Culture of West Kalimantan
The Tepung Tawar Ceremony Tepung tawar if in considered from Indonesia consisted of "Tepung "words and "Tawar" words, and The Tepung Tawar is flour that had the tasteless feeling and not salt. But if in the Malay Sambas language "Tawar" words approaching said "Jampi"words or the "Spell"not salty.When the "Jampi"words is significant water that has is read out the spell or also the prayers by elder of the village. The aim the main function in held the ceremony was living safety without any fear of being haunted, of course is the desire of all people. Fear of ghosts,including one of them. For some people, maybe this is very surprising. However this is believed by name communities in west Kalimantan. The Tepung Tawar Ceremony celebrate to especially children,pregant women,or babies in their live often get trouble from the spirit. The spirits is a ghost, Malay cultures believe that there wasa ghost that was named Kuntilana