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Friday, December 25, 2009

Papeda


Papeda or sago, a staple food of the people of Maluku and Papua. These foods are found in almost all areas in Maluku and Papua.

Papeda made from sago flour. The maker of the population in the interior of Papua. Sago flour is made by pound sago trunk. Trees are good for the trees sago is made between the ages of three to five years.

First cut sago subject. Then squeezed to extract cob patinya out. From this quintessence of pure sago flour obtained ready prepared. Sago flour and then stored in a device called Tumang.

Papeda usually eaten with yellow sauce, made with tuna or spiced fish mubara and turmeric and lime.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

animism


Animism (from the Latin anima or "soul") is the belief in supernatural beings and the spirit is the principle of religious beliefs that first appeared among primitive people. Wordpress animism believe every thing on this Earth, (such as certain areas, caves, points, or boulder), has a soul that must be respected so that it does not interfere with the spirit of man, even helping them with the spirit and spirits and also in their day lives.

It is estimated that in West Kalimantan province, there are still 7.5 million people belonging to Dayak adherents of animism.

Other than the soul and spirit that inhabits the places listed above, animism Wordpress also believe the spirits of the dead could enter the bodies of animals, such as Nias tribe believe that a mouse in and out of the house is a spirit than a woman who had died childless. The spirits of the dead could also enter the body or the tiger and the pig is believed to be revenge who become bitter enemies during his lifetime. This belief is different from the belief in reincarnation as found in Hinduism and Buddhism, where in reincarnation, the soul does not move directly into the body of another living animal, but born again in another life form. In Hinduism and Buddhism are also a different concept of karma with this animism.

Friday, December 11, 2009

calung


Calung is a Sundanese musical instrument is a prototype (prototype) of angklung. Unlike the angklung played by shaken, how to beat calung is mepukul stem (wilahan, bar) of segments (bamboo tube), composed by titi barrel (scales) pentatonic (da-mi-na-ti-la) . Types of bamboo for making most of awi calung wulung (black bamboo), but some are made from awi temen (white bamboo).

Understanding calung than as a musical instrument is also attached with the term performance art. There are two forms of Sundanese calung known, namely calung calung chain and portable.

seruling


The flute is a musical instrument from the family of wood wind instruments. Characterized by a soft voice and the flute can be combined with other instruments well.

Modern flute for experts generally made of silver, gold or a mixture of both. While the flute for students generally made of nickel-silver, or silver coated metal.

Ditalakan standard concert flute in C and has a range of 3 octaves tone starts from middle C. However, in some flute to the experts there are additional key to achieving the tone B below middle C. This means that the flute is one of the orchestra instruments are high, only the higher piccolo more than a flute. Piccolo is a small ditalakan flute an octave higher than the standard concert flute. Piccolo is also commonly used in the orchestra.

The modern concert flute has many choices. Thumb B-flat key (invented and pioneered by Briccialdi) standard. B foot joint, however, is an extra option for middle to upper models and professional.

Open-holed flute, also called French Flute (where some keys have a hole in the middle so the player must close it with a finger) on the general concert-level players. But some flute players (especially the students, and even some of the experts) chose plateau closed-hole keys. Students generally use temporary cover to cover the hole until they had mastered the finger placement is appropriate.

Some people believe that the open-hole keys are able to produce louder and more clearly in low tones.

Concert flute called Boehm flute, or flute alone.

kolintang


Kolintang or special instrument kulintangadalah Minahasa, North Sulawesi. Kolintang made from local wood, but strong light such as eggs, bandaran, arbitrary, kakinik cempaka wood, and which has a parallel fiber construction.

Kolintang name comes from her voice: a barrel (low tone), ting (high tone) and pliers (normal tone). In the local language, the invitation "Let us do TING TANG TONG" is: "Mangemo kumolintang". This invitation was eventually turned into kolintang said.

Some of the group known as Kadoodan, Tamporok, which already exist Mawenang more than 35 tahun.Pembuat kolintang spread in Minahasa and on the island of Java, one of the famous maker Peter kolintang Kaseke

kecapi


Kacapi a Sundanese musical instrument that is played as the main instrument in the Sunda or Mamaos Tembang Cianjuran and kacapi flute.

Kacapi said in Sundanese also refers to the plant Sentul, who believed the wood used to make musical instruments kacapi.

