Lemiwa: A Traditional Blessing From East Kalimantan, Indonesia

“That is why [lemiwa] is the villager’s way of getting close to their visitors.”

Lekaq Kidau are among the villages where lemiwa can be experienced because it was designated as a heritage vlllage by the Kutai Kertanegara regency.

This predominantly Kenyah Dayak community of 685 inhabitants from 150 families earned the designation because it stood fast to their age-old customs, traditions and culture.

(Writer: Zakarias Demon Daton, Samarinda Contributor | Editor: Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief)

Source:

https://regional.kompas.com/read/2020/11/10/07054861/mengenal-ritual-lemiwa-suku-dayak-kenyah-yang-dipercayai-mengusir-virus?page=all#page2.