Kek Tung spirits in East Kalimantan forest guards

 

     Kek Tung spirits in East Kalimantan forest guards If there is a mythical creature in the form of a pair of dragon legs, a different story in West Kalimantan. Particularly among the Dayaks in the hinterland, mythical animal known inhabitants of the jungle tiger kind of branches. However, this is not the kind of wildlife that can be seen by everyone. Most could only hear the faint sound of his voice in the form of "kung, kung, kung", but echoed and rattled. Director of Forum for the Environment (Walhi) Kalbar Blasius H Chandra recalled, soulful voice was so creepy at the same time. When his childhood, he had heard the voice in the middle of the night when staying overnight at the lodge with their parents farm. "Midnight in farm cottage, very quiet atmosphere. There are also swishing sound of insects and wind. Nah, the occasional sound of 'kung, kung, kung' is faint, but thrilling. Till now, I never will forget that impression," said Blasius , Thursday (11/2/2010). In fact, when he has become an environmental activist, mystical sound that is ever heard in the. A few years ago, when in the evening at the Mount Sedayang, inland Ketapang, the voice came again. "Although I've been living in the modern age, the sound was still thrilling. Especially since childhood, the parents have instilled the meaning of the Natural Guard was what we called Kek Tung," he said. Is it a real animal? According to parents, Kek Tung branches resemble species of tigers, black, big man, and a voice echoed. If Kek voiced Tung, multiple cues can be captured by the elders. Among these cues fruits will be abundant in the forest or field crops would otherwise fail or plague attack. "I'm sure Grandpa real Tung as part of a natural component. Mystical If people vote, it is fine if it is associated with wisdom tradition," he said. Tung Kek sound can only be heard in the area of ​​sustainable forests, such as unspoiled wilderness capitalist hot hand. That is why in the forest area Kek Tung unheard voice, no man dared merambahnya. For example, Hill Sedayang which is still filled with thick durian fruit, honey trees, clear water, fresh air, and a variety of natural products. There is also a similar story in Sintang. Environmental activists birth Sintang, Shaban Stiawan, claimed to have heard a voice in the wilderness of the mystical jungle. "In our area, people call remaong. Voice I ever heard as a child. Till now, I still remember very well how my merindingnya that time," said Shaban. Soulful sound that should be going to disappear as forest exploitation insanely Kalbar earth. The views prokapitalis not going to see the preservation of nature as a whole. The proof, they did not hesitate to displace indigenous forest, graveyard, even tembawang. In fact, tembawang an old hamlet, that there never was a full human life with the tools of cultural, social functions, religious, and plant-growing.