Punen Masipaeru Langgai
(The
ceremony had burial)
Death a person cause a damage in society. Cause that, a week or monthly had death, Rimata determines, to held by Punen Masipaeru Langgai. Its purpose to continue consonant that is damage caused to death a member of Uma.
The first day Punen, is filled with taking sago, and the following day seeks the wood to burn. Furthermore on the third day is held personal cleansing, join pre-preparation of party that was called with Mumagiri Sia.
The whole night held by dance. At that moment also be present Kerei brings Tari Bulat (round dance), it aim ask to batukarebau and Uma's souls protection, what possibly that has made by entire member of Uma, and matters what causes over death one of the Member of Uma. Batukarebau will inform to Kerei. And then Kerei delivers to Rimata to announced it. After Musairiggi's dance, Kerei visits the family's house who death, to repeat the question to the family's buluat, concerning errors that have he do. As usual, at this opportunity Kerei reaches with method singing.
After that Kerei also goes home. And at the following day Kerei went to forest to gather leaves, because from the leaf he can pull magic's power, to free the woe house from all sin. Kerei prepares to notice gaut by earlier selecting the leaf's types. some of portion leaf, later squeezed is put in tureen, and a portion other is inserted to bamboo and mix with water. Later gaut is brought to woe house. On the following day, Uma hold woe party are directly led by Rimata.
In morning, lady went to take gette for material preparation the together food. And then all bathe and adorn oneself. When is ready, all gathers in front of Uma, done by calling ceremony of all lives in order to united with body. Kerei and Rimata sing together, later one of the exclamation: "Hi is lives, come with us, don't and then coarse grass in the forest, comes to follows Punen." Later Rimata beats the gong, and everyone come into Uma, Rimata divides laiket to audience and will present to batukarebau. At that moment the drum always play, when greeting "This is that chicken that we perform, for health that we wish!".
That similar program will be repeated later in each person' s house. Once again Rimata beats the gong, as information, that everyone can go home to present laiket to each Uma's protection soul. Are presented by also chicken with prayer, to obtain the luck and safety.
The chicken is brought to Uma's veranda, be later slaughtered and gathered with other chicken to be cooked. They regularly went to fish and hunt, that brought back as presentation. Result from fishing and hunt, it's meat is cut to be divided. This ceremony implemented to clean and repair village after happened death.
Besides that's Punen, still has many Punen, such as:
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