This is a customary ritual of Dayak Modang Tribe at Muara Ancalong and Muara Wahau in Kutai Regency and some other places. It is related to some other customary rituals. Those are Uding, Dang Tung, Ne Legun, Ne Loi, Ne Blok, Nam Bleu and completed with art and traditional sports program. The dances are Jong Nyelong dance, Ngeway and Ding Wuk.
Quoted from :http://visiteastkalimantan.blogspot.com/2007/08/customary-ritual.html
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Banjarmasin
Banjarmasin is one of the biggest cities and enough important in Kalimantan, broadly regional 72 km2, 45 districts and 49 sub-districts, Banjarmasin is the provincial capital of South Kalimantan. Town region Banjarmasin stay between three provinces that is: South Kalimantan Province, Central Kalimantan Province, and East Kalimantan Province.Banjarmasin city has written in world map since four centuries ago. During the Dutch colonization Banjarmasin city is area with autonomy and have representative area. And that take place is finite a period of Japan colonization. During transition (1945-1949) Banjarmasin become center power switchover since independence had proclamation. Banjarmasin now is preparing various areas covering: Administration, commerce, port town, education and tourism.
Quoted from :http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/south-kalimantan/banjarmasin.html
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Sogung Cave
In this area we can meet a cave which still originally and around of wilderness. From within the cave we can see the stalagmite and beautiful stalactite that is allusion the wall cave and we also admit to meet the other caves around area with the number is 20 caves. Its situation is 75-north direction km of Pagatan and keeps handy by public vehicle.
Quoted from :http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/south-kalimantan/banjarmasin.html
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Quoted from :http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/south-kalimantan/banjarmasin.html
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Rapai Geleng Dance
"Rapai" is the name of a tambourine used to accompany songs and dances. "Rapa-ii Geleng" is a dance specially developed with this tambourine in mind. The movements are almost the same as in the "Saman" dance, but the 11 to 20 male dancers handle one tambourine each, which gives the dance a very distinct and enjoyable flavor. A song with Islamic teachings accompanies the dance.Quoted from :http://myindonesianculture.blogspot.com/2007/12/aceh-culture.html
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Pho
The word "pho" derives from "pheubae po". "Peubae" means weeping and "po " is an honourable indicator. The dance was developed from the old dance "bineuh" and originated in the 16th century in south Acheh. It was beginning performed at the death of Sultan or noble man as an expression of loss and sadness. Over the years it started to appear in the "manoe pucok" ceremony ("bathe" and "new bud" respectively) in the days before a wedding when the bride is bathed. During this ceremony the bride is seated in full traditional attire and accompanied by her parents. After a "peusejuk" ( a cooling ceremony) the dancers appear. They led by a "syeh" who produces songs that describes the life of the bride from birth until marriage. It is about how much the parents have done, how much they have spent on her and how they have taken care of her. Now the moment of departure has come and the bride will leave her parents for a new life with her husband as wife and mother. the newly weds are also blessed and wished a prosperous future. The songs are often so sad not only the bride and parents, but also the participants, sob together.
Quoted from :http://myindonesianculture.blogspot.com/2007/12/aceh-culture.html
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Quoted from :http://myindonesianculture.blogspot.com/2007/12/aceh-culture.html
Supported by : JavaTourism, Lintang Buana Tours
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Saving Papua’s Birds of Paradise
Located at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago, far from tourist hot spots like Bali and Lombok, the traveler's spotlight often misses Papua. But one woman is trying to change that, running bird-watching tours in the hopes of promoting the natural beauty around her and convincing local residents that its wildlife needs to be protected.
Before her first bird-watching adventure in Papua’s dense jungles, Valentina Shita Prativi was a city girl active in several nongovernmental organizations in Jakarta devoted to helping women and children. In 2004, on assignment in a remote area of Central Sulawesi, she fell in love with the variety of birds she saw every day. Then she met her future husband, Kris Tinige from Sangihe, North Sulawesi, who owned Papua Bird Club, a bird-watching guide company. Kris introduced Shita to the tropical forests in Papua’s Arfak Mountains.
“I wasn’t used to hiking, but I fell in love with Papua right away,” Shita said. “Papua has everything, from beautiful corals in their deep sea, to the birds in the jungles, to the snow at the top of the mountain.”
