Four large bamboo stalks of bamboo trees kind of betung that have crossed the high tens of meters installed by bringing the two ends of each on the top. A bamboo then mounted transversely as a buffer rope swing from buffalo leather material that has been dried and plaited to form a rope . Then become a giant swing , which in Bugis land called TOJANG or Mattojang , which means swinging .
Mattojang for traditional Bugis society , said to be part of a series of traditional ceremonies washing the heirlooms heritage. However, over the development period , Mattojang become customary game Bugis people to enliven parties certain customs like the Harvest celebrations , wedding celebration or the birth of a baby . Complementary facilities has changes, too , but keep the original shape .
Apart from being a game , Mattojang also become a ritual healing process of psychiatric illnesses . A person affected by the disease are considered non-medical , must first undergo certain rituals of the treatment process the ” smart ” . After going through the process of non-medical as well , people who are ill later in Tojang . With a body swinging in the air it is believed the disease could be floated out . In terms of psychology , people swinging in the height of tens of meters can experience a kind of ecstasy emptiness of mind .
Birth of custom game Mattojang associated with a very powerful myth believed by Bugis society today that Mattojang is a process that is the first of human when down on the earth. ( Descent Batara ‘ Teacher of Foreign heaven to Earth ) . Batara ‘ Teachers in Bugis culture myth is the grandmother of Sawerigading . Sawerigading himself is the father of La Galigo , Bugis mythological figure who spawned the famous monumental masterpiece in the world of the book La Galigo .
Today, the ritual Mattojang can still be obtained in Bugis land like in Sidrap , Sengkang District and West Sulawesi . The process was modified where someone who wants to climb to the top of the seat ( Bugis : Tudangeng ) must first be wearing traditional dresses called bodo clothes . Afterwards, he could at tojang . The audience in attendance at the event venue can also climb to the top of Tudangeng it in turns to be swung . Peppa swing towing or pulled by two men or women to swing the person who is sitting on Tudangeng .
Ritual Mattojang philosophically in Bugis meaningful public confidence calming the soul . People who do Mattojang will get calm to soul like a sleeping baby on the swing .
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