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The livelihoods of Timorese people are agriculture. Corn Harvest is a Timorese harvest ceremony practiced by farmers in various regions in the country. People in Timor-Leste are grateful for what they collect by the hard work sacrificed especially for their plantation in their farm. The corn harvest ceremony is a traditional thanksgiving ceremony to offer the best and first harvest to Lord and to other divines who believe that protects the plantations from the pest and other degradative agents.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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The SEAC staff attended the Sau-Batar ceremony at the Watucarbau Administrative Post in Viqueque municipality. The event featured a ritual, led by members of the Uma-Lulik and community elders, where newly harvested corn was brought into the sacred house, while older corn was ceremonially removed. Areca nuts and corn stalks were also displayed as part of the tradition. This ritual, which unites generations, culminates in a celebratory dinner. Besides, the CNTLU team conducted interviews, highlighting the contributions of Anacleto Amaral, a community elder and devoted practitioner of the Sau-Batar tradition in Covalima Municipality.

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Bidu Lensu Mutin is a typical traditional dance from the community of the village of Suai Loro, Covalima Municipality. This dance is performed in cultural occasions such as welcoming guests, inauguration of sacred houses, “sau batar” (corn harvest festival), and “tara bandu”. The movement and every step of the dance is following-up by traditional arrangement of music. Using a kind of dry palm leaf to give the sound and rhythm, and traditional song with local dialect give harmonies to the dance. The dance have been passed from one generation to another and up to now it is still alive within the communities.

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Bidu Lensu Mutin is a typical traditional dance from the community of the village of Suai Loro, Covalima Municipality. This dance is performed in cultural occasions such as welcoming guests, inauguration of sacred houses, “sau batar” (corn harvest festival), and “tara bandu”. The movement and every step of the dance is following-up by traditional arrangement of music. Using a kind of dry palm leaf to give the sound and rhythm, and traditional song with local dialect give harmonies to the dance. The dance have been passed from one generation to another and up to now it is still alive within the communities.