3.07.2015
Ceremony Besale (healing) is a ritual of Anak Dalam society aimed to heal the sick person as a result of evil spirits. In
the social customs of Anak Dalam or Anak Rimba tribe there are many ceremonies /
rituals which have the purpose to honor the ancestors, expect blessing
and to keep havoc. One of the traditional ceremony is a ceremony Besale Anak Dalam society.Besale meaning for the people of Anak Dalam is cleanse the soul of someone who is sick due to evil spirits which dwell in a person is. According to the results of the study History and Culture Research
Center of Education Ministry of Culture of Indonesia (1977.127), Anak Dalam society considers if there are family members or relatives who are sick
then it is a sign that the gods have lowered havoc.In order to keep the calamity god, society Besale Anak Dalam performed the ceremony as a form of begging for mercy. Another
thing that is important is Besale ceremony is a community effort to
maintain the relationship and the Anak Dalam balance between living with the
supernatural. Balance in society Anak Dalam is no evil that came to them as a difficult disease to treat.Process Besale ceremonies performed by the Anak Dalam community is Besale shaman spells sing while dancing to the ill person. The
offerings-existing offerings in the ceremony dedicated to the gods so
that they give the community a favor and keep the army of doom. According to the traditional leaders Senami hamlet 3 Besala ceremony came from the area mentawak Soralangun area.Besale
ceremonial procession led by a handler / shaman who is down temurum
inherited knowledge while singing and dancing to the sick. When
doing a dance and singing shaman, shamans are in a state of delirium
because the spirits ancestors had entered into the body of the shaman. Clothing shaman in Besale ceremony is white. White trousers, headgear with a white hood.For
equipment Besale ceremonial procession is made of brass bells that have
a loud voice, 2 small bowls for water incantations jampim white fabric
edges called pera dipped to water spells and dripped to the eyes of
people who are sick. All this equipment is stored at the top of wicker. Other
equipment used for ceremonial events Besale is small houses made of
wood and wicker, and birds made from palm leaves and stored in each
playhouse. These birds are 19 tail.In
the process there should Besale ceremonial offerings to the gods that
prepared them caco, Juwadah, red pulp, wheat flour, roasted chicken,
egg, gelamai and others. Some foods that exist in this ceremony is a food that has a unique name. The amount of food for the ceremony there are 18 kinds of food.Overall
equipment for Besale ceremony there should be all this is the main
requirement for this ceremony can take place and can be successfully
cured prayer asking. Terms supplies incomplete Besale ceremony will make this ceremony did not go well.Opener Besale ceremony begins with the chanting shaman:
Betinjak dibungin baru sebiji
Dijanjam baru setitik
Angin baru berembus
Beteduh di langit selembar payung
Besale ceremony performed by the Anak Dalam community ceremonies are usually held Besale with a nominal value of 1.5 million up 2.5 million. The
cost is quite expensive to organize these activities make a lot of
children in the tribal community health centers as the preferred
treatment for sick relatives. Another factor is that people are sick after the ceremony Besale many are not cured.
