Just like other dances, Dancing Toerang stone has its own meaning. Traditional native dances of West Sulawesi has a close relationship with the battlefield.
Dance Toerang Stone or also known as the War Dance Mandar, believed to be the key behind the success of the Kingdom Binuang in conquering the surrounding kingdoms, of yore.
Therefore, the dance is performed only when the army Binuang kingdom will be dispatched to the battlefield. This dance is believed to give courage and fighting spirit of the troops whipped up the kingdom to defeat his enemies.
Usually Dance Toerang Stone will be staged in the middle of the forest and watched by soldiers who would fight. That said, the troops who have watched this dance will promise to hand over all of life and death to win the war.Before the dance was held, conducted a number of rituals in advance as offering offerings in the form of a chicken egg and sticky rice four colors. Chicken eggs will be laid on the stone as high as more than one meter to be skipped by the royal troops.This is done as a test phase for selecting troops will fight. Forces that can jump over rocks and eggs will be dispatched to the battlefield by the king.ach dance movement Toerakan This stone has a meaning of its own symbols. War equipment such as swords, spears, and keris which is used in the dance symbolizes courage Binuang royal troops in conquering the enemy.Troops who watched this dance will be pledged themselves as forces who never go home before claiming victory. Through dance Toerakan This stone, royal Binuang gained glory in the 15th century.Unfortunately, at this time the dance Toerang Stone getting extinct and never staged back as the successor of this traditional dance dwindling and no longer a war that must be endured. Well, who would want to try menompat stone like the one in this dance? Must learn first to the experts, yes.
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