00:01Getting to know Tiwah, the death ritual of the Ngaju Dayak tribe in Central Kalimantan
00:12Tiwah is one of the traditional rituals of the Dayak Ngaju tribe in Central Kalimantan.
00:17Tiwah is a death ceremony held for someone who has died and is placed in a runi or coffin.
00:24Generally, the Ngaju Dayak people adhere to local beliefs, namely keharingan.
00:29For them, death is the initial stage for humans to reach the eternal world, namely the spirit world.
00:35They believe that people who have died will change form into spirits, which are called liau.
00:41This Liau must be delivered to the lewutatau or spirit world in the tiwah process.
00:47Apart from ensuring that the bereaved family can rest in peace, the aim of this process is also to protect the family from illness and misfortune.
00:54Tiwah is one of the biggest rituals of the Ngaju Dayak people,
00:58where they will prepare for months before the event.
01:02The implementation time starts from 3 days, 7 days, up to 1 month.
01:07In fact, they will close the village temporarily while carrying out this ritual.
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