Antar ajong ceremony

By : Nurul

This time, i'm going to tell you about a traditional ritual ceremony which spread out in paloh, tanah hitam, sambas regency. Antar ajong is a traditional ritual ceremony to plant paddy that's carried out every year in the planting season. It is usually held in the middle year around june or july. Why this is held is because of habit and tradition. this ceremony is carrying a boat to the sea with a few things inside the boat. start with called evil spirits and then release the boat to the sea.

People believe that this ceremony  can prevent the public from all the negative things such as disease outbreaks, pest plants, and natural disaster. It's also a sign to began the planting season. After the ceremony was held, people who lived in the village are not allowed to slaughter any animal. And the risk of the tradition banned was violated.

This is a picture of Antar Ajong ceremony...


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