Tob daboh, the miraculous action of Aceh

Tob Daboh is a very extreme action, why is it so ?, yes the show is in the form of a neat collaboration between the music of drums or called by rapai by aceh people, with the attractions of the cast who stabbed, hit his head and body with sharp objects. Surprisingly, this extreme action does not make the cast a bit hurt. As if all the sharp objects and hard body blows become soft on their bodies.

Initially, Tob Daboh serves as an exercise to strengthen the physical. Like the jawara in Pasundan region famous for its supernatural powers, it is no wonder that in Aceh many stories of Acehnese ancestors are famous for being strong and immune to weapons. Tob daboh practice is led by a shaykh called caliph, according to the story of a former person called the caliph is someone who has immune knowledge that can not be hurt by any weapon. The ability of this shaykh who will protect the cast of Tob Daboh from sharp injuries.

Displays the action by chanting the sword

around his neck with no injury called Pedaboh.

Although Tob Daboh is known for the extreme attraction performed by the cast, but not even reduce the intention of the people of Aceh to watch this show. Due to the increasing number of viewers who liked it, Top Daboh changed its function into an art show. Tob daboh developed in the area of ​​West Aceh and Nagan Raya. then spread to big cities such as Banda Aceh and other cities with a more modern appearance on the stage equipped with a sound system and lighting are slick, thus adding to the dramatic performances.

A more modern appearance on a stage equipped with a sound system.

Tob Daboh's team will be divided into two teams. Namely drum team (rapai) which amounted to 8 to 12 participants with all-black dress, wearing tangkulok on the head and holding one by one drum (rapai) while sitting in a circular position in the arena performances. Then enter the batik yourself (batter yourself) amounted to 2 to 4 people into the circle of the players reach. Then the pedabus followed every strains of the sound of the grasp while stabbing and beating him with sharp objects.

Drill himself with an unharmed drill (Pedaboh)

The drummer (rapai)

Sharp objects commonly used are rencong, knives, swords, chains and large wooden clubs. Currently Tob Dabos action also vary, as equipped with the show immune to fire, self-burning action, even the action of spraying oil and lit a fire into the air. But again, under the caliph's monitoring, all these creepy acts do not cause any harm to the cast (pedabus). At first glance, the show is similar to a lumping horse show in Java, when players eat glass shards without fear of getting hurt. But unlike the tob daboh is the cast (pedaboh) not in a state of self-consciousness or not in a state of possession. usually the cast (pedaboh) do not wear clothes just wearing trousers as high as calf and headband that all colored black.