In 2004 they were married, and Shita moved to Manokwari, Papua, to live with Kris. Together, they ran the Papua Bird Club with another partner. But their marriage lasted less than two years — Kris died from cancer in 2006. After recovering from her loss, Shita decided to stay to promote eco-tourism through the bird club. She said she believes eco-tourism will do good for Papua, the land she loves so much.
“We bring tourists to a certain area, and we try to ask as many locals as possible to get involved with our activity, which will make them realize that they should take care of their nature,” Shita said.
Birds are a common hunting target for Papuans, she said, and much of her work involves raising awareness among locals that the birds bring tourist money.
“They can’t afford meat, so they shoot birds and eat them,” Shita said. “I introduce them to the tourists and tell them that people come from far away to see the birds, and that means an income for them.”
The most popular exotic birds in Papua are the cendrawasih , or birds of paradise. There are 37 species of the magnificient birds, most with flowing, brightly-colored plumage, spread throughout the mountains and islands of Papua.
The usual starting point for Shita’s tours is Batanta Island, near the coastal city of Sorong, to see the Wilson’s bird-of-paradise and the red bird-of-paradise. The island of Salawati is where tourists can see the mambruk, a crowned pigeon sporting blue feathers with white tips on the crest of its head. Another usual destination is the Arfak Mountains, where they can see seven species of birds-of-paradise.
“The highlight of the Arfak visit is the Western Parotia, popularly known as the dancing bird,” Shita said.
The male Parotia employs a unique dance to attract females. Tottering back and forth on its spindly legs, it spreads its dark plumage like a dress while fluttering its iridescent neck feathers. Shita said she starts the itinerary before the sun rises to witness the sights and sounds of these rare birds.
Arfak is often a favorite location among bird watchers due to the residents’ careful stewardship of the exotic animals.
Quoted from :http://www.tourismindonesia.com/2010/04/saving-papuas-birds-of-paradise.html
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Before her first bird-watching adventure in Papua’s dense jungles, Valentina Shita Prativi was a city girl active in several nongovernmental organizations in Jakarta devoted to helping women and children. In 2004, on assignment in a remote area of Central Sulawesi, she fell in love with the variety of birds she saw every day. Then she met her future husband, Kris Tinige from Sangihe, North Sulawesi, who owned Papua Bird Club, a bird-watching guide company. Kris introduced Shita to the tropical forests in Papua’s Arfak Mountains.
“I wasn’t used to hiking, but I fell in love with Papua right away,” Shita said. “Papua has everything, from beautiful corals in their deep sea, to the birds in the jungles, to the snow at the top of the mountain.”
In 2004 they were married, and Shita moved to Manokwari, Papua, to live with Kris. Together, they ran the Papua Bird Club with another partner. But their marriage lasted less than two years — Kris died from cancer in 2006. After recovering from her loss, Shita decided to stay to promote eco-tourism through the bird club. She said she believes eco-tourism will do good for Papua, the land she loves so much.
“We bring tourists to a certain area, and we try to ask as many locals as possible to get involved with our activity, which will make them realize that they should take care of their nature,” Shita said.
Birds are a common hunting target for Papuans, she said, and much of her work involves raising awareness among locals that the birds bring tourist money.
“They can’t afford meat, so they shoot birds and eat them,” Shita said. “I introduce them to the tourists and tell them that people come from far away to see the birds, and that means an income for them.”
The most popular exotic birds in Papua are the cendrawasih , or birds of paradise. There are 37 species of the magnificient birds, most with flowing, brightly-colored plumage, spread throughout the mountains and islands of Papua.
The usual starting point for Shita’s tours is Batanta Island, near the coastal city of Sorong, to see the Wilson’s bird-of-paradise and the red bird-of-paradise. The island of Salawati is where tourists can see the mambruk, a crowned pigeon sporting blue feathers with white tips on the crest of its head. Another usual destination is the Arfak Mountains, where they can see seven species of birds-of-paradise.
“The highlight of the Arfak visit is the Western Parotia, popularly known as the dancing bird,” Shita said.
The male Parotia employs a unique dance to attract females. Tottering back and forth on its spindly legs, it spreads its dark plumage like a dress while fluttering its iridescent neck feathers. Shita said she starts the itinerary before the sun rises to witness the sights and sounds of these rare birds.
