- Hudoq
Hudoq is a kind ofthanksgiving festival of many Dayak’s sub-ethnic groups ofeast Kalimantan province .According to traditional belief of Bahau,
Busang ,Modang ,Ao’heng andPenihing people, hudoqs are 13 pest that destroy crop like rats lionscrow etcHudoq is symbolized by dancers who wear masks that represenst pest and jacket made of areca palm or banana tree’s barks the dance is finished when two human hudoqs came out and chases the pest hudoqs the dance duration is 1-5 hours
It arranged from village to village after people dibble the land to grow dry-field paddy in September to October every year. They pray to god so that their field could grow abundantly.
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Indonesian Culture
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"Festival Hudoq di Hulu Sungai Mahakam. Potensi Wisata yang Tidak Tergarap".
KOMPAS , Saturday,December 8 ,2001 . Retrieved onAugust 28 ,2007 .
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