Holiday Ayo - Radap Rahayu traditional dance is the original dance from South Kalimantan.

This dance is telling about the angels that fell from the sky and brought the wisdom of goodness for the people on Earth. Hence, this traditional dance is having a purpose to be thanksgiving and prayer, in order to make everything done well.

Nowadays, this classic Banjar dance is used to welcome the guest of honor that is presented in the wedding ceremony.

The dancers are exclusively brought by women dancers. The numbers of the dancers are about in odd numbers like 3,5,7 and so on. The dancers are wearing traditional clothes that symbolized particular functions.

The cloth is called Baju Layang, and the hair accessory is called Kembang Bogam strands. While the scarf is symbolized the angel’s wing, while Cupu is the place of yellow rice and potpourri.

After the vanish of Dwipa Kingdom, the existence of Radap Rahayu dance was disappeared in times.

Fortunately, after the struggle for National independence the artist named Kiayi Amir Hasan, in 1955 re-popularized the dance into society.

Radap Rahayu is now becomes the welcome dance in every ceremonial occasion in Banjar society.