Ethnic group:
Indonesian consist of
more than 300 ethnic group. There are more than 500 regional
languages in Indonesia. Each ethnic group speak its regional
language. Each ethnic has its specific culture which related to the
birth , the way of life , and to the death.
Ceremony :
in Java island,
especially in Javanese tribe tradition, the family hold the sacred
ceremony when a moher is in her first sevn month old pregnancy. It is
hoe that the mother and the baby will be sae and healthy. It is
called “mitoni” come from “pitu” which means seven.
Architecture:
There are many kinds
of house architectures and structures. In Papua the male family live
in Honai and the famale live in Ebai. In south Selawesi (Toraja) a
family live in Tongkonan. There are some other kinds of house, like
Lamin in Kalimantan (Borneo) , lie Joglo in Java, Gadang house in
West Sumatra, and so on.
Dance:
If you are interested
in dancing, you can find hundred kinds of dances. Some of them are
“Gambyong” from Central Java, “Legong, Kecak, Pendet,” from
Bali, “ Jaipong” from West Java, “Lilin Dance”from West
Sumatra, and many others.
"Legong" dance
Song and Dresses:
each tribe has its own
folk songs and traditional costumes. Each regian has its own musical
intruments. In Java and Bali people use “Gamelan” orchestra made
of bronze. North Sulawesi has “Kolintang” made of special wood,
Aceh has “Rebana”, and Papua and Maluku have special small drums
called “Tifa” .
Unity:
Although there are so
many tribes with different cultures and regional languages, they are
united in one nation that have only one motherland, and one language,
that is Indonesia. They are also united because they have only one
way of life, that is Pancasila (The Five Principles). “Long Live
Indonesia “.
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