Landong Barong Dance,Bali,

Landung Barong Dance is one of the traditional arts of Bali are unique compared with various other art performances.

Landung Barong Dance is based on the integral form of the show and thick interwoven with elements of folk art and cultural values in the area where the dance is located.

Barong Landung belong to the art form dramatari with a different style from one area to another area, which has its own allure.

The diversity of styles included in the Barong Landung capable of delivering the arts to be a show that was very impressive, exciting and unique,

Each performance arts ceremony that always comes with certain offerings in accordance with their respective indigenous community supporters. Therefore Barong Landung art can be classified as art, sacred art or guardian if the terms of its function.

Even the kind of performances that are still active in some districts until now relatively few in number, because it stands to reason that not all districts have the arts in Bali Barong Landung.

Batu "Dootomo" di Bukit Megalitik Tutari

A stone in Tutari megalithic sites, the Old doyo Jayapura District has a pair of shield scratches and carvings typical motof they call the Old doyo yoniki. 

If the women in the house heard the sign of the four stone, meaning they must be ready to greet the hunters. 

Sacred story being told by generations that seem to come set the attitude and actions of its citizens until there is special treatment for the four "figure" of natural stone, between the scattering of neat small-large natural stones other. 

Four stone is believed to be "representative of the people." Four main boulder that seemed to represent four Ondoafi, aka tribe, in doyo Lama, the EBE, Pangkatana, Trustee, and Yapo. 

To be sure, the four stone which allegedly came from Mae was given a tin-roofed shack. The size is approximately 2-3 times the adult body. The location is also adjacent to the fourth stone. At first glance, the four limestone or karst "elected" was no different than the other stones that were strewn on the Mount Tutari, where Tutari Megalithic sites, doyo Lama. 

In a number of other stones at the site of complex-shaped white streaks seen fish and turtles. "Both are the easiest animals found in Lake Sentani. Of the 562 families in doyo Lama, nearly all residents are still living as fishermen. 

One other large stone located in a corner. So great, to the point that this stone can hide the man behind his back. The uniqueness of the stone is not only size, but he also has small dots berderetan. A longitudinal line was drawn between the composition. 

White color in the stone was the result of scratches, the basic colors of white limestone until it looks clear. However, the society estimates of these signs of friction rock formed by their ancestors. 

"Dootomo" and "mietomo" 

A part of this site locations by the ancestors functioned as a cemetery. Knee-high rocks adults arranged vertically with a number of small stones around a vertical rock. There are dozens of similar composition. 

This is called dootomo, or stone (cemetery) man, Dootomo Tutori located on the Mount. Landscape in the direction of Lake Sentani and residential communities is obvious from the place. Under dootomo, there mietomo (stone / cemeteries women). The composition of stones in mietomo much different from dootomo. Rounded pebbles of volleyball in mietomo arranged in rows forming one straight line. 

On the slopes of the hills near the shore of Lake Sentani is currently least remaining evidence of the cultural tradition of large stones, megalithic. Boulder-strewn small neat all thought to have originated from the same period. 

So was the rest of scratches and marks of different strokes in the form of images "similar" fish, tortoises or turtles, turtles, reptiles or ornamental motifs in the style of the artificial distillation estimated past, at some point. Scattering of upright stones are small menhir menhirs, standing upright. 

From a quick observation, orderly rows of upright stones limestone small size there alleged a typical small menhir menhir-site "big rock" aka megalithic. Tutari megalithic complex now has a sacred or mythological stories associated with the origin story of the supernatural and the "human". It is not strange if also created the origin story of our ancestors were citizens of the Old doyo folklorik and interpretation, including the "rumor hunters." 

Sayyang Patudu Tradition from West Sulawesi,Indonesia

Sayyang Pattudu (dancing horses), so the public interest Mandar, West Sulawesi mention the event in order to be grateful for children who khatam (finished) the Qur'an. For tribal Mandar tamatnya their children to read 30 Juz Al-Quran is something very special, so be grateful in particular with the customary feast Sayyang Pattudu. This party is typically held once a year, coinciding with the month of Mawlid / Rabi 'ul-Awwal (Hegira calendar). Attraction of the party showing an ornate horse that dances while saddled with the kids who follow the event.

