The Funeral of Dayak Maanyan

The funeral ceremony of Dayak Maanyan is began when of the family died. When one of their family past away, they sirens the Gong several times to announce the event, and when the people hear the siren, they come and brin g along some things called Nindrai like rice, coconut, pig, chicken, money and others.

Few men went to the jungle to gather  woods and chop a special tree they call Hiyuput to made a coffin for the one who died. The coffin named Rarung, it has similarity shape with Jukung (the traditional fishing boat) with cover.

Then they bathing the death body and clothed. The body is lay down in some kind bed, and in edge of the dead’s head they light up a candle, after that the family gathered and begin Rapu ceremony that took a little part of hair, nail, eye brow and fabric from the dead one, to be placed above the grave in one package.

At the midnight time, the body is laying at rarung and the gongs are sounded. Now it is time to their elder to begin the ceremonial. Wadian, Pasambe, Damang, Mantir and families are began to start the prayer in Kaharingan Religion.

Wadian is assigned to gave the person who died clues and advices so the Amirue (spirit) does not get lost on the way to heaven. Wadian also fed the death with food that has been provided like tobaccos etc.

If the Wadian end the ceremonial, it is time to placed the coffin to the grave yard, along with it..the families cries due the funeral ceremony has been accomplished.