Kacapi Parahu is a resonance box of the bottom hole resonance given to allow the sound out. The sides of this kacapi formed in such a way that resembles a boat. In the past, this kacapi made directly from a carved wooden blocks.

Siter is Kacapi resonance box with a parallel flat field. Kacapi Parahu Similarly, the hole is placed at the bottom. Side of the top and bottom form a trapezoid.

For both types of these kacapi, each of the strings attached to a small screw on the right side of the box. They can be tuned in a variety of systems: pelog, sorog / madenda, or Salendro.

Currently, kacapi resonance box made by gluing the side-sis six wooden areas.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Dodol Garut


Dodol Garut is typical food from Garut city of West Java province. This includes the Dodol snack food because it tastes sweet.
There are lots of shops or stalls that serve as jualannya lunkhead. Along the streets of Garut many sellers who offer garut lunkhead, especially on the roads as a gateway to other areas around the town of Garut.

The crowds who like lunkhead Garut because it is typical, that distinguishes the lunkhead-lunkhead from other regions in Indonesia.

Saman dance


Saman danceis a tribal dance display Gayo usual to celebrate important events in the customs. Saman dance poem uses the Arabic and Gayo. Besides this dance usually also displayed to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Dance name "Saman" derived from one of great scholars of NAD, Syech Saman.
Saman dance is one of the media for the achievement of the message (Da'wah). This dance reflects the Educational, Religious, manners, heroism, solidarity and togetherness.

Before the start of a warrant opening, appears a wise old man or a traditional leaders to represent the local community (keketar) or advice that is useful to the players and spectators.

Songs and poems together disclosure and continuous, the players consist of men who are still young by wearing traditional clothes. Presentation of the dance can also be staged, the group dipertandingkan guests with sepangkalan group (two groups). Ditititk assessment focus on the ability of each group in following the movements, dance and song (poetry) presented by the parties lawan.Pada general, Saman Dance performed by a dozen or dozens of men, but the amount must ganjil.opinion Others say this dance is danced not more than 10 people, with details of 8 dancers and 2 as cue givers while singing.Namun, the developments in the modern era that demands that a dance will be more lively when danced by dancers with higher numbers. To adjust the various movements ditunjuklah a leader called sheikh. In addition to regulate the movement of the dancers, Sheikh also served sing songs, poems warrant.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Wingko


Wingko or often called Wingko is a traditional food of Indonesia. Wingko is a kind of cake made from coconut and other ingredients. Wingko very popular in the north coast of Java island. These cakes are often sold at railway stations, bus stations or also in the cake shops. On the island of Java, Wingko also often presents for the family, who made this famous cake.

Wingko usually circular and somewhat harsh and unusual circumstances presented in a warm and diced. Wingko be sold in the form of large round or also a little cakes wrapped in paper. The combination of sugar and coconut to make this delicious cake. The price of this cake may vary depending on the place and sell this wingko brand.

The most famous Wingko made in Semarang. This causes a lot of people who think that wingko also come from this city. However, wingko tripe Tripe actually comes from. This is a small area in Lamongan, East Java. Tripe is near Bojonegoro, East Java, which is famous for its wood and because of newly discovered oil resources in this area.

In Tripe, which is a small town compared to Semarang, Wingko has an important role for economic growth in this area. There are many companies that employ wingko producing a lot of people. Coconut is used for this wingko material taken from areas around this place.

Currently wingko is famous in food Tripe and Semarang with different brands and the big sale. Many Wingko currently still using the name Tionghoa.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Dance Serimpi


The dance is a dance Serimpi mystical nuance that comes from Yogyakarta. The dance is accompanied by Javanese gamelan. This dance is played by two female dancers. Hand movements slow and graceful, is characteristic of the dance Serimpi. Dance Pakubuwono srimpi IX sangopati this work, is actually a dance work Pakubuwono IV who ruled the Kingdom of Surakarta Sultanate in 1788-1820 with a Srimpi sangopati itself sangapati word comes from the word 'the apathy "of a candidate replacement term for king. This dance symbolizes the provision to the death (of the meaning Sangopati) allocated to the Dutch.

