Tradisi Turun Tanah from Madura,Java,Indonesia

Madurese people have a special ritual performed to welcome the age of seven months in the tradition of a baby toron soil (down underground). As the name implies that's when the baby is represented for the first time on the ground. 

In the procession, the baby will be stepping on porridge made from red rice mixed with coconut milk which is believed will make the baby strong and sturdy tread life. 

One of the sacred tradition which is still preserved by tradition toron Madurese community is ground (off the ground) that is usually done at the tiny infant aged 7 months. 

This tradition was held as a form of hope that someday a child can become a useful person. Before the event was held, bathed the baby first. While the guests - invited guest in this tradition is a child - a child. Community leaders were then asked to read a remembrance and prayer together. 

After the prayer is finished, the baby is left to take the goods - goods that are provided in front such as books, pens, beads and the Qur'an so that future children to be industrious, intelligent and grown into a pious child. 

The next ritual process is stepping on puree. This has a special meaning for the baby's legs strong and sturdy as you walk. This is a hereditary tradition that must be implemented so that the baby becomes stronger and wiser person. 

Babies who have been celebrating the fall tradition of land is allowed to touch the ground and play with the child - a child her age is marked by eating porridge together. At the end of the event, children - children are given a touch of a broom stick in the hope that children are not naughty and adherence to their parents. 

Perang Pandan from Bali,Indonesia

Pandanus war tradition or often called mekare-Tenganan curry village for young people to wear costumes / custom cloth Tenganan, bare-chested, armed with a bundle of thorny pandan leaves and a shield to protect themselves. This tradition takes place every year around June, usually during the second begins with the ritual pandanus hari.Perang ceremony surrounding villages to beg for salvation, then the war started and then closed pandanus prayers at local temples equipped with presented  Rejang dance. 

Bali until now remained to preserve the ancient attraction overlooking the contrast. One side displays the thrilling attractions of the visitors. Male partners, each equipped with wicker shields and armed barbed pandanus leaf sheaf collided injuring his opponent's quickness to each other. 

Pandanus thorns embedded in the body or tear the flesh of fresh blood stream followed was a risk for agile fighter who did not struggle. However, the attractions that visitors were also treated to views of the contrast. Action actually hurt each other is done while developing cheerful smile. In fact, not a few couples held each other directly without using a shield and injure each other .Atraksi cheerful smiling face is known named pandanus war. In Bali, the war pandan Tenganan community is unique attractions in the District of Manggis, Karangasem regency, east end of Island of the Gods. The distance of this community about 70 kilometers from the city of Denpasar or approximately takes 70 minutes by automobile

Tradisi Potong Jari from Papua,Irian,Indonesia

Is the expression of sadness that was shown by someone who lost family members. Crying, the goods times that the most frequently encountered. For the general public and especially the middle mountian Wamena expressions of sadness of losing one family member not only with tears saja.But that makes them different culture to the culture of most tribes in other areas are cut off their fingers. 

For mountian community center, a cut finger is made for any member of the family as husband, wife, father, mother, son, brother, or sister died dunia.Cut the  finger symbolizes sorrow and pain of losing a beloved family member. The phrase is so profound, even should have lost limbs. For the people of the central mountains, the family has a very important role. For society Balim Jayawijaya togetherness in a family has its own values. 

Cutting the finger is generally done by women. But do not close the possibility of cutting fingers carried by family members of the male parent, or any women. Cutting fingers can also be interpreted as an attempt to prevent the 'repeated' this evil that has claimed the lives of someone in your family who are grieving. 

Cutting fingers done in various ways. Someone cut a finger by using sharp instruments like knives, machetes or axes. The other way is by tying finger with a rope for some time so tied into the dead tissue and then cut. 

But now the culture of 'cut the finger' is deprecated. now rarely encountered people who do it a few decades. Can still be encountered today are those who've done it long ago. This is caused by the influence of religion who has signed up to remote areas in Papua. 

Rumah Sessat from Lampung,Indonesia

The traditional house called Sessat indigenous Lampung. Building form is based on authenticity has physical characteristics of the piled-shaped stage of the building materials made mostly of wood. On the side there are certain buildings that have a distinctive ornament. This form is generally sessat mansion. But now, traditional houses (sessat) in the native villages largely built not Lampung colonnaded / depok (ground floor). While its function remains sama.Secara common forms of residential building in indigenous communities in Lampung District may say quite diverse. This diversity in accordance with the pattern of existing carpentry and art. Kanyataan it can be seen from the diversity of forms of home (language area: house = nuwo) founded by local residents as a place to live / silent, developing offspring / family, and so forth. 

Variations in shape and size of the house is the diversity of buildings owned by local residents. Houses also the many things can be done. From the shape and size of the house is also the standard of living can be viewed. While not necessarily in size. It might depend on the area of land, abilities, needs and others. 

As a place to reside, the home is very important. But seems however, these forms are also from time to time also follow the developments. Some models have a past house building characteristics, that is shaped colonnaded stage. As a place to live, the form of house building indigenous Lampung seems to have something in common with houses in the neighborhood of other natives in the province of Lampung. But now, nuwo-nuwo there are so many changes, starting from the shape of the building that much dirt / depok (not piled) up to the other ornaments are no longer characterized by the culture of Lampung. Civilization has also brought changes to the art of house building in the native environment Lampung an increasingly pluralistic society. 

Sendratari Manurungnge RI Matajang, from Bone,Sulawesi

Sendratari Manurungnge RI Matajang

Ballet is presenting the story of the early history of Rapture and the Inauguration of the King (Mangkau), which constitute the beginning of the creation Babakan first royal governance in the XIII century in the year 13 130 in the Land of Bone. This ballet tells us that the Bone Land XIII century, the community life of uncertainty. Among the indigenous groups that back then each headed by a chairman called customary or Matoa, dropping each other and fought each other. So that the atmosphere became bawdy life - chaos, everywhere, the citizens of mutually hostile. There is no longer the order that can unite the people of the Bone, poverty occurs, deterioration occurs in all life aspects. Incident after incident occurs without control, so that one day a miracle happened where the earth covered with heavy rains and thunder grabbed grabbed with a very powerful and blinding. Suddenly a white dress of unknown origin (in a story he referred to as PUA lontara CILAO), rain and lightning had subsided. Experience this magical event of the citizens who fought to stop any activity deemed saw the arrival of a fall from the sky. The residents were then gives salute. 

But the settlers refused to be given respect and even he delivered the message that human beings are worthy for them to be given the respect he is not, but there was someone else who would be their leader in the Land of Bone. It was he who would be king (Mangkau) I in the Land of Bone. 

He is the ManurungngE Ri Matajang Mattasi LompoE title. And after sitting with the People of the People's Leader (Matoa), then the agreement raised ManurungngE Ri Matoa Matajang as Mangkau (king) I in the land of the Bone. So since it was in the year 1330 stood kingdom of Bone. 

Matompang Arajang,tradition ritual from Bone,Sulawesi,Indonesia

MATTOMPANG ARAJANG

 Purify an activity of royal heritage objects Bone consisting of: Kris Lamakkawa, Swords (Alameng), Latenri Duni, as well as other war and weapon  Salempang Gold (Sembang Pulaweng).

Purification was carried out by customs, with the executor by the professor who along with Kris Pusakan other customary procedures include SERE Bissu accompanied by music "Bali Gendrang Sumange", Ana "Beccing, and fasteners. Kingdom the days past, this activity as a portion of the ritual ceremony to face certain things like when going to face a war, dealing with disease outbreaks that struck the kingdom, and to bring rain during drought.