For society Mandar, khatam Al-Quran and customary events Sayyang Pattudu has close ties with one another. This event is still preserved them well, even Mandar tribe community who resided outside of West Sulawesi will voluntarily return to his hometown to attend the event. Up customary party had been going on long enough, but no one knows for sure when it was first implemented. Traces of history that shows the early implementation of activity until now has not been detected by historians and community leaders.

Peak khatam Al-Quran ceremony to hold a traditional feast Sayyang Pattudu has its own charm. This event diramaikan with horse procession around the village driven by children who have completed a khatam Al-Quran. Every child riding a horse that has been decorated in such a manner. The horses are also trained to follow the rhythm of the party and be able to walk while you dance to the accompaniment of music, beat tambourines, and a string of rhymes that accompany typical Mandar such pageantry.

When sitting on a horse, the participants who took part Sayyang Pattudu will follow the prevailing standard ordering systems were hereditary. In Sayyang Pattudu, participants sat with one leg bent back, knees facing forward, while the other leg bent with knee facing upward and your foot rests on horseback. With a position like that, participants were accompanied to their balance is maintained when the horse dance. Participants will follow the rhythm Sayyang Pattudu bend are canting horses that danced with a raised half his body upward as he wiggled his feet and shook his head in order to create a harmonious and captivating movement.

When the show is running gala, hosted and women busy preparing the various dishes and cakes to be distributed to the guests. The living room is filled with a variety of dishes presented on a tray ready to spoil the taste of the guests who come to the event.

Sayyang customary feast is usually held in the Village Pattudu Karama, District Tinambung, Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Fishing Tradition from Suku Dayak Punan,Kalimantan,Indonesia

This is the Punan Dayak people. They are known as cruisers. In East Kalimantan, Berau regency, they can be found in a number of villages in Upper River region Segah. 

Punan Dayak residents depend heavily on forest resources. They use rattan, resins, and fish in the river for daily living. 

Trip to Kampung Punan Dayak through forested areas. The scenery is very beautiful. Montane forests and forest ecosystems by the river, this dikawasn still looks beautiful and maintained. 

One residence is Kampung Punan Dayak Long Oking, in the Upper River region Segah. Travel to this kawasn travel time from Cape Redeb 6 hours, capital of Berau Regency, East Kalimantan. 

The trip then continued down the river flow by using ketingting Segah. 

Ketingting is a small wooden motor boat into the river transportation typical of Borneo. 

Long Oking inhabited village about 20 heads of families. Here you can find Dayak women with large earrings in his ears. Number of studs indicating the amount of their life after marriage. 

Most residents here livelihoods of farming and gold pan. There was also working as a boat maker. Today the village of Long Oking residents celebrate holiday weekend or so-called poll-on, with a picnic together. 

One of the activities is fishing in the River upstream Segah. At predetermined locations, residents make fire from wood, using a dry twig. 

The river water is very clear, so the fish are easy to see from the surface. Men are in charge of catching fish. there who use nets. 

There also are using spears. Some even use special equipment such as arrows. Some types of fish to get. There are fish Sapan, Palau fish, fish and fish munjuk teleweng. Everything is typical of inland fish in East Kalimantan. 

Fish catches and then burned on the riverbank. Once cooked, eaten together. 

Fishing together on the weekends is a citizen of entertainment here. This continued the tradition as well as Dayak Punan community that has lasted from generation to generation.

Duata Tradition from Suku Bajo,Sulawesi,Indonesia

Bajo or bajjau familiar with marine life. For them the sea is my field. 

Wakatobi Bajo communities scattered in several places. There Bajo mole in Wangi-Wangi, Sampela, Lohoa and Mantigola in Kaledupa and Lamanggau Tomia Island. In the past history of this community life is always moving from one place elsewhere. Bajo so always be found in almost all countries of the coastline. 

