Background dance "Ajat Temuai Datai"

"Ajat Temuai Datai" lifted from the Dayak Mualang (Ibanic Group), which can not be defined, because there is a gaffe if defined word by word. But is meant a dance to welcome guests, aims to welcome the big guests or visitors.

Early birth of this art from the period pengayauan (war), among groups of Dayak tribes. Mengayau, derived from the word me-ngayau, which means that the enemy (Dayak Iban language). But if mengayau contain the special action of a group looking for other ways to attack and behead lawannya. In the Dayak community in the past mualang the hero who returned from pengayauan and win the war and bring proof of a human head, is a guest who is considered a noble and a man who is able to become heroes for the group. Therefore created a ceremony "Ajat Temuai Datai". Dayak community to believe that someone in the head save a life force or spirit that can protect the owner and his group.

According to J. U. Lontaan (Customary Law and Customs of West Kalimantan in 1974), there are four goals in mengayau namely : to protect agriculture, to get additional power of the soul, for vengeance, and as the resistance of a building. After getting the results from mengayau, the hero can not enter the village area, but with the way in providing sign language Dayak Mualang called Nyelaing (Dayak special shout) that says "Heeih!", as many as seven times that means that heroes come home and win and get in pengayauan the opponent is still fresh. If the scream is only three times means that the victors win in the war or mengayau but fell victim in side. If the only means that once the hero does not get anything, and not held a special reception. After providing a sign nyelaing, the soldier send envoys to meet the head or the head in order to prepare the tribes event reception.

Welcome this process, namely through three innings: Ngiring Temuai (guides accompany guests or guests) to the fore Rumah Panjai (home for a long stage) ngiring temuai process is done with the dancing and how dance is called Tari Ajat (reception). Then the chieftain Beras Kuning (rice mixed with lavish turmeric / yellow rice) and read the message or incantation as a requirement to invite Senggalang Burong (sacred bird / birds to sent advice or message to Lord (Petara)).
The second phase of Mancung Buloh (cut with saber or cleaver to decide bamboo), bamboo means deliberately cover entrance to the house panjai and the guests must decide to cut his mandau, bamboo as a symbol of freedom from obstacles that impede the travel of delegates.

The third phase is Nijak Batu (set his foot to touch a stone soaked in water that has been prepared), as a symbol of strong determination and dignity big-guests as the patriarch of a hero. Water on stone dropped on the front of the head as a symbol of strength and spirit of the rock hero by big-guest or greeted guests. Fourth round of Tama 'Bilik (entering the house panjai).
After a procession through the round over, the guests are allowed to ride home with a long cleanse themselves in a ritual called Mulai Burung (to restore the spirit of war and drive out evil spirits).