Plate dance


Plate dance is a dance art owned by the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra. He is one of the art of dance is still obliged to Minangkabau people of Negeri Sembilan Minangkabau descent. This dance has a movement that resembles the movement bercucuk farmers during planting, harvesting and making work so forth. This dance also symbolizes joy and gratitude with the results of their crops. This dance is a jig with the dancers holding the plate in their palm, accompanied by a song played by Talempong and Saluang. Sometimes, the dishes will dilontar into the air or slammed to the ground and dipijak by these dancers.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Lemper


Lemper is a sort of hors d'oeuvre made from glutinous rice and usually contains suwiran abon or chicken meat, and wrapped in banana leaves.

This confectionary known throughout Indonesia as the booster stage of the stomach before entering the big meal. Making lemper includes preparation mengetim chicken and sticky rice (with coconut milk can). Furthermore, meat disuwir chicken wrapped in sticky rice, and glutinous rice is wrapped with banana leaves, then steamed.

There are variations of lemper, which uses a banana leaf wrappers but not the crepe (crepe) which is known as Semar mendem. People familiar with arem-arem also use rice instead of sticky rice.

Remo Dance


Remo dance is one of the dances to welcome the great guest, which displayed either by one or more dancers. This dance originated from East Java Province.
Remo Dance comes from Jombang, East Java. This dance is a dance originally used as an introduction to the show ludruk. However, the development of this dance is often danced separately as a state reception for guests, danced in state ceremonies, as well as in local arts festivals. This dance tells of the struggle actually a prince in the battlefield. However, in the development of this dance more often danced by women, that raises other dance styles: Remo Remo Dance Princess or female styles.
Remo dancer clothing from a variety of styles, including: Style "Sawunggaling", "Surabayan", misfortune, and "Jombangan". In addition there is also a unique fashion wear for stylish women Remo Dance Music Dance accompanying Remo is gamelan, which usually consist of "bonang barung / babok", "bonang successor", saron, xylophone, gender, slentem siter, flute, kethuk, kenong, kempul , and gongs. The type of rhythm that is often brought to accompany the Dance Remo is Jula-July and "Tropongan", but can also be "gising Walangkekek", "Gedok Rancak", "Krucilan or gising-gising" new creations. In ludruk performances, dancers usually insert a song in the middle of the dance.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Ludruk


Ludruk is the traditional art of drama in East Java. Ludruk is a traditional drama performed by an arts group in gelarkan disebuah stage by taking the story of the lives of everyday people, stories of struggle and so are interspersed with jokes and accompanied by gamelan as a musical.

Dialogue / monologue in ludruk are entertaining and make the audience laugh, using language typical of Surabaya, although sometimes there are guest stars from other regions such as Jombang, Malang, Madura, Madiun with a different accent.A regular ludruk performances began with Remo Dance performances interspersed with a character who memerakan "Mr. Sakera", a master of Madura.

Kartolo was a legendary comedian ludruk from Surabaya, East Java. He has more than 40 years of living in a world of art ludruk. Kartolo name and distinctive voice, the jokes are innocent and intelligent, is known almost all over East Java, Central Java even.

Different Ludruk ketoprak from Central Java. Ketoprak stories are often taken from ancient story (history or fairy tales), and are particular message. While ludruk tells the story of everyday life (usually) the "grassroots".

Ketoprak


Ketoprak is one kind of Indonesian traditional foods using a simple diamond found. Usually diamond sold using the stroller on the streets or on the sidewalk.

Its main component is known, rice noodles, cucumber, bean sprouts and can also use hard-boiled egg with peanut sauce, soy sauce, and a sprinkling of fried onions. Can also be served with crackers or emping additional melinjo. There are several versions that include tempeh as a component.

Lumpia


Lumpia is a kind of food containing rollade bamboo shoots, eggs, and chicken or shrimp.

Lumpia Semarang flavor is a combination think Tionghoa and Indonesia, because it is orangTionghoa Semarang inventor who is married to an Indonesian.

It is served and sold in Semarang is known at the time of the Games GANEFO during the reign of President Sukarno.

