About Kalimantan: Dayak Poeple Event

The Most Spectacular Dayak Event in Kalimantan    

There are various other rituals and ceremonies designed to mark important events too numerous to mention one by one. Erau is usualy held at Tenggarong East Kalimantan, Indonesia from 22-28 September each year, but can be posponed for any reason. For the latest update, please contact us. 

 

Erau Paray is a ceremonial feast of the Kutai Kingdom. It starts with the worship of the ancestors and the offering of thanks. Many Dayak Tribes will show here their kind of culture and ceremony style.

Several Ceremonies that may can be seen at Erau are :

Bob  Jenggeu is the ceremony of the Medang tribe in the Muara Ancalong and Muara Wahau district, Kutai regency, which is accompanied by other rituals such as Uding, Dang Tung, Ne Legur , Ne Lei, Ne Blok and Nam Bleu.  Also held are traditional sporting events as well as dances such as the Jong Nyelong, Ngeway and Ding Suk.

The Erau Hudeg or Hudeg Feast is a ceremony performed by the Bahau tribe in Long Iram and Long Bangun, Kutai regency – where is this? This feast is held after the harvest season as an expression of gratitude. It lasts for several days and is accompanied by traditional dances and sporting contest. 

Dangai is a ceremony held by the Bussang and Penihing Umak Suling Dayaks in the hinterland along the Mahakam River, in the Long Pahangai and Long Apari districts, and in the hinterland of the Kutai regency in East Kalimantan. It is also held by the Kayan Dayaks in the hinterland regions of Bulungan regency. 

Dangai is held after the harvest season, and usually lasts for ten days and ten nights. It starts with the worship of the ancestors, with food offerings for the gods and the spirits of the ancestors. Girls circle the offerings, dancing and singing in worship of the ancestors. 

The Tepung Mawar ceremony is held at the same time for girls entering adulthood to ensure that they will get good, honest and responsible husbands. Newly born babies are given names. 

The highlight of the Dangai ceremony is a wrestling contest between men, which takes place on rotten rice spread on banana leaves. While the match goes on, women dance and sing in a circle around the arena, stamping their feet all the while. 

Palas Tahun is the thanksgiving ceremony of the Malayu Kutai tribe in Muara Bengkal, Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan. It lasts for three days and three nights, and is accompanied by traditional dances and sporting events. 

Pangkon originated from the Kutai Sultanate. It is held in addition to the tribal Erau feast to honor the guest.