Ritual Nyobeng

Ritual Nyobeng, or Bathing Human Skull Mengayau Results

Nyobeng from various references is a ritual bathing or cleaning up a human skull mengayau results by our ancestors. This is done by the Dayak Bidayuh tribe, one of the Dayak sub-tribes in Kampung Sebujit, District Siding, Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan.

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MENGAYAU was decapitated human head, and skull preserved. Now, tradition mengayau've never done again. The ceremony is quite touching, and lasted for three days. Starting on 15 until June 17.

Its main activities namely, bathing skull stored in a custom home. As per the rules of trust from generation to generation. Starting welcome guests in the village limits. Initially, this was done to welcome members of the group who came from mengayau. Greeters, wearing a sash of red cloth decorated with beads from the teeth of animals. Equipped with chopsticks and destroyed the gun sounded, when the invited guests was about to enter the village boundary. Chopsticks also raised simultaneously.

A burst of rifle destroyed, also useful summon ancestral spirits at once asked permission for the implementation of Nyobeng ritual. Then, traditional elders threw the dog into the air. With a saber, the chairman of the party guests must slash. If still alive, should be cut with a saber so fell to the ground. The procession of the same is true for the chicken. Indigenous elders threw eggs to the group of guests. If the egg is not broken, then the guests who came deemed insincere. Conversely, if broken, it means that guests come with sincerity.

White rice and yellow thrown while reading a spell. The girls then present the wine from which mimic tree bark mixed pakak that has been dried. After drinking, party guests escorted to the House Balug, in the middle of the township.

Balug house is a traditional house of houses on stilts and is round. To enter this house, made steps made of the bar tree. Width is approximately 10 meters with a height of 15 meters from the ground.

When you sign in place of the ceremony, the delegation was given a splash of water that has been given a mantra by anjuang leaf, which serves as a starting reinforcements. The goal, so guests avoid disaster. When entering the ceremony, guests must tread gourd fruit placed in the basin are more familiar with the ritual pepasan.

Together with residents, guests then danced around the dance Mamiamis while custom home. Mamiamis, is a dance to welcome and honor the defenders of ancestral lands, who had just come from mengayau. While Indigenous Elders accompanied by singing and reading of spells.

Houses Balug traditional elders rose. Simlog was beaten and firecrackers sounded. The goal is to call the spirits of ancestors and also to mark the beginning Nyobeng Ceremony. Followed by a meal together in the House Balug. Side dishes, rice with fish pig. Tolerance is also high. For Muslims, provided special diet rather than pork. Meal, guests should leave the area of ​​custom homes.

The choices can rest in houses. At rest, the majority of men in the area through the forest to look for bamboo forest. Diameter of about tens of centimeters.

At the same time, every home makes offerings are smeared with the blood of chicken wings. It is also sprinkled chicken blood to parts of the house and grounds are considered sacred.

After that the family and the guests returned to the custom house. Once you can look for bamboo forest, the men carried him to the custom house in a gang. By holding the saber surrounded by bamboo while marching.

Saber brought a family heirloom. Decoration on the hilt saber made of bone or wood. Decoration, as a symbol of meaning and specific achievements of the holder in mengayau saber. Proper preparation. Chairman custom cue to start activities. One step forward, opening of the holster while slashing saber saber to a bamboo rod.

In a single slash, breaking bamboo. This success, is a good sign, according to public confidence. After the show was cut bamboo. The spirit was summoned by the head of customs.

The goal is to present and apply for permission to start that has been protecting Nyobeng. Traditional elders then, up the houses on stilts. Seven kinds of offerings placed in the village limits later. Then, the box is located on the pinnacle of custom homes in which stored human skulls and a necklace of boar's tusk, taken by the traditional elders and rubbed his hands with a special potion.

Then topical application on the skull that is in the box. Next katuas hinga a chicken head cut off. Head and chicken blood drop is applied to the skull. The skull is inserted again in the box and stored. The event was followed by cutting off a dog.

The blood that comes out on poles diusapkan custom homes, small houses, and statues of men and women who are in addition to the traditional house and sculpture. Houses and the statues are regarded as the origin of their ancestors. Cutting the dog is intended to reject the evil spirits. Some dog meat is freshly cut and then taken to the top custom home.