However, this life do not fade Bajo community culture. One is the procession Duata. In the conduct of the Festival Procession Sail Indonesia Wakatobi is also featured. Duata is an adaptation of the title words of the Gods. In the Bajo community confidence Duata is god who descended from heaven and incarnated in humans. 

Duata tradition is the culmination of all efforts of traditional medicine Bajo. This is done if any one of them suffered ill and no longer could be cured by other means, including medical treatment. 

In the procession that was held at duata pelakasanaan Wakatobi Cultural Festival, a number of indigenous elders seen gathered in one place of treatment. Ukura shaped one room with approximately two square meters. Decorated with yellow coconut topped without the gate. There is also Ula-Ula, the flag is a symbol of the greatness of tribes that are believed to bring blessings Bajo. 

Indigenous elder elderly female dominated gathering various types of complementary ritual. There are colorful rice formed a circle on a banana leaf. It symbolizes the colorful nature of human beings. There are also incense, which also pembaran scent of incense for the conduct of activities, betel leaves, coconut and banana. 

After all teracik as where the previous habits, people who will be herded into the sea untreated. Along the way the song is sung Lilligo never end. Similarly with the drum beat. Dibarisan leading eight pretty girls dressed in the customary well-kept endlessly nenari Ngigal dance. 

On the boat all the participants also danced Ngigal to encourage people who were treated to re-discover the spirit of his life. While indigenous elders do larungan procession. There is a banana and some kind of consumption and bedding materials, such as pillows and mats. 

According to the story of the procession is done to feed the sick man's twin brother who was in the sea. In the Bajo community life believing that every child must be born with a twin who lives in the sea directly. 

So that if one of them suffering from serious illness, it is believed that some of the spirit of that person's life has been taken by her twin sister called and taken to sea partly taken by the gods and brought up to the seven heavens. So that the procession was carried out to reclaim the spirit of life that was taken to sea and into the sky. 

After pelarungan, the sick and teteua customary back in place originally. People who are sick will go back through some treatments such as bathing procession with flower nut (mayah). Useful for cleaning existing disease in tubunya and expel evil spirits that cause illness. 

Tetaua customs will also be tying thread dilengan the sick as a drug, it is said these threads came from seventh heaven is brought down by seven fairies as a remedy for the sick. From a previous thread stored in a cup of indigenous elders who are sick can know whether this can still be cured or not. 

To test his recovery, one of the indigenous elders will stick the dagger just above the fontanel people who are in treatment. Furthermore, these sick people in putari counted several times by the indigenous elders carrying an unsheathed dagger. This was done to test the mental people in treatment. 

Recovery test was also conducted by pitted two roosters. If the sick chickens win then it means sisakit been recovered. 

Furthermore, the pain will be wasted as a form of joy of rice have been freed from the disease. While family and relatives celebrate the festive cheer with healing the sick. 

Mustamin, Head of Family Harmony (Stump) Bajo, who also serves as mayor of South Mole said in a tradition of community life Bajo implementation Duata not limited to the procession of treatment but can also be carried out in thanksgiving and celebration events. This tradition is also done to give the award to the ruler of the sea which they called as a cowboy or MBI Mbo Gulli. 

He hopes the tradition of wealth owned by Bajo Communities can progressively add cultural richness in the Wakatobi. So Wakatobi can mengeksiskan themselves as Regional Real Heaven whether by land and sea in the central triangle of reefs worldwide. 

Tradisi Kawin Lari dari Suku Sasak,Indonesia

If you are in Lombok and wanted to marry the girl, take it away without telling his family, when one day no news last night it was thought she was already married! 

Stealing a knight to marry more than asking the parents. But there are rules in the stealing of tribal girls in the island of Lombok. 

It is quite unique from the native Sasak tribe people in the island province of Nusa Tenggara Barat. To match this family affair delivered all of the children, if they had liked each other, no need to wait longer to marry, steal the girl child, must be married. stole the girl's family is more acceptable. Merarik vernacular term to refer to the marriage process by way of theft. The trick is quite simple, if they liked each other and there is no coercion of another party, the girl's idol was not necessary to tell his parents. If you want to get married immediately wrote take her away and not have to izin. Kidnapping girl running from the house a wedding procession that is more honorable than to ask the parents. 

