Maras Taun
mara taun thanksgiving festival harvest festival celebrated malay belitung island surrounding smaller island mara malay belitung dialect mean cutting taun mean year mara taun occurs year harvest rice dryfield paddy field padi ladang oryza montana mendanau islander rice main foodstuff rice trading connects people island island festival celebrated fisherman addition farmer farmer celebrate harvest fisherman celebrate successful fish hauling festival opened farmer dance sing mara taun song together accompany dance dance end village chief muslim leader appears lead people prayer chief burn piece agarwood cause fragrant smell say prayer blesses two piece sacred leaf called daun hatihati daun kesalan variety medicinal mint also known asian oregano afterward sacred leaf given people islander spread leaf around home boat believe sacred leaf bring luck harvest festival people gather pounded rice cooked lepat lepat variety steamed cake made red rice filled piece fish meat wrapped young coconut leaf hundred lepats distributed villager end festival paddy field green revolution translated kompas edits mara taun adat barik urang belitong… june retrieved may