Arfak is often a favorite location among bird watchers due to the residents’ careful stewardship of the exotic animals.
Quoted from :http://www.tourismindonesia.com/2010/04/saving-papuas-birds-of-paradise.html
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Kuda Lumping: A Spirited, Glass-Eating Javanese Game of Horse
He holds the horse’s head as though riding a real stallion. He looks up, then closes his eyes. In less than a minute, the boy’s head begins to shake. He then dances to traditional music blaring from a loudspeaker.
A band of tiny bells tied around his right ankle jingles every time he stomps his foot. He stops in front of a bucket, bends his body and, just like a horse, drinks from it several times before moving again. As he pauses, a man with a long, thick whip strikes him. The man does it several times to make the boy — who now believes he is a horse — move.
The boy, Wahyu Sulaiman, is said to be in a trance. Although he gets whipped numerous times, he claims to feel no pain. A man leads him around to ask for money from onlookers.
A woman walking along with them holds out a flat bamboo basket with shards from broken light bulbs. As they stop in front of an onlooker who has thrown money into the basket, the women puts pieces of broken glass into Wahyu’s mouth. The 12-year-old munches on the glass before swallowing the deadly meal.
The group is called Lestari Budaya (Cultural Preservation) and is responsible for the surreal performance at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah on this Sunday. The kuda lumping (flat horse) performed by Wahyu, along with his parents, uncles, aunts and cousins, is a traditional dance from Java.
There are various beliefs surrounding the origins of kuda lumping. Some believe that the dance is a depiction of the troops of Prince Diponegoro — a national hero known for his battle against the Dutch colonialists — riding horses. Another is that it portrays the Mataram troops in their fight against the Dutch in the 1800s.
There are many ways to perform the kuda lumping dance. Some performances involve a group of men dressed up like soldiers, while others, like the Lestari Budaya group, channel spirits to help the dancers achieve a trance-like state. The dance is widely performed in East Java and Yogyakarta during traditional ceremonies.
Lestari Budaya was formed in 1975 by Saliman and Kasmi, Wahyu’s grandparents and Ngadino’s in-laws. The couple was previously part of a kuda lumping group in their hometown, Surabaya. In 1970, however, they decided to seek greener pastures in Jakarta
Quoted from :http://www.tourismindonesia.com/2010/03/kuda-lumping-spirited-glass-eating.html
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A band of tiny bells tied around his right ankle jingles every time he stomps his foot. He stops in front of a bucket, bends his body and, just like a horse, drinks from it several times before moving again. As he pauses, a man with a long, thick whip strikes him. The man does it several times to make the boy — who now believes he is a horse — move.
The boy, Wahyu Sulaiman, is said to be in a trance. Although he gets whipped numerous times, he claims to feel no pain. A man leads him around to ask for money from onlookers.
A woman walking along with them holds out a flat bamboo basket with shards from broken light bulbs. As they stop in front of an onlooker who has thrown money into the basket, the women puts pieces of broken glass into Wahyu’s mouth. The 12-year-old munches on the glass before swallowing the deadly meal.
The group is called Lestari Budaya (Cultural Preservation) and is responsible for the surreal performance at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah on this Sunday. The kuda lumping (flat horse) performed by Wahyu, along with his parents, uncles, aunts and cousins, is a traditional dance from Java.
There are various beliefs surrounding the origins of kuda lumping. Some believe that the dance is a depiction of the troops of Prince Diponegoro — a national hero known for his battle against the Dutch colonialists — riding horses. Another is that it portrays the Mataram troops in their fight against the Dutch in the 1800s.
There are many ways to perform the kuda lumping dance. Some performances involve a group of men dressed up like soldiers, while others, like the Lestari Budaya group, channel spirits to help the dancers achieve a trance-like state. The dance is widely performed in East Java and Yogyakarta during traditional ceremonies.
Lestari Budaya was formed in 1975 by Saliman and Kasmi, Wahyu’s grandparents and Ngadino’s in-laws. The couple was previously part of a kuda lumping group in their hometown, Surabaya. In 1970, however, they decided to seek greener pastures in Jakarta
Quoted from :http://www.tourismindonesia.com/2010/03/kuda-lumping-spirited-glass-eating.html
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