Conceited (congklak)


Conceited is a traditional game known by various names throughout Indonesia. Usually in the game, a kind of shell used as a seed Congkak and if not, is sometimes also used seeds from the plants.
In Malaysia, this game is better known as arrogant and this term is also known in some areas in Sumatra with cultures. In Java, the game is better known as arrogant, dakon, dhakon or dhakonan. Also in Lampung this game is better known as slow thump while in Sulawesi this game is better known as Mokaotan, Maggaleceng, Aggalacang and Nogarata. In English, this game called Mancala.
Games cocky done by two people. In their game board called arrogant and 98 boards (14 x 7) fruit seeds called arrogant or fruit seeds arrogant. Typically arrogant board made of wood and plastic, while the seeds are made of shells, seeds, rocks, marbles, or plastic. On board there are 16 fruit cocky aperture of 14 small holes at each other and 2 big holes on both sides. Each 7 small holes on the side of players and large holes in the side of kananya regarded as the player.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Ngaben


Ngaben a cremation ceremony or cremation of Hindus in Bali, Indonesia. Ngaben event is a ritual performed to send the bodies to the next life. Bodies sleeping properly placed, and the family will always think so (to sleep). There are no tears, because while the body is not there and will live or finding reinkarnasa last breaks in Moksha (freedom from the wheel of death and reincarnation).

The appropriate day for this event is always discussed with people who understand. On this day, the body, placed in the casket body-dead. This coffin-dead are laid in a sarcophagus-like Ox-shaped containers or in temples made of wood and paper. Form of cattle or monastery was taken to the cremation through a procession. The procession is not running on a straight path. This is to confuse evil spirits and keep him away from the body.

The highlight is the burning keluruhan Ngaben structure (Ox or temples made of wood and paper), along with the body. The fire needed to liberate the spirit from the body and facilitate the reincarnation.

Ngaben not always done with segaera. For members of high caste, it is reasonable to perform this ritual within 3 days. But for members of lower castes, the body was buried first, and then, usually in the group to a village, cremated.

Gamelan


Gamelan is a musical ensemble that usually highlight metallophone, xylophone, drums, and gongs. The term gamelan refers to the instrument / tool, which is a unified whole that is realized and pounded together. The word gamelan comes from the Javanese language, which means gamel hitting / beating, followed by a suffix that makes the noun. Gamelan orchestra are mostly in Java, Madura, Bali, and Lombok in Indonesia in a variety of sizes and shapes of ensembles. In Bali and Lombok today, and in Java through the 18th century, the term gong is more considered synonymous with gamelan.

Emergence of gamelan preceded by Hindu-Buddhist culture that dominated Indonesia in the early days of recording history, which also represents the original art of Indonesia. Instrument was developed to shape up like this in the time of Majapahit Kingdom. In difference to the music of India, the only impact of the Indian music of the gamelan. In Javanese mythology, the gamelan maked by Sang Hyang Guru in Saka era, the god who ruled the land of Java, with palaces on the mountain Mahendra in Medangkamulan (now Mount Lawu). Sang Hyang Guru first create a gong to summon the gods. For a more specific message and then create two gongs, and finally formed set of gamelan. [Citation needed]

The description of the first ensemble of musical instruments found in the temple of Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, which has stood since the 8th century. Musical instruments such as bamboo flute, bells, kendhang in various sizes, lute, musical instruments and berdawai who swiped learned, is found in these reliefs. However, some elements in the metal instrument. However, relief of the instrument said to be the origin of the gamelan.

And making Penalaan gamelan orchestra is a complex process. Gamelan penalaan using four ways, namely slendro, pelog, "Degung" (special Sunda region, or West Java), and "madenda" (also known as the diatonic, the same as the original minor scale widely used in Europe.

Rat Temple


Rat Temple is a temple relic Majapahit Kingdom, located in the complex Trowulan, precisely in Hamlet Tinuk, Village Temon, Trowulan Sub-district, Mojokerto, East Java. This temple is one of the major archaeological sites in Trowulan. Rat Temple Building a ritual bathing place (petirtaan) at the government center complex of Majapahit. The main building consists of two levels.

This temple site excavated in 1914 by order of the Regent Kromodjojo Adinegoro Mojokerto. Because mice are often found around the ruins, the site later named Candi Tikus [1]. New mouse restored Temple in the year 1985-1989.

