In Bali, when people celebrating over their New Year, people will do a very different celebration, not like anything you’ve seen or experience in any country in the world. Hindu in Bali called it Nyepi, the silent day. No disturbing sounds, no light, no working, cannot going out from house, all are quiet, the island [...]
When the west has grand prix and horse racing, Balinese in Jembrana has their unique race that developed from an action born of intuitive mind and surprisingly becoming the most sought-after race in the island. Bali presents you with a bull race or known by local as Makepung. It is an event where there will [...]
There is no official record about the history of Batik until now but batik could not release from the history of Indonesian soul. According to National Consensus 12 March 1996, batik including as one of nation’s art which can categorized into five big groups: batik tulis (handmade batik), batik cap (stamp batik), batik combination, modern [...]
Banjar Tribe or Oloh Masih lives in Tanah Laut and Banjarmasin in the north side of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Since 17th century, this tribe had dominated half of Central Borneo and East Borneo. Banjar tribe comes from Banjar area. Banjar people are Dayak descent who believed in Islam then they adopting diverse cultures such as [...]
Indonesia is all about the richness of culture as it appears on the beauty town of Takengon. Takengon is a small town but it is also a capital city of Central Aceh Regency. More than 230,000 people are living amongst the coolness of this highland. The scenery of pine trees coupled a series of tropical [...]
Keris has confessed by UNESCO as original heritage of Indonesia. Keris is one of Indonesian people ancestor masterpiece while it conducts traditional culture in form of special weapon. Keris making uses complicated forging technique. The complicated process comes from its beautiful pamor forging technique. Some people deemed pamor motif in keris sides is lending hand [...]
Wayang orang or Wayang Wong in Javanese language is playing human as wayang figures. Fitted with its name, this kind of wayang is not showing wayang dolls that usually made by buffalo skin or other leather materials but human replacing the wayang dolls. They are wearing accessories that used by leather wayang. Imitating face of [...]
Nusa Penida lies in the southeastern tip of Bali Island. This Klungkung Regency district caters any kinds of cultural art heritage of Nusa Penida people. Local people known arja as it had known by all of Balinese people throughout the island. However every part of this island developed any kinds of arja in accord with [...]
This cultural event generates by origin people of Cianjur Regency, West Java. This traditional art performance comes from local behavior while local people removing rice from rice field into saung (granary). In the past West Java people brought home their rice by bamboo pole, the pole tied with 25 kg rice then it sounds like [...]
Angklung has been along time coloring Sunda tradition but it newly registered as Proclamation Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010. This instrument made by bamboo then it should shake to ring its sounds. Angklung emerges from the agrarian philosophy of Sundanese people who believed in Sri Goddess. Baduy [...]
