Hudog Illustration

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Hudog or also known as hudoq is a thanksgivingfestival of many of sub-groups of the Dayak ethnic group of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia (Bahau, Busang, Modang, Ao’heng, & Penihing)

In the festival the Hudogs are symbolized by dancers who wear masks representing pests and jackets made of areca palm or banana tree bark. The dance is finished when two human hudogs come out and chase the pest hudogs. The dance duration is 1–5 hours.

It is arranged from village to village after people dibble the land to grow dry-field rice paddies in September to October every year. They pray so that their fields will grow abundantly.