Rat Temple estimated built in the 13th century or 14th century. This temple is associated with the description in the book Mpu Prapanca Negarakertagama, that there is a place to bathe the king and certain ceremonies are performed in the swimming-pool

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Soto


Soto, sroto, or Coto is a typical Indonesian food made from meat and vegetable broth. The most common meat used is beef and chicken, but also pigs and goats. Various regions in Indonesia have their own type of soup, with a content different, for example, Kediri Soto Madura soto, soto Betawi, soto Padang, soto Bandung, Sokaraja soto, soto Banjar, Coto Makassar. Soto was also named after the abortion, such as chicken soup, tripe soup, soto goats. Soto has many similarities with the soup.

Because there are several kinds of soup in Indonesia, each has a way of serving different. Soto could be served with various toppings, such as crackers, cakes, emping melinjo, chili sauce, peanut sauce, and others. And also it is with such other additional Pindang egg satay, satay shells, lime, koya (mixed pile of crackers with garlic), etc.. As we all know that the staple food of Indonesia is rice, so the soup is usually served with rice as the main menu. However, there are differences in the main menu is rice. Most soup served with rice separately, like Soto Betawi, Soto Padang, and others. However, there is also served along with rice or rice soup mix, for example Holy Soto. In addition, there are also soup served with lontong or cooked rice wrapped in banana leaves, for example Coto Makassar. Then, there is also the use of noodles, not rice as the main menu, for example Soto Mie Bogor.

Bubur Ayam



Chicken porridge is one of the favorite menu breakfast for many people. One of Bandung's famous cuisine and legendary enough is "Chicken Porridge H. Mang Oyo Tea" is. The main thing is Keistimewaannya porridge consistency, it is said, if we are behind the plate, chicken porridge is not going to spill so kentelnya. Kalo read in Kompas.com, Oyo porridge resilience are related to the material. In making porridge, he selectively chose raw materials. Rice directly taken from the area of origin, Majalengka, where he has 2 hectares of paddy fields. When the rice was from Majalengka, supposedly, a thin porridge. So after washing rice, then mixed with chicken broth and spices and stir until cooked in the steamer. Stirring usually starts at 02.00. Therefore, without using what-any (plain porridge) sense of Mang Oyo chicken porridge is still delicious. Also available source of enjoyment as well as this porridge cooked with a remembrance, "For two hours it was stirred with a remembrance," Oyo said in detikBandung. Various options topping is also given a unique terminology, call it Atel (Chicken Egg), Atelpin (Chicken Egg Pindang), Apple (Ati ampela), Paragraph (Chicken Ati), Random (Chicken Cakue), Ganja (Celery), and Krikil (Peanut Soybean).

Bambu gila


Mad Bamboo is a traditional attraction of embarrassment island communities, precisely in the province of Maluku and North Maluku province. Another name of this art is the Reed Mad or Suwen Bara.
In Maluku Province, this attraction can be found in two villages of Liang village, district and Salahatu Village Mamala, LEIHITU district, Central Maluku district. In North Maluku province, the sights of this mystical nuances can be found in several areas in the city of Ternate and its surroundings.
Mad Bamboo players consisted of seven young people or adults laki2 yg healthy and strong body who was accompanied by a person who acts as a trainer.
Before the attraction begins, has been prepared which has a bamboo suanggi approximately 2.5 meters long and 8 cm in diameter cut into 7 segments. each segment to be embraced by one player. additional equipment is incense or ginger. incense is used to show mad lord bamboo while ginger to show a little crazy bamboo.

attraction begins with prayer go for God. then the trainer to burn incense on the coconut shell while reciting mantras (spells spoken in the Land, one of the traditional language of Maluku). incense smoke was used to stain the bamboo will be used. kalo pake ginger, ginger cut to seven parts and then chewed by the trainer as he read the spell. then blown into the bamboo. function of the incense is the same or ginger, which is to summon the ancestors to give roh2 magical powers to the bamboo.

Reog


Reog is one of the regional culture in Indonesia is still very strong with things mystical and powerful mystic.
Understanding and figure warok until now is still a controversy, who actually deserve the name warok. Sometimes it is translated as someone who is known as someone who "master science" (lmu) in terms of Javanese beliefs.

He also frequently serves as an informal local leader with many followers. In this stage, the figure more visible warok as a bodyguard / retainer king Klana Sewandana (warok young) or elders and teachers (old warok). In this stage, the figure of a young warok described the practice of science "kanuragan" process, described by beefy chest hair, bushy mustache and bowl and a sharp eye. While the old warok described as a coach or supervisor who portrayed the young warok lean, long white beard, and walked with a cane.

