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East Borneo Travel Guide - Art and Culture . Hudoq culture is a dance festival in East Kalimantan. The dancer uses masks and clothing made from tree bark and knitted with torn banana leaves into sheets or using coconut tree leaves. foto by: Jejak Budaya Hudoq culture itself is a festival conducted by the Dayak sub-tribe in Kalimantan. Included are those in East Kalimantan. By using custom and mask, this is included in the barongan art. In the past, it was believed that Hudoq was 13 pests that always damaged farmers' crops including rats, lions, crows and others. The dancers are symbolized as pests that attack the community's rice plants, therefore dancers use masks and custom as above. The hudoq dance will be finished after 2 hudoq people come out of hudoq and chase the existing hudoq. Usually this will take a duration of 1 - 5 hours. Long enough huh? According to tradition, the hudoq festival is held every time you finish (planting rice) in the fields of September-Oc...

To preserve the art and culture of the nation , Mahakam Festival 2013 will be held a variety of art and cultural events . " This year the parade was held back National Culture on Sunday morning ( 3/11 ) in conjunction with the holding of Hudoq Parade East Kalimantan and Drum Band Contest " says HM Faisal SSos MSi Head of Culture , Tourism and Communication and Information Technology Samarinda city . " Not only that, we also re- title Creative Dance Regional Competition , each with category Dance Competition Dance Competition Inland and Coastal , in degree 1 to 2 November 2013 in the Stage Road Anggi , Samarinda Islamic Center , " said Faisal . " Special Regional Dance Competition , the champion will be sent later as deputy city of Samarinda on Cultural Arts Festival Sheen Continent Etam 2013 East Kalimantan provincial level , in addition of course to reach Cup , charter and development funds , " said Faisal again . While the series Hudoq Kawit ...

Pampang region located about 20 km from the city of Samarinda an attractive cultural tourism area to witness the life of Dayak Kenyah tribe. Objects of cultural tourism can be reached by using a motor vehicle through a highway Samarinda-Bontang. The attraction can be witnessed is Lamin or traditional house of Dayak and dances and ceremonies of the indigenous Dayak Kenyah.