10 Unique Culture That There Are Only in Indonesia

Indonesia is known as natural resources are very rich, but it turns out this beloved country is rich in local languages ​​you know, it is evident that there are 564 regional languages ​​in Indonesia. In fact, according to Wikipedia, BPS 2010 census there were 1,340 ethnic Indonesia. Have imagined how many hundred cultures here?
Interestingly, the foreign ministry gathers 70 youth that will be sent to Indonesia to study Indonesian culture. Residents of Indonesia should be proud, you know. Due to culture, let us describe some of the unique culture in our country.10 Unique Culture in Indonesia:

 

1. Ritual Tiwah
ritual tiwahThe first unique culture called Ritual Tiwah, delivering a kind of ceremony the bones of the deceased to his final resting place is stumbling, to people's expectations ditiwahkan reach heaven. This ritual is performed by the Dayak tribe in Central Kalimantan, particularly embracing belief or Hindu Kaharingan Kaharingan.
The tradition, the dead man was buried temporarily until tiwah held, then the bodies were unloaded back and burned to really just leftover bones alone. Another event was held amid tiwah ritual events such as dancing, singing typical Dayak, slaughtered sacrificial animals to put up a song, it is not uncommon dangdut songs heard in order to eliminate sleepiness. For the Dayak community, ritual tiwah considered a sacred ritual but in time-shifted tiwah tradition of the times, because the victim's family can not afford to hold ritual tiwah, other factors expected that the majority Dayak religious conversion.

 
2. Kebo-Keboan
The next unique culture will you find in Banyuwangi especially the Village Alasmalang and Aliyan. This ritual is estimated to have existed since the 18th century, and is usually held on 1-10 month shura. The goal is for rain down the middle of the dry season.
The ceremony is usually held on a Sunday. As the name implies, this ritual is usually dressed people into a bed and board. The majority of participating definitely male, but it does not mean she just sat quietly, usually the women have a duty to prepare the food and the offerings in the form of a cone, squeeze, water jugs, chew of betel, ingkung chicken, various porridge, cake, hoes, bananas, rice , pitung bargaining, the head, and the seeds of rice plants. This is believed to save some streets in Krajan.
Accompanied by traditional music, kebo-keboan it began to plow the field to compete like the original buffalo, and could have been butting the audience, it is not uncommon these keboan kebo-trance and wild. Be careful, do not watch it close.

 
3. Mapasilaga Tedong
Indonesia ga ma jock State defeated Spanish yes, the difference in Spain using the Matador. Another case in Indonesia, a culture known as Mapasilaga Tedong is the culture of bullfighting. Adu fellow bull yes not human. This tradition was brought hereditary conducted in Tana Toraja. This tradition is held only to honor the ancestors alone, which pitted the buffalo was not in vain, the people buying albino buffalo to fight. Quite expensive for buffalo know this type.
Interestingly, before the fighting usually buffaloes will be given wine by a team of bearers gong. Rules toys, buffalo who fled the field or which often falls to be considered losers. After that, the procession entered the cutting head buffalo just swinging in one swipe. More suitable for the Samurai yes.

4. Pasola
Pasola means wood used for the javelin throw, "pa" of pasola is affix sentence. Pasola means throwing the javelin timber while spurring a horse. This tradition is carried by the people of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. usually held once every year precisely in February.
Pasola like a war game, his pedigree as a form of grief a person who has lost his wife.
The procession begins with the customary ceremony nyale, in the form of a celebration with the arrival of the harvest season and the arrival of many worms off the coast. The worm was used as a sign, when the worm was chubby colorful it will receive kindness, and instead it will be disastrous. With the arrival of worms, pasola process will begin. Some people like knights will participate enliven this tradition along with horses, spears used blunt shape, even so it is not uncommon these ceremonies take casualties, but it is believed the victim's blood nutritious soil fertility. If difikir-think, like the Roman tradition held in Colloseum yes.
 