Warok initially described as a figure of the order processing kanuragan accomplishments of science, not associated with women, but with little 8-15 year-old man who often called gemblakan. Often the warok also consume liquor. But this time warok has undergone a paradigm shift.

Gudeg


Gudeg (gudheg Java language) is the food of Yogyakarta and Central Java which is made from young jackfruit cooked in coconut milk and seasoned with kluwek. It took me hours to make this dish. Brown leaves are usually produced by the same identity cooked. Gudeg eaten with rice and served with thick coconut milk (areh), chicken, eggs, fried tofu and sauce krecek.

There are many variants gudeg, among others:

* Gudeg dry, ie gudeg areh served with thick, much thicker than plain milk in cooking.
* Gudeg wet, which is gudeg areh presented with watery.
* Gudeg Solo, namely the arehnya gudeg white.

Jamu


Jamu is the name for traditional medicine from Indonesia. Later, popularly known as herbs or herbs.

Herbal medicine made from natural materials, form part of such plant rhizome (roots), leaves and bark, fruit. There also used material from the animal body, such as bile "tangkur" goat or alligator.

Jamu is usually tastes bitter, so need to add honey as a sweetener to taste more tolerable drinker.

In many large cities there are professional sellers who carry medicinal herbs around hawking as a healthy drink and refreshing. Besides herbal medicine is also produced in medicinal plants by large companies such as Herbal Water Feature, Nyonya Meneer or "Djamu Djago", and sold at various drug stores in sachet packaging. This herbal medicine should be dissolved in hot water first before drinking. In the further development of herbal medicine is also sold in tablet form, extract and capsules.
Sales type and amount of herbs carry a very varied for each vendor. It depends on the habits they have learned from experience about what is preferred herbal medicine and the orders requested by customers. Every day the number and types of herbs sold are not always the same, depending on the habits and needs of consumers. After a survey [citation needed], obtained information that the type of herbs that are sold there are eight, namely kencur rice, chili Puyang, kudu laos, send key, uyup-uyup/gepyokan, turmeric acid, pahitan, and Sinom.

Rawon


Rawon or rice Rawon (because it is always served with rice) is a menu of soup, meat with special seasonings because it contains kluwek. Rawon, although known as the East Javanese cuisine, known also by the community east of Central Java (Surakarta).

Generally Rawon meat for beef that is diced. Very typical soup seasoning Indonesia, which is a mixture of onion, garlic, galangal (laos), coriander, lemon grass, turmeric, chilli, kluwek, salt, and vegetable oil. All of these ingredients (except lemon grass and galangal) refined, and saute until fragrant. This spice mixture then put in the stew broth with meat. Typical dark color comes from kluwek Rawon.

Rawon served with rice, equipped with a small bean sprouts, spring onion, crackers, and salsa.

Sate


Sate or satay or sometimes written satai foods are made from pieces of meat (chicken, goats, sheep, cows, pigs, fish, etc.) are diced, and the puncture satay ditusuki usually made of bamboo, then burnt using charcoal embers. Sate then served with various seasonings (depends on satay recipe variations).

Sate is known comes from Java, Indonesia, but the sate is also popular in countries other Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. Sate is also popular in the Netherlands that influenced the cuisine of Indonesia that had been the colony. Japanese version is called yakitori.

Recipes and how it varied depending satay variations and recipes of each region. Almost all types of meat can be made sate. The origin country as satay, Indonesia has a variety of rich satay recipe, see the list of sate.

Usually sate sauce. This sauce can be soy sauce, peanut sauce, or the other. To sate the duck pond is full menu satay sauce peanut sweet spices or chili (according to taste) and sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. Then sate eaten with warm rice or, if in some areas served by lontong. Sate sometimes eaten with a diamond.

Angklung


Angklung is a traditional musical instrument which comes dar Indonesia Sunda Land, made of bamboo, which sounded shaken by (the sound caused by the impact of bamboo pipe body) that produces a sound that vibrates in the composition of tones 2, 3, and 4 tones in every size, both large and small. Barrel (tone) angklung instruments as Sundanese traditional music is mostly clumps pelog.Dalam Salendro and art which uses bamboo musical instruments known type of art called angklung. The type of bamboo used as the instrument is awi wulung (black bamboo) and awi temen (white bamboo).

