Baayun Wayang and Baayun Topeng Ceremony from Kalimantan,Indonesia

Banjar community including one based on the traditional ceremony that is special in the family and community environment. One of the ceremonies are often held ceremonies Baayun Puppet and Mask Baayun. This ceremony is usually done in conjunction with the holding ceremonies or Manyanggar Banua Babunga Year.

Forms of swings and other equipment used is similar to swing at Mulud baayun ceremony, the only difference is the execution time, place and purpose of the ceremony. Baayun ceremony held puppet before dawn after dawn wayang sampir held at an open stage in a series banua manyanggar ceremony. Similarly with baayun mask, only the execution time course in the afternoon, after the ceremony played a mask.

At the ceremony puppet baayun child in a cradle swing is a mastermind with bamamang (spell) with a puppet in the hand. While the ceremonial mask baayun children also rocked by a puppeteer holding spells with a mask. In the second ceremony is for both parents only bring children into the ceremony and then begged that her son be the mastermind in the swing.

This ceremony is performed to expel evil spirits who always waiting children. According to the trust at a ceremony held manyanggar banua invited all spirits who inhabit the universe, so the opportunity is used to request not to bother our children and grandchildren. As a complement to the ceremony presented various types of traditional cakes.