Hudoq is a kind of thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

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 festival

Festival

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 of many of Dayak

Dayak people

The Dayak or Dyak are the native people of Borneo. It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic subgroups, located principally in the interior of Borneo, each with its own dialect, customs, laws, territory and culture, although common distinguishing traits are readily...

’s sub-ethnic groups of east Kalimantan province.

According to traditional belief of Bahau, Busang, Modang, Ao’heng and Penihing people, hudoqs are 13 pests that destroy crop like rat

Rat

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s, lion

Lion

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s, crow

Crow

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s, etc. In the festival the Hudoqs are symbolized by dancers who wear masks that represent pests and jackets made of areca palm or banana tree bark. The dance is finished when two human hudoqs come out and chase the pest hudoqs. The dance duration is 1–5 hours.

It arranged from village to village after people dibble

Dibble

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 the land to grow dry-field paddy

Rice

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in September to October every year. They pray so that their field will grow abundantly.