Bissu Dance

-->

Bissu usually was hermaphrodite or female and daughter of the high noble. Mabissu devired from the word bissu who got an extra  prefix “ma” which means that do Bissu dance. While, bissu devired from the word bessi, which means that clean, did not bleed, or holy. Said did not bleed because bissu invulnerable about sharp weapon, impermeable by kris, machete, tin hot. Consequently, every ritually, bissu always show their miracle in the form of dance called Mabissu or bissu dance. Bissu dance comes from segeri.

Mabissu usually exhibited by six people principal Bissu lead by  chairman bissu at the area. The sixth Bissu , dress up like as such a woman with clothes  golden colored and small dagger at waist. After that with escort drum wasp special rhythmical, they said oscillation supertitous formula with language To Rilangi (ancient language person Bugis) while dance turning Arajangnge, was thing consider sacred and believed be that of  place séance ancestors took time off. In front of Arrajange already a variety of  tradisional cake Bugis,  fruits, chickens with head of buffalo and cow as tribute to their ancestors (libation).

When drum oscillation got louder and faster , movement rubber bissu mentioned more slower and started “trans” or lose cognizance. At the moment, rubber Bissu started model movement maggiri. They unbolted long kris inserted at the waist, then lance it to palm, stomach and their throat. Purpose for examine did spirit ancestors  or Gods magic into their self. If they invulnerable mean Bissu that and spirit obsess it believed can give  blessing. The other way, if that small dagger and hurt their body, mean obsess it was weak spirit or of that not obsessed ancestors spirit absolutely. Tari mabissu  able watched when custom party mappalili went down rice field around October and November or  at royal wedding customs.

Bissu has language self  for communicate with the Gods and to communicate between each other. Language mentioned be said to be holy language, Torilangi language, Bissu language, or language of the Gods. Bissu opinion that language mentioned generated from heaven pass Gods. The words in the language of the gods has been widely published in the paper La Galigo. . Mores way of royal government bugis,  yore contain purpose malebbi and malempu, that was magnificence and honesty because that entire orders a rule peremptory with sincere and truly.

The Bissu can be cultivated as a liaison to the Gods with offerings of society, especially in the religious ceremonies of a group of people with ancestral gods held a very festive. At such ceremonies, the Bissu classified assimilate into the ceremony to convey their prayers. They were the first enforcement as a place of ancestral spirits with their offspring. Before Islam, the function of the their ceremony important positions in society . 

Various external factors and internal factors that made it such. External factors among others comprehension reshuffle about religious a government system changes from kingdom system to unity state that flow into in ran down custom institution and custom soil right. While communities internal factors bissu was how must they adapt with age full changes,  and leadership regeneration of new leadership and membership.