Angklung is a musical instrument from West Java. Angklung gubrag in Jasinga, Bogor, is one who is still alive since more than 400 years ago. Rite begins with the emergence of rice. Angklung created and played to attract Dewi Sri, down to earth people that rice plants flourish.

Sunda community known since the time of the Sunda kingdom, of which as penggugah spirit in battle. Angklung function as a pump kept the spirit of the people still felt until the period of colonization, that's why the Dutch Government had banned the use angklung, this ban could make angklung popularity declined and only played by children at that time.

Monday, November 23, 2009

klepon


Klepon or kelepon is a kind of Indonesian traditional foods included in the snack market. Made of glutinous rice flour shaped like small balls with palm sugar content (sugar Java) and then boiled and served with grated coconut.

Usually sold together Klepon getuk and cenil (also called cetil) as an afternoon snack or early morning. Klepon color is usually white or green depending on taste. To klepon with green dye should be added from Suji leaves or pandan leaves.
Food recipes to make cooking a cake klepon / kelepon a nice, delicious, tasty, delicious and nutritious (wet cake) recipe is as follows:

A. Materials Required Between Others:

1. Sugar Java = 2 ounces
2. Flour Ketan = 0.5 Kg
3. Leaf Suji = 10 pieces
4. Palm Grate = sufficiently
5. Salt = to taste
6. Warm water = sufficiently
7. Kapur Sirih = sufficiently

B. By Cooking Method Guide Gradual That is:

1. Suji leaves mashed until really smooth and then pour the water and crumpled whiting taken to filter the water.
2. Knead sticky rice flour with enough warm water and lime and betel leaf Suji had been made earlier.
3. Form dough round of pecan and sugar Java ditengahnya enough not to leak.
4. Klepon boiled dough that had been formed earlier in the boiling water mixed with salt to taste until you see the floats and mature.
5. Roll in grated grated head until blended.

nasi kuning


Yellow rice is a typical Indonesian food. This food is made from cooked rice along with turmeric and coconut milk and spices. With the addition of spices and coconut milk, yellow rice has a more savory taste than white rice. Yellow rice is one variation of white rice is often used as a cone. Ordinary yellow rice served with various side dishes typical of Indonesia.

In the tradition of rice yellow color Indonesia illustrates the wealth, prosperity and the moral sublime. Therefore, yellow rice often served at Thanksgiving events and happy events such as birth, marriage and fiance. In Balinese tradition, the color yellow is one of the four sacred colors available, in addition to white, red and black. Yellow rice is therefore often used as offerings at the ceremony brass
This yellow rice is usually served with fried chicken, tempe and dry omelet. Can be also added potato cakes and fried liver sauce. Complementary vegetables are tomatoes, cucumber and basil leaves.
For those who like spicy, delicious eaten with sambal.

lontong balap


Lontong balap is Indonesian traditional foods that are characteristic of Surabaya in East Java. This food consists of lontong, bean sprouts, tofu fried, lentho, fried onions, soy sauce and sambal. Lontong balap usually dominated by the bean sprouts.
According to the first story lontong balap still sold in barrels of heavy and bear to the whole city. Barrels of heavy causing the sellers lontong this race as he should take a quick walk, give the impression racing (in Javanese: the race). In today's lontong balap more often sold in a stroller, even though such a lontong balap remained unchanged.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Pecel


pecel Is the typical food Pecel Madiun East Java Indonesia made of vegetable stew of spinach, bean sprouts, long beans, basil, leaves turi, krai (a type of cucumber) or other vegetables are served with a sauce poured pecel. The concept is similar pecel dish with a salad for the Europeans, namely the flushing fresh vegetables mayonnaise topping. Just to pecel pecel toppingnya sauce. Pecel often served with peanut peanut brittle, peanut brittle plates of shrimp or rice. Also pecel also usually served with warm white rice plus chicken or jerohan. Ways could serve in a plate or in a folded leaf called pincuk. These dishes like gado-gado, although there are differences in the materials used. Pecel a spicy taste characteristic sting of this dish
Pecel names have different meanings in the Slawi, Tegal, Central Java. Pecel not presented in the form of vegetables, but the shape of rujak. Pecel version Slawi area consists of fresh fruits such as guava, pineapple, papaya, and mango and doused with a thick brown sugar sauce
Unlike the Pecel Madiun, Tulungagung Pecel not complete Pecel lauknya Madiun, and seasonings Pecel sweeter than Madiun.