There was a knight who is embedded if this process through. Moreover noble class who were there then and Raden holds. But do not forget the rules, steal the girl and rushed usually done by bringing some relatives or friends. Besides as a witness brought relatives to steal as well as her accompanist in the procession. 

And the girl should not be taken directly to his home, must be entrusted to a male relative. After a day spend the male relatives to send a messenger to the family of the woman as a notification that the daughter stolen and is now in one place but a place to hide her secret, her family should not be caught. Nyelabar, the vernacular term for the notification, and was conducted by relatives of the man but the man's parents are not allowed to participate. Nyelabar entourage consists of more than 5 people and obliged to wear traditional dress. Entourage can not directly come perempuan.Rombongan family first requested permission to Kliang or local indigenous elders, just a feeling tribute to kliang, come any existing party rules is not allowed to enter the house party girl. They sat cross-legged on the front yard, a messenger from the group that later as spokesman notice. It's a unique culture which in Sasak tribe but there is now a cultural shift Merarik, such as the procession to ask the parents and engaged previously not known by the Sasak tribe. But as the cultural development of communities outside of the nomads who came and settled Acculturation Culture started happening. Thus was born the term had been married but has not been customary marriage. It means marriage procession was done by hand in marriage but are not married Merarik, stolen from the house of the woman. This emerging Cultural Acculturation, proposed to the girl child and stole procession nikan run together. 

Ngerebong, traditions of Bali,Indonesia

Ngerebong, traditions of Bali 

That day in the village-denpasar pekraman Kesiman look different. Along the main road a mile is closed to provide comfort at Temple Petilan pemedek Tangkil Pengerebongan. Bustling village manners has appeared from the previous day. Today at Temple pemedek this cornucopia. Today is a very sacred day for the people of the village. Exactly according to the lunar calendar that is redite pounds bali wuku Medangsia or eight days after the feast day of Kuningan a sacred tradition would begin immediately. 

Day was moved pemedek the datangpun more and more. Even Wantilan village seemed cramped by the crowd pemedek. 

The Manca, Relatives, Pengrob at Temple temple around Kesiman up to the hill / start arriving. Queen Betara Barong, which disungsung Rangda borne to the temple at Pura Pura Petilan. Crowd grew even more apparent, drum beleganjur also provide a different atmosphere. Central to the ceremony ngerebong point is right in front Pemedal Wantilan or in Court. The pemedekpun organize themselves, giving way to our room for around Wantilan pengayah ngerebong this temple. A few minutes later, Krama Center also lead to one point ie at Pemedal Court. In the Supreme Pemedal entourage also been prepared. Various pengider ider, spears, banners began to be carried down the stairs Pemdal Court. Baleganjur voice began to buzz. 

One by one the pepatih who has possessed magical aura began to pass through the Great Pemedal. Well ... next pregnancy tangible Queen Rangda and Barong through Pemedal Court. Magical aura that has been felt since been growing stronger. This unlimited power of their body penetrated. Slowly the Rangda, and Patih Wantilan paraded themselves around three times that is a sequence that has been established by tradition. 

ngerebong 

In this Kesiman Petilan Pura kerauhan can happen to anyone involved in the ritual. For three times around the pepatih Wantilan or manners could have penetrated so suddenly just unsheathed keris and dihujamkan to one of the sticking points of their body .Ujung Keris. But do not drop out of blood from this body

After three times around the Wantilan during the processional and Rangda Barong is then returned to Utamaning Mandala. The next event is Ngider Buana. Betara-The Goddess, The Manca, Relatives Pengrob was bearing a garland of white or black cloth with a fabric called poleng, moving three times paraded themselves. The Pedasaran men carry tools while pajeng ancient armaments, spears, bandrangan ahead to end the parade betara Goddess. After three times around a mala Wantilan ida betara Goddess will go to the temple. Ngerebong will end with a great drum or kincang kincung.