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Famous myth in Indonesia

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Bogor Botanical Garden is a tourism place in the Bogor. Not far from the Botanical Garden there is one of the presidential palaces. Besides the presidential palace, in the Botanical Garden there is also a very famous flower, the carcass flower. Not only that the Botanical Garden also has several famous myths in the community, namely The Red Bridge and Mate Trees . The first one I will discuss about The Red Bridge. It is said that this Red Bridge can make a couple become break up because to passing the bridge. Therefore for lovers who believe in the myth do not dare to pass it. There have been many stories of lovers who finally parted ways after passing through the red painted bridge located above this Ciliwung River. So if you visit the Bogor Botanical Garden, especially at the Red Bridge this is not recommended with your partner. Inversely proportional to the Red Bridge that can make the relationship end, a pair of large trees in the Botanical Garden brings a very go

Folk Song

This time i will discuss about Indonesian folk songs. Here I will discuss the song Pileuleuyan . The following song lyrics and an explanation of the song Pileuleuyan . Pileuleuyan Hayu batur hayu batur urang kumpul sarerea Hayu batur hayu batur urang sosonoan heula Pileuleuyan pileuleuyan sapu nyere pegat simpay Pileuleuyan pileuleuyan paturay patepang deui Amit mundur amit mundur amit ka jalma nu rea Amit mundur amit mundur da kuring arek ngumbara Pileuleuyan song is a Sundanese language song. This song is one of the songs originating from West Java. This song was created by Mus K. Wirya and sung by Lilis Suryani. Pileuleuyan song has many meanings, namely farewell to meet again. Some say that the meaning of the song Pileuleuyan is someone who is always miss. According to the sundanese people Pileuleuyan is indeed unpleasant because parting is very painful. Another meaning of the song Pileuleuyan is that separation is sometimes also the beginning of a person’s caree

Traditional Clothing for West Kalimantan

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Indonesia is an extraordinary island nation. The islands that spread from Sabang to Merauke gave birth to a rich and diverse culture. Cultural manifestations such as regional dances, folk songs, traditional house to traditional clothes. For traditional clothing, Indonesia has a variety of cool and unique fashion styles. One fashion style that is quite unique is traditional clothing from West Kalimantan. The uniqueness of traditional West Kalimantan clothing lies in the material made of Ampuro or Kapuo leather. These two these are known for their very high fiber content. How to make it by hitting it in the water then drying and decorating it for use. Another uniqueness is a complement to traditional clothing worn by clothes, namely Enggang feathers. This bird it self is a typical Borneo animal and is already rare. West Kalimantan traditional clothing between women and men is different. Men’s traditional clothes are known as King Baba . In Dayak language, King mean

KETOPRAK

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                            Ketoprak is one type of Indonesian food that uses ketupat (lontong). Ketoprak is a food that is very popular especially for the people of Indonesia. Usually ketoprak is sold using a cart driven by the seller or we can find it on the roadside. We can find traders ketoprak in the morning or evening. The main ingredients for making ketoprak are tofu, vermicelli, cucumber, bean sprouts and can also use boiled eggs or omelet. Do not forget to be equipped with peanut sauce, sweet soy sauce and sprinkled of fried onions. Besides that we can also add chili according to taste. Can also be served with additional crackers and emping. Some versions include tempe as a component. Ketoprak is not much different from Pecel and Gado-gado, but the difference is the material used. As we know pecel and gado-gado are made from vegetables while ketoprak is lontong. One of the unique things about ketoprak is the shape of the cart shaped like a boat, besides the soun

ABC 5 Dasar

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              One of the Traditional Games from Indonesia is ABC 5 Dasar. This game is usually played by more than 5 people. Besides fun, this game can also hone children’s intelligence. This is one of the fun and easy to play education games because it doesn’t need special tools or object to play it. To play it needs paper and pen or pencil. In each player’s paper are written categories such as name of people, animals, objects, fruits etc .                 Besides that each player donates his finger to determine what alphabet will be used as a benchmark. The rules to play is the players will say the word “abc 5 dasar” and the players put their finger as desired on the floor or table, then one of the players sorts the number of fingers in alphabetical order to determine what alphabet to base the words on the last finger. For example selected alphabet C each players must write the name of people, animals, fruits, objects beginning with the alphabet C.             To win t

Toraja Ethnic

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The Toraja ethnic is one of the ethnic in Indonesia. This ethnic lives in the mountains of the northern part of South Sulawesi. The population is estimated to be around 1 million. The religion adhered to by the toraja etnic is mostly Christian. Famous for it’s mysticism, Toraja ethnic has one unique tradition that is still preserved namely is “Ma’nene” tradition, which is a ceremony to replace clothes the corpses of the ancestors. This tradition is used to introduce young members og the family to ancestors. This tradition is usually done every 3 years and is done in August. Ma’nene ceremonies can only be held after the harvest season which falls in August. The Toraja community believes that if the “Ma’nene” ceremonies is not carried out before the harvest period, then their fields will be damaged by the mice and caterpillars that come suddenly. Besides being famous for their traditional house “Tongkonan”, a prominent feature of the house “Tongkonan” is the buffalo hea