5. Dugderan
Dugderan is a cultural tradition of Semarang who has been held since 1881, which is one way Dugderan devote their homesickness during Ramadan or month of a thousand blessings. This tradition is usually held 1-2 weeks before Ramadan. This tradition is usually preceded by the public market. It will be continued with Dugderan event preceded by a carnival consisting of troops of the Red-White ranks of the students, rows of flower princess, miscellaneous car khias, horsemen, kerta kencana, Drump Band, until the animal replicas or distinctive art Semarang.

 
6. Tabuik
A unique culture which is organized by the Minangkabau, West Sumatra. Aiming to commemorate Ashura, the death of Imam Husain a granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad. We usually recalls on the 10th of Muharram on the annual calendar. Tabuik word taken from the Arabic word "ark" means crates. According to legend, there emerged a tangible creature horse Vegasus but his head shaped like a human head. This ritual has existed since the year 1826 - 1828, but still undeniably customs of India, and in 1910 an agreement for mixing traditional Minangkabau Tabuik by customs until the end as it is now.
The festival is considered to be a blessing, made a giant tabuik where the parts of the statue has a meaning. The bottom of tabuik considered urak embodiment, and a coffin symbolizing burak burak who picked up the bodies of Hussein bin Ali, to the drum beat was disimbolikan to commemorate the events that led to Hussein bin Ali was killed.

 
7. Makepung
Makepung Racing Buffalo connotes, these traditions do masyarat Bali just for entertainment alone, according to the Balinese animal is an animal sacred buffalo. Initially this tradition done only to plow the fields. But over time, the tradition is much in demand even become one of the traditions that attract many foreign tourists, to be considered a yearly tradition in Bali.
The tradition began in 1970, but has undergone changes in terms of the rules and completeness as well, for example if the first water buffalo using one, can now use the 3 buffalo, first jockey big man, must now be smaller. Not often buffaloes will be contested dikhias become more beautiful and pleasing to the eye. The rules, long racenya arena measuring 1-2 km, pemenangpun not look first to the finish line, but the jockey can be swung at him straight and upright (not staggered). Other rules that matter, when the first and second across the finish line less than 10 meters, is considered the second person to be a winner. Strange indeed, but it is tradition like that.

 
8. Debus
Well, who does not know Debus attraction? Debus is a martial art originating from Banten, martial action is believed to have existed since the 16th century, but at that time Debus is an art from the combination of sound and dance. This attraction began to develop in the 18th century. Events of the game is very diverse, ranging piercing the stomach with a sharp object, slice the body with a knife, piercing the tongue, burn themselves with fire, and others. Debus synonymous with the science of immunity, not strange, when this martial art makes the heart berdekup taut, nervous but not because of the attractions on display is very, very creepy. If you want to learn to whistle, think long deh. Because, if you want to learn martial arts, if a little off guard you have to risk your life. Feel free to thumb yu for those who keep the tradition whistle.

 
9. Bull Race
Bull Race is a culture that has become a tradition to raise the social status of a person. Moreover, the city has a dry ground Madura make society change his profession from a farmers being a fisherman. Speaking of the fishing profession, took advantage of the Madurese community of sea water up to produce quality salt, making the city known as the income salt Madura in Indonesia.
Back to the Madurese culture, almost similar to Makepung, the difference is only 100 meters racenya tracks, the rules did not like Makepung. Here who fast in the final line, which is winning. You can see this show every August or September each year in the city of residency.



10. Kasada
Kasada is a ritual performed by people Bromo, which took place on the 14th day of the month Kasada. The ceremony is shaped worship offerings to Sang Hyang Widhi as a form of gratitude for health and abundant harvests.
Historically, people said there are couples who are not blessed with a child, until one day they meditation or meditation and meditated on Sang Hyang Widhi, immediately the sound of unseen said it would grant their request on condition that the youngest child to be sacrificed to the crater of Mount Bromo.
But what can I say, after the couple was blessed with 25 children. Naruni parents, can not bear the expense of their children, although only the youngest child. Then Sang Hyang Widhi wrath until malampetaka came amid fury Sang Hyang Widhi there is a call in which he had to give offerings to the 14th day of Sang Hyang Widhi in the crater of Mount Bromo.

That's 10 unique culture that only exists in Indonesia so what are you waiting soon visit Indonesia