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.