only people in Central Kalimantan Dayak.

According to him, the traditional religious ceremony is part of the Hindu faith Kaharingan. Hinduism is the religion of Kaharingan on the island of Kalimantan. Religion is from generation to generation to generation is now held.

While the ritual procession Tiwah bring the spirit of ancestors relatives who have died to the afterlife in a way to cleanse and move the remnants from the sexton Jasad toward a place called sandung.

However, this activity can not be scheduled regularly every year in the penyelenggaraannya family readiness is highly dependent, particularly in terms of finance, said Anna, as quoted on the book instansinya publication Tiwah is customary rituals.

According to Anna, so in addition Tiwah the tourism community of Palangkaraya, there are also cultural activities Isen Mulang Culture Week was held in the year.

This annual cultural festival, as the form the government and the public appreciation of Palangkaraya on the tradition of ancestral heritage, with the dexterity compete in various kreteria.

In addition, cultural Mulang Isen also hold various competitions, among others, traditional dance, kerungut, malamang, traditional cooking, painting Dayak ornaments, ekshibisi art, self-care, race and weave folklore.

Based on a record, for the community Tiwah Hindu ceremony last Kaharingan is a sequence of ritual death.

Events Tiwah closely associated with the concept of spirit or soul that is held by the Dayak people Ngaju when they died then rohnya akan divided into three.

First, Salumpuk terrace liau or panyalumpuk liau, the main spirit of the deceased at the time of this world go back to Ranying Mahatala Heaven, the Creator.

Second, liau balawang long ganan bereng, the spirit in the body in the shaman ritual tantulak ambun rutas Matei in hantar to place called lewu balo Indu rangkang penyang. And third, liau karahang bone, silu, tuntang turvy.

This is the spirit that inhabited the bones, nails, and hair. At the time of death the spirit of these live in the coffin. The ceremony is the last Tiwah, reunite the three earlier and bring the spirit to heaven, known as Lewu Tatau.