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Indonesia is an archipelago with diverse customs, cultures, languages ​​& ethnic groups. While the Dayak tribe of the Lawangan group who speak the East Barito language and inhabit the northern region of the Meratus mountains speak the Dayak Maanyan Warukin language, Dayak Dusun Halong, Dayak Samihin, Dayak Deah / Dusun Deyah, Dayak Lawangan & Dayak Abal. Lawangan means an open gate.  The word comes from the word hole, which indicates that the ancestors of the Dayak Lawangan people used to live in a cave at the foot of a mountain called Mount Luang. This suggests that the ancestors of the Lawangan people used to live in a cave at the foot of a mountain called Mount Luang. This name was used in the 13th century during the Hindu Kingdom.  According to the Dayak Ngaju people, Kaharingan existed for thousands of years before the arrival of major religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam & Christianity. Kabaringan people believe the natural surroundings are alive and full of sp
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Maanyan's Animism

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The largest sub-district in Tabalong Regency is Muara Uya sub-district with 924.16 km2, then Jaro sub-district with 819.00 km2, while the smallest area is Muara Harus sub-district with 62.90 km2. The location of this research is in Warukin village as shown in the following map. Meanwhile, the Dayak tribe of the Maanyan group who speaks the East Barito language inhabits the northern area of ​​the Meratus mountains speaking the Dayak Maanyan Warukin language, Dayak Dusun Halong, Dayak Samihin, Dayak Deah / Dusun Deyah, Dayak Lawangan & Dayak Abal. With instincts as homo religio, the people of Kalimantan make nature a mediation to present a transcendent specifically in local meta-cosmic elements which are pejoratively called animism. Beliefs originating from animism are still strong in the Maanyan community. One example of this animism is the sacred abeh of Dayu village in the miwit abeh ritual, where the original Dayak Maanyan people of Dayu village believe in the superpower of these
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