Tiwul


Tiwul, or Thiwul is the staple food rice substitute made from sweet potatoes or cassava is a root is a tuber or a long tree with an average physical diameter and 2-3 cm long, 50-80 cm, depending on the type of cassava grown. Tuber flesh white or yellowish. Cassava tubers store could not help but be placed in the refrigerator. Symptoms of damage are indicated by dark blue solution due to the formation of cyanide which is toxic to humans.

Cassava tubers are a rich source of energy but very poor carbohydrate protein. A good source of protein actually present in the cassava leaves because they contain the amino acid methionine .. South Mountain Population (Pacitan, Wonogiri, Gunung Kidul) is known to consume these foods daily.

Tiwul made from cassava. As a staple food, lower caloric content than rice, but enough to meet as a rice substitute food. Believed to prevent Tiwul ulcer disease, stomach growls, and so forth.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

kecak dance


In Bali there is a kind of dance that is quite unique, and is played mainly by men, where the number of players in the tens or more dancers who sit in line and a circle with a specific rhythm called the sound "cak", raising his hands. It is described as the line of apes help fight Ravana, Rama in the Ramayana story.

Kecak Trance Dance ritual comes from, the tradition in which the dancers will be unconscious for communication with the gods, or spirits of the ancestors who then convey their expectations to the community. In dance kecak not use the instrument and only use kincringan imposed on the feet of the dancers who are playing characters Ramayana. While the dancers in the circle wearing a checkered cloth wrapped around their waists.

This kecak dance created in the 1930s by Wayan modulus and with a German painter Walter Spies. They create a dance based on ancient traditions and take sanghyang from parts Ramayana story. This dance became popular when the modulus Wayan Balinese dancer with her tour around the world to introduce the Kecak dance. Until now become a dance Kecak Balinese art fame.

wayang


Puppet known since prehistoric times of about 1500 years before Christ. Indonesian society held belief [pagan] worship of ancestral spirits called or dahyang hyang, manifested in the form of [the statue] or image.

Wayang is the Indonesian traditional art developed primarily in Java and Bali. Puppet show has been recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as a work of amazing cultural stories in narrative and beautiful heritage and valuable (Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity).

There are puppet versions played by people in costume, which is known as the puppet people, and there is also a collection of puppet plays puppet puppeteer. Puppet plays is such a mastermind puppet or puppet show. Stories told in the wayang performance usually comes from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.

Puppet show in every country has its own technique and style, thus puppet is made in Indonesia Indonesian people who have a genuine story, style and extraordinary puppeteer.

Sometimes repertoire Panji stories and stories Menak (Islamic stories) performed well.

Puppet, by the predecessors of this country really has a very deep meaning. Sunan Kali Jaga and Raden Patah was instrumental in developing the Puppet. The Guardian in the land of Java is arranged into three parts. First Wayang Kulit in East Java, the Wayang Wong or Wayang Orang in Central Java, and the three Wayang Golek in West Java. Very bekaitan each one another. Ie "Where the contents (Wayang Wong) and Where the Skin (Wayang Kulit) should be sought (Wayang Golek)".

batik



Batik is the art of beautifying clothes have high artistic value and has become part of the culture of Indonesia (especially Java) for a long time. Besides batik can refer to two things. The first is the technique of coloring cloth using the night to prevent the coloring part of the above clothes.batik made with white material made of cotton cloth called. Today the batik is also made on other materials such as silk, polyester, rayon and other synthetic materials. Motif batik wax is formed by using a tool called a canting for subtle motifs, or brush for large motifs, so that the liquid wax to seep into the fabric fibers. Fabrics that have been painted with wax and then dyed with the desired color, usually starting from a young colors. Immersion and then taken to another motif with color or black older. After some time coloring process, which has painting cloth dipped in chemicals to dissolve "lilin". Java women in the past made their skills in batik for a living, so in the past, batik work is exclusively women work until the invention of "Batik Cap" which allows the entry of men into the field. There are some exceptions to this phenomenon, namely that the coastal batik masculine lines as can be seen in shades of "Mega Clouds", which in some coastal areas batik work is common for men.