“Tingkeban”
Tingkeban is a traditional
salvation ceremonial in Central Kalimantan for the unborn baby aged seven
months. It was called “ Seventh Monthly” in general. The purpose to gratitude to Allah SWT who gave the
healthy for the unborn baby.This culture is happen when there is
a couple birth nine times but none of them alive. There are some step of
ceremony are First, spray carried by elders and husband with read Al-fatihah,
Al-ikhlas, Al-falaq, An-nas three times and ayat kursi seven times. Second,
replace clothing ceremony conducted by the type of fabric as much as seven pieces with different
motifs to wear choose the best in the hope that one day the baby also
has the virtues implicit in the symbol of the fabric. Next, the
feast as a
celebration, there are some offerings
which usually need to be prepared. Finally, the ceremony dragged mat for the fist time out of the house, it has
the intention that easy baby in the birth. Why do you think Tingkaben different
with other culture? Because the
tradition only exist when the women is pregnant seventh monthly and different
the step with other culture. In conclusion, the Tingkeban tradition do to
ask for the safety of unborn baby.
fabric
: cloth
feast : gratitude
offerings
: obeisance
dragged
mat : Attractive mat
safety
: salvation
