Sunday, September 18, 2011

Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia

Mount Rinjani is Indonesia's third highest mountain. Potensial plant contained, among others laportea stimulans, aglaia argentea, pterospermum janicum, ficusbenjamina, syzygium sp, diptero carpus hasseltii, d imbricatus, eidelweis, perisstylus rintjaniensis dan p.lombokensis. There are also mammals Paradoxurus hemaproditus rinjanicus, muntiacus muntjak nainggolani, yrachypithecus auraratus kohlbruggei, manis javanica, philemon buceroides neglectus, ducula lacernulata sasakensis, oriolus chinensis broderipii and any kind of reptile.


Mount Rinjani storing one of them is the mystery of the existence of 'Dewi Enjeni. According to the beliefs surrounding communities 'Dewi Enjeni' is the queen of evil ruler of Mount Rinjani. They believe that 'Dewi Enjeni' born of the marriage of man Sasak with the devil, flawless and still honor the descendants of King Selaparang. In honor 'Dewi Enjeni, people often hold religious ceremonies on Mount Rinjani by releasing small fish made of thin gold in to the lake.

Mount Rinjani is the second highest volcano in Indonesia. The highest mountain is Mount Kerinci. Mount Rinjani National Park is part of Mount Rinjani which dominated most of the sights of the Island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

Mount Rinjani has a crater with a width of about 10 kilometers, abd there is a crater lake called the lake 'Segara Anak' with a depth of 230 meters. Flowing water of the lake is forming a very beautiful waterfall flowing through a steep ravine.

With the color of the water is blue, the lake is like the ocean child. The view in the morning when the sun rises is part of the paradise scenenry of Mount Rinjani is very impressive.




Saturday, September 17, 2011

Dance Arts 'Pendet' , Bali, Indonesia


Pendet initially a worship dance that many exhibited in temples, places of worship of Hindus in Bali. This dance symbolizes the welcoming the gods fall in to the natural world. As the development time of the Balinese artists change Pendet dance a welcome greeting. Altthough still an element of the sacred religious.

Pendet dance is a statement of an offering of an in the form of ritual dance. Unlike dances performances that require intensive training Pendet dance can be performed by everyone. This dance is taught simply by following the movement and rarely performed in the villages of the Island Bali. Young woman just follow the movements of the older woman who understand their responsibilities in providing examples of good dancing.

The dancer in the dance Pendet dancers dressed like other sacred religious ceremony wearing ceremonial dress each dancer to bring equipment for offerings.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Custom Homes West Sumatra, Indonesia


Custom homes West Sumatra especially of ethnic Minangkabau called Tower House (Rumah Gadang). Tower House is usually built on a plot of land belonging to the family of the tribe or the parent generation to the decline. Not far from the house just is usually also built a mosque that serves as the place of worship and residence of the adult male's are unmarried.

House just a rectangular and is divides into two parts, front and back, generally made of wood, and at first glance looks like a house on stilts with the roof shaped characterized, stands out like a buffalo horn, people call it 'Gonjong' and formerly the roof is made of palm fibers before switching with a tin roof.

"Bagonjong' house is inspired by local legend, which tells of the arrival of their ancestors by boat from the sea. Another distinctive feature of this custom home is not wearing metal spikes but using wooden pegs yet strong enough as a binder.

While ethnic Mentawai also has a custom house shaped houses a large stage with a floor height of the ground reaches a meter called 'uma'. Uma is inhabited simultaneously by five to ten families. In General construction 'uma' was built without using nails, but with a wooden stake and a cross connection system.

West Sumatra is one of the province in Indonesia which is located on the Island of Sumatra and Padang as its capital. Occupies the province along the west coast of Sumatra the center and a number of Island off the coast such as the Mentawai Islands. From North to South, bordered by the four province namely North Sumatra, Riau, Jambi and Bengkulu.

West Sumatra inhabited by mostly ethnic Minangkabau entirely Muslim, while the rest are not all embraced Islam. The province is composed of 12 districts and 7 cities with administrative divisions in all districts (except districts Mentawai Islands) named as Nagari (in 1979 replaced by the village and returned in 2001 with the original name)

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Unique Tribal Rituals of Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Cleaning and Replacing Clothes Ancestral Remains

One of the unique culture in the land of Toraja, South Sulawesi namely the ceremonial change of clothing bodies of his ancestors. The ceremony is known as, Ma'nene.

Practically unique and distinctive, given a special ritual performed by a community Ma'nene Baruppu, in the interior of North Toraja. Ma'nene ritual performed every 3 years and is usually done in August.

Why in the month? Because Ma'nene ceremony should only be carried out after the harvest. The fall harvest season in August.

Indigenous people believe that if the ritual Ma'nene Toraja not done before the harvest, it will be rice fields and fields will be damaged by the many mice and worms that come suddenly.


History Ma'nene ritual originated from an animal hunter named Pong Rumasek, who came to the mountain forests Balla. At that time, Pong found a human body that had died with the condