Strange thing about ethnic groups like Vietnamese people on Borneo island

This ethnic group also uses feathers, tattoos, houses on stilts, worshiping dragons and gods . like the ancient Vietnamese inhabitants of Hung Vuong's time.

Borneo Island , the largest island in Southeast Asia belongs to the countries of Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia is home to the people of Dayak - a community of people with ancient and unique cultures. According to historical research, Dayak is an old Borneo indigenous group . Their ancestors migrated from the Asian continent to the island from more than 3,000 years ago. Dayak society began to prosper when metallurgy was transmitted to this island about 2,450 years ago, corresponding to the Hung Vuong period in Vietnam.

The Dayak community consists of hundreds of different ethnic groups scattered throughout the island of Borneo, including more than 200 other small tribal groups such as Dayak Ngaju, Dayak Iban, Dayak Baran, Dayak Kayan, Dayak Benuaqs, Dayak Embaloh (Maloh) . Each small tribe has a different language, a culture, a law, different customs and easy to distinguish. They speak hundreds of different dialects but all belong to the Austronesien language family. In Vietnam there are many ethnic groups using this language, such as the Cham, Ede, Gia Rai, Ra Glai and Churu.

Dayak people started to be on the island about 3,000 years ago and own one of the oldest languages ​​on the planet. Dayak society began to prosper when metallurgy was transmitted to Borneo island about 2,450 years ago. The two big Dayak tribes are Bakumpai and Buki t that reside mainly in the South of Borneo.

Most Dayak people work by making wet rice fields along the river, cultivating fields, planting palm trees on low hills . They also do handicrafts, pottery, brocade weaving, casting, hunting and fishing. grid.

The religion of the Dayak is the Kaharingan religion , a form of Hinduism localized in polytheism in Borneo. They especially worshiped the image of dragons and magic birds, two mascots in the legend of the birth of the Dayak people. This feature is quite similar to the ancient Vietnamese inhabitants of Hung Vuong, who consider themselves 'Dragon, Tien' and honor the peanut image as a symbol of the country.

Dayak people also have many traditional customs like the ancient Vietnamese people such as customary tree construction, marriage, rebellious worship and beliefs. A similar custom of ancient Vietnamese and Dayak people, rarely seen in other ethnic groups in the region, is customary tattooing.

For the Dayak, the tattoo represents a relationship with souls, spirits or ancestors and aims to ward off disease, disaster, and also a ceremony that marks maturity, recognizing class and status. in the tribe or distinguish you from enemies. The style of the Dayak dress is also very similar to that of Hung Vuong residents, which is that they use hats decorated with long feathers, like those on Dong Son bronze drum pattern.

Young men before becoming a warrior must undergo a ritual of tattooing in the traditional house, after which they will be hunted.

Traditionally, Dayak people's tattoos were carried out in the form of a solemn ritual in the presence of numerous members of the tribe.

During the ceremony, the tattoo artist started by killing chickens and birds and sprinkling its blood to sacrifice the ancestral soul. Usually, the woman in the tribe is in charge of tattooing. Tattooing lasts 6-8 hours and is very painful.

Dayak women's costumes vary according to the region, but they are all made from brocade decorated with brilliant patterns. They wear elaborate decorative hats on special occasions. Dayak women often stretch their ears with heavy metal rings. This is a way to beautify similar ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands of Vietnam such as Ede, Bana, M'nong, Ma, Stieng .

Traditionally, many generations of Dayak people lived in stilt houses with a length of more than 50 meters, accommodating from 30 to 40 families and meticulously carved patterns. Long houses are also the place where Dayak people gather, present offerings to worship, beat drums and gongs, dance in traditional festivals. Colors in the drawings, carved patterns in this house have its own meaning. Unfortunately, these houses are disappearing according to modern life.

The Dayak people have a custom that is known to the whole world, which is the custom of hunting people in the middle of tribes . This is a way to protect the realm of living and affirm the power of warriors and tribes. The main weapon in headhunters is the spear and shield. Human skulls will be stored indoors and used in various rituals. Few people know that the Co Tu people in the central region of Vietnam also had a similar headhunting process. This was noted by French scholars, whereby blood hunting and the head of another village were a great task for divine sacrifices to beg for good, disease-free and disastrous crops.

The most important weapon of Dayak warriors is the metal mandaus (mandau) sword with a handle of deer horns and a deer leather wooden thameo shield. When they go to battle, they bring demon masks and shout to fears for enemies.

The most important weapon of Dayak warriors is the mandaus sword.

In the Iban Dayak clan, they believe that the soul lies at the head. Therefore, taking the enemy's head means getting the victim's soul, talent and strength. That talent and power ensure the success of the tribe's cultivation and reproduction. Iban people often hold headhunters and after each hunt, they tattoo themselves with a new tattoo to 'celebrate'.

The proclamation of the people of Dayak lasted until the 1970s, until now it was completely over. On the artistic side, the Dayak people are famous for the ngajat dance, inspired by the war of warriors. They also created many different types of traditional instruments.