"Ritual of Tiwah"

Traditional dances During The Tiwah Ceremony

Tiwah Ritual is a procession to deliver the spirits of the relatives who have passed away to the afterlife by purifying and moving the remains of the body from the grave to a place called sandung.

Tiwah ritual made a tourist attraction because of unique and unique many foreign tourists interested in this ceremony is only done by the Dayak citizens of Central Kalimantan. Tiwah is the final rites of death ceremony for the Dayak tribe people in Central Kalimantan (Kalteng), especially the Dayak Pedalaman of the Kaharingan religion as the ancestral religion of the Dayak people.

Tiwah ceremony is a death ceremony that is usually held over someone who has died and was buried for so long that the remains of his corpse dipekirakan only bone alone.

Tiwah ritual aims as a ritual to straighten the journey of spirits or spirits concerned to Lewu Tatau (Heaven - in Sangiang Language) so as to live peacefully and peacefully in the realm of the Power. In addition, Tiwah Suku Dayak Kalteng is also intended by people in Central Kalimantan as a Dayak procession of Dayak to release Rutas or misfortune for the family of the deceased left behind the bad influences that befall.

For the Dayak tribe, a death process needs to be continued with further ritual (perfection) so as not to disturb the comfort and tranquility of the living. Furthermore, Tiwah also aims to release the status bond widow or widower for married couples. Post Tiwah, they are customarily permitted to determine the next spouse or still choose not to marry again.

The Process Before Sacrifice