Religion of Dayak

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In the old times the Dayaks were scrupulously honest. Then the missionaries invaded them with hydroplanes and high-pressure Christianity and now Christian Dayaks have to be watched. Since God has taken away all their sins they're not as honest. But outside religions have only reached Kalimantan in recent times and the Dayaks' intricate mythology, ritual order and much of their ancient spirit cults still survive. Some tribes pay homage to the gods by spitting, a way of showing that they are not neglecting them. Beginning about 300 years ago, Chinese traders sold the Dayaks huge porcelain jars with dragons on them; Dayaks believe that the dragon's spirit lives inside the jar. Many Dayaks wear charms all over their bodies: anklets, necklaces, earrings, headdresses, bracelets, and strips across their chests. Dayaks cut chicken's throats when they're putting in waterworks and sacrifice buffaloes when they're drilling a new oil rig. For really big projects they drive whole herds of buffaloes into the forests, keeping them for sacrifices. Before a cloudburst the jungle becomes deathly silent but when the rain stops it all begins again, the frogs, the cicadas, the monkeys, the men. Many of the Dayaks' ideas of good and evil are based on noises of the jungle. God is nearer in the jungle than in the noisy machine-infested towns. Belare, the thunder ghost, goes by the same name all over Borneo. He rides with the storm clouds and makes lightening flashes by winking his eyes. Every time he opens his mouth thunder is heard. His hands are claws with which he shatters trees and houses. Siram, a water-dripping ceremony, takes place at the time of the rice harvest when the rain ghosts pour water down upon the river ghosts to enable them to float home. Some Dayak tribesmen never go on hunting trips unless a certain bird flies across their tracks from right to left that day. belawang-pole: A grisly phallic totem pole carved from a single tree trunk and placed outside the village kampung to prevent evil spirits from entering the town. A fiend brandishing a sword stands on top with lesser symbols lower down the pole, along with all manner of other stinking symbols; rotting eggs, leaves, bales of grass, carcasses of chickens and pigs, all hung on it to appease the gods. Vultures circle overhead and the pole is black with flies.