RITUAL HAMIS BATAR
Hamis Batar ritual is a traditional ritual that is held to welcome the corn harvest season originating from Belu District, East Nusa Tenggara Province. Hamis Batar was carried out by the people of Belu as a form of gratitude and gratitude to the Creator for the harvest they received. Led by traditional elders, the community will offer the best corn yields. In addition to Belu Regency, Amfoang, Kupang District, to Molo, Timor Tengah Selatan District, also recognize a similar traditional ritual called hainiki pensufa. Hamis batar comes from the local language hamis which means "thanksgiving" and batar which means "corn".
Before the ceremony began the heads of the family went to their respective gardens to pick the youngest and best corn. After that they gathered at the ceremony and held the best selection of corn. The best corn is then placed on a troman or a large pole made of stone piles surrounded by small stones to lay the other good corn.
After all the stones were covered by young corn, the Customary Chair then led the corn offering prayer to the Creator and begged for the harvested corn to be beneficial. After praying, the ceremony was continued by spreading corn to all the gardens to be presented to the Ruler of the Land, namely Foho Norai, who had given the land and corn fertility. The ceremony was continued with batar babulun, the removal of the whole corn tree, to be taken to the village and tied to each of the great wooden pillars in accordance with its functions, namely Karau Sarin (for raising cattle), Fahi Ahuk (for raising pigs), and Fatuk ( for old people or traditional elders).
Along with the ceremony, Batar Fohon was held, namely the event of cutting corn stalks into 12 pieces to be submitted to the Customary Chairperson, and then the Customary Chairperson determined the timing of the core ceremony. The core ceremony of the batar hamis itself is a process of offering offerings or good corn-corn which has been peeled and burned and then put into a bushel of corn storage called hane matan to be offered in places considered sacred such as We Lukik and Rai Bot.
In the process of burning corn, the fire used is a special fire called Tahu Hai made by the Customary Chair by rubbing a piece of red stone with a piece of iron accompanied by powder from the Enau tree. The burning was carried out with three stoves accompanied by the reading of prayers by the customary leader.
After the ceremony of Hamis Batar was completed, thankful to the community for the gift bestowed by the Creator and then followed by the holding of the Hatama Manaik ceremony. Hatama Manaik is a ceremony that serves as a complement to the Hamis Batar ceremony, namely the process of ceremonies of offering young corn from the community to the leaders of the community or the Customary Chief as an expression of gratitude and appreciation for his leadership.
Before the ceremony began the heads of the family went to their respective gardens to pick the youngest and best corn. After that they gathered at the ceremony and held the best selection of corn. The best corn is then placed on a troman or a large pole made of stone piles surrounded by small stones to lay the other good corn.
After all the stones were covered by young corn, the Customary Chair then led the corn offering prayer to the Creator and begged for the harvested corn to be beneficial. After praying, the ceremony was continued by spreading corn to all the gardens to be presented to the Ruler of the Land, namely Foho Norai, who had given the land and corn fertility. The ceremony was continued with batar babulun, the removal of the whole corn tree, to be taken to the village and tied to each of the great wooden pillars in accordance with its functions, namely Karau Sarin (for raising cattle), Fahi Ahuk (for raising pigs), and Fatuk ( for old people or traditional elders).
Along with the ceremony, Batar Fohon was held, namely the event of cutting corn stalks into 12 pieces to be submitted to the Customary Chairperson, and then the Customary Chairperson determined the timing of the core ceremony. The core ceremony of the batar hamis itself is a process of offering offerings or good corn-corn which has been peeled and burned and then put into a bushel of corn storage called hane matan to be offered in places considered sacred such as We Lukik and Rai Bot.
In the process of burning corn, the fire used is a special fire called Tahu Hai made by the Customary Chair by rubbing a piece of red stone with a piece of iron accompanied by powder from the Enau tree. The burning was carried out with three stoves accompanied by the reading of prayers by the customary leader.
After the ceremony of Hamis Batar was completed, thankful to the community for the gift bestowed by the Creator and then followed by the holding of the Hatama Manaik ceremony. Hatama Manaik is a ceremony that serves as a complement to the Hamis Batar ceremony, namely the process of ceremonies of offering young corn from the community to the leaders of the community or the Customary Chief as an expression of gratitude and appreciation for his leadership.
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