Jump Nias Stone

Jump rock 'fahombo stone' has been one hallmark of the people of Nias. Many outsiders who remember or imagine Nias by skipping stones, so that there is also a thought that all the people of Nias can jump stones arranged to reach a height of 2 m with a thickness of 40 cm.

Jump stone is a tradition in South Nias communities, particularly in the Gulf. This tradition is not usually done by the people of Nias in other regions, and only men who do it. It also has become an indication of cultural differences or lelehur ancestors the people of Nias. Which must be known again, there never was woman who jumped stone Nias.

 

letter Language Java

 

Old Javanese Literature, or sometimes spelled as Old Javanese literature includes literature written in Old Javanese in the period more or less written from the 9th century until the 14th century AD, beginning with the Inscription of Sukabumi. These literary works written in the form of prose (prose) and poetry (kakawin). These works include genres such as epic poems, statute law, chronic (Chronicle), and religious books. Old Javanese Literature inherited in the form of manuscripts and inscriptions. Manuscripts containing the Old Javanese texts amount to thousands while the inscriptions there are tens and even hundreds of them. Although here should be noted that not all literary texts contain inscriptions.

Traditional Musical Instruments Sasando

Indonesia is rich in an amazing variety of local arts, which includes a variety of traditional instruments with particularity bunyiannya. One of the musical instrument that must be considered to be maintained is a stringed instrument from Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara named Sasando, namely musical instruments found since the 15th century.
Sasando is a stringed musical instrument. Sasando form similar to other stringed instruments such as guitar, violin, and harp. But its uniqueness is the main part of the long tubular Sasando like harp is usually made of bamboo. Sasando media have sound reflector made of tree leaves gebang (a kind of palm trees that grow on the island of Timor and the island of Rote) that dilekuk a half circle.

Sasando tubular length which is usually made of bamboo. Then in the middle, a circle from top to bottom are given a lump-lump, where the strings (strings) stretched across the tube from top to bottom rests. Wedge-wedge gives a different tone on every string passages.

Traditonal Heritage

 KERIS JAVA
Instead of the Nickel Titanium
Because the prestige of stone material or rock star fame are not easily obtained, and then people looking for a replacement. Which is widely used as a substitute for stone meteorites are nickel metal fame. Metal replacement material for this prestige has some similarities with the titanium, among others the color is more white than the color of iron. Nickel was also spared from the effects of arsenic, so the prestige of the keris or aji tosan to bright contrast when diwarangi. But that can not be equaled by a nickel titanium is superior heat resistance, high hardness and not easily rust-eaten.

For lovers of keris which is less precise, it will be difficult to distinguish prestige 

of nickel with the prestige of meteorites that contain titanium. But for those who are sensitive and careful, is easy to know by sight and touching it. The sharpness of the surface of the prestige of the meteorite more pronounced than with the prestige of nickel.

Net Village Tradition

Gunungkidul district still found a few villages that still do the rituals Clean Village or in another language "Rasulan". There are various kinds of activities undertaken to brighten the Net Village. Starting from the mat performing arts, cultural carnival, sporting events, genduri, etc..

The History of Batik in Indonesia

The history of batik in Indonesia is closely linked with the development and dissemination of the Majapahit empire of Islam in Java. In some records, the development of batik is mostly done in times of Mataram kingdom, then in the work of Solo and Yogyakarta.

So the art of batik in Indonesia has been known since the time of Majapahit jobs and growing the kingdom and the kings of the next. The start spreading this batik art belongs to the people of Indonesia and Java in particular tribe is after the end of the eighteenth century or early nineteenth century. Produced batik batik is all to the early twentieth century and printed batik is known only after world war unity out or around 1920. The connection with the spread of Islamic teachings. Many areas of batik centers on Java are regions Batik students and later became a tool of economic perjaungan by figures pedangan Muslims against the Dutch economy.

Shadow Play Art

PUPPET one of the nation's top arts and culture of Indonesia's most prominent among the many works of other cultures. Culture puppets include acting, singing, music, speech arts, literary arts, painting, sculpture, and art is also symbolic. Culture of puppets, which continues to grow over time, also a lighting media, propaganda, education, entertainment, philosophical understanding, and entertainment.
According to the research of historians of culture, culture is a culture of wayang native to Indonesia, particularly in Java. The existence of puppets was many centuries before the Hindus go to the island of Java. Although a popular puppet story in today's society is an adaptation of the works of Indian literature, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Both the main story in the puppet undergone many changes and additions to adapt them to the original philosophy of Indonesia.

Adjustment of the concept of this philosophy is also about the philosophical position of the Javanese people against the gods in the puppet. The gods in the puppet is no longer something that is free from wrong, but like any other God's creatures, sometimes acting wrong, and could be a blunder. The presence of puppet characters dalam_ panakawan deliberately created the culture of Indonesia (Javanese cultural exact) to reinforce the concept of philosophy that in this world there is no creature that is really good, and that is really bad. Each creature is always bearing the elements of good and evil.

In his dissertation titled Bijdrage tot de Kennis van het Javaansche Tooneel (1897), the Dutch cultural historian Dr. GA.J. Hazeau indicated his belief that the puppet is the original performance of Java. Understanding puppet in the dissertation Dr. Hazeau it is walulang inukir (a carved leather) and seen his shadow on the screen. Thus, the puppet in question certainly is a shadow play as we know it today.

Lumping Horse Dance

 

Initially, according to history, art lumping horse was born as a symbol that people also have the ability (superiority) in the face of the enemy or against the power elite who have the royal army. In addition, also as a medium for presenting entertainment that cheap but the phenomenal to the people at large.
Above is one stanza song dangdut Rhoma Irama's a game inspired by folk art, lumping horse dance, which is still grown in many communities in the archipelago.

  

 

 

Traditional dances that are played on a "no pattern" by the common people has been born and liked the community, especially in Java, since the ancient kingdoms doeloe tempo.

 Now, art lumping horse still be a show that is enough to make the hearts of the audience captivated. Although the existence of these cultural relics began to compete strictly by the entry of foreign art and culture to their homeland, the dance still showed high attraction. Until now, we do not know who or where that sparked community groups (created) kuda lumping the first time. In fact, lumping horse art found in many areas and each recognizes the arts as one of their traditional culture. Including, pointed out some time ago, recognized also by the people of Johor in Malaysia as its own in addition to Reog Ponorogo. The phenomenon spread of lumping horse art in various places, with various and pattern, can be an indicator that the art culture that seemed full of magic is back "on the rise" as a cultural art which should be noted as an original Indonesian art.

PENDET-BALI DANCE

Tari Pendet or Pendet Dance is a traditional dance from Bali Indonesia that was originally a dance of religious worship. Tari Pendet is used to play in a Hindu's Temple in Bali. This dance symbolizes the reception on the descent of gods into the earth. Lately, over the development period, the Bali artists change this dance to be a welcome dance although it still contains of sacred-religious symbols

Traditional Indonesian clothing

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