KAJANG

Our visit now is a go to kajang, the purpose of our visited is to know the tribal customs Kajang. Which is became a phenomenal rate and because kenyalnya customary magic there. Many people say that the tribe is extreme Kajang and scary that it made me and my friends scared to the point that my heart was beating very fast when entering the Kajang.

Kajang or regular chiefs of the call with the name Ammatoa was the most in there will respect him and from him is that we can get information about the Kajang. Saturday 9th of June 2012 precisely at 7.15 pm. We gathered at the campus by wearing black clothes because of the manner if we want to enter the Kajang we have to wear black clothes.

We all set off with a different car than my grade English language support education class A 2010 there are three cars left. Our journey is not traveled in the near future because the travel time to Kajang up to 8 hours because the roads are somewhat less well at certain points, such as in Jeneponto because the streets there are in the process of improvement.

            As it passes through the beautiful city will see Bantaeng me and my friends stopped by to take a photo and moved on. After entering the town Bulukumba we take a break for lunch and midday prayers and then moved on to the Kajang.

At 3:25 am we arrived at the Kajang with a pounding heart and a flat face that we all entered the Kajang to say hello. While accompanied by tour guides. He explained to us what we should do and not do during the trip into the region and met with Ammatoa Kajang itself.

Kajang is one area in South Sulawesi Bulukumba or are still thick with the customs, living with nature living in nature with no electricity at night only blan and stars light the torch for the people there. For them, the area was regarded as ancestral land and they call it, Tana Toa.

In Tana Toa, Kajang tribe is divided into two groups and Kajang outside and Kajang Inside. Foreign Kajang tribe living in seven villages and settled in Bulukumba. In Kajang tribe while living only in the hamlet of Castle. The fort is in the hamlet, the Kajang Inner and Outer implement all activities that are related to customs.

Kajang tribe simplicity we can also see from the shape of the house Kajan. In Tana Toa, all houses are built of the same material. Home building made of wood. While the roof made of palm fiber. Not only is the material, the shape the same house. That said, this concept does not only show the simplicity. They also regard it as a symbol of uniformity. They believe, if there is no uniformity there will be no jealousy among the tribe Kajang.

Although it is now open to the Kajang little cultural influences from outside, customary law and the teachings of their ancestors still hold dear. Any newcomers who want to visit Tana Toa still must comply with all applicable customs rules. To get into the Tana Toa, we may not use modern means of transportation. In the area of ​​Tana Toa, we are required to walk. As an alternative, we may only ride a horse to surround Tana Toa.

Uniformity and simplicity is not only seen from the shape of his house. Every day, Kajang tribe also wears the same color. They are always dressed in black color. For them, the black symbolizes the simplicity and the similarity between the members of the Kajang. Kajang community, the black color is also used as a symbol that they will always remember the end of the world or death. To face death, every society must prepare Kajang as possible since they were born. They should always be doing good, keeping the natural, obedient to the commandments of God Almighty and the teachings of the ancestors.

In making a home, Kajang communities must comply with some rules of customary laws. One of them, they could only build a house out of wood. The house should not be of brick or soil. For them, only people who lined the ground died. While the house to where people live. If a brick house or land, although the occupants of the house was still alive, they would be dead by the entire community Kajang.

For the people of Kajang, the teachings of the ancestors have significance. So important, they always run the various activities of life based on ancestral traditions. Customary rules of the Patriarchs also always tie each of their activities.

Upon entering the house we Ammatoa divided into two groups and the first group of which I was one of them went into the house that appeared Ammatoa mediocre, cooking utensils they were almost the same as the community at large cooking equipment such as, pots, pans, etc. But they did not use the stove to cook but just an ordinary furnace using wood as the base fuel. Ammatoa not use any language or Makassar Indonesia when he was only speaking the same language konjo I cannot understand clearly just a bit of language that has similarities with konjo Bugis Makassar language I can understand. Our tour guide gave us permission to ask Ammatoa about the things that makes us curious about the tribe Kajang. Beginning of why they all wear black, how to become Ammatoa, their way of life, etc. As I have explained previously why they wear black clothes. Then I will tell you how to turn Ammatoa, every turn of Ammatoa intermittent for 3 years after Ammatoa long dead is a way around the turn of the candidates who have a blood descendant Ammatoa. Ammatoa whether or not to go to the well which they believe water from wells and serve targeted was named as the zams water.

All of Ammatoa candidates in order to perform ablutions in the zams water and anyone who can stand up straight with wear feet after ablution, and convey their message to be Ammatoa then he is entitled to become the next Ammatoa. But the other candidates Ammatoa cannot stand after the ablutions would be paralyzed.

Ammatoa also said the family of the tribe Kajang but not limited to the number of children who become special is the first child and last child at the time of inheritance, but all children are no different. Boys get the rice, and garden soil. While girls get home and its contents. So that in saying Ammatoa
after talking with our Ammatoa came out of his house and returned to the car to continue the onward journey is Bira.