Pigs pay in Penhos purge<\/p>\n
TENGGARONG, East Kalimantan: Hundreds of visitors thronged to
\nsee the traditional Penhos ritual here on Tuesday, a ceremony
\nperiodically held by the Bahau Dayak tribe to purge their village
\nof the sins of adulterers.<\/p>\n
According to a village elder, Gerigit, the rite was meant to
\npunish anyone who committed adultery which was strictly forbidden
\nby the customary law of the Bahau Dayak tribe.<\/p>\n
\"This rite which is intended to free the village from curses
\nand to bring adulterers to justice always draws public
\nattention,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said any couple caught having sex outside marriage would be
\nparaded through the village before they were expelled from the
\nvillage.<\/p>\n
He said if the adulterer could not afford to sacrifice a pig
\nfor the ceremony, their friends or other villagers would have to
\ndonate a pig to enable them to perform the rite.<\/p>\n
Rejected village members could return to the village only to
\nsee their relatives.--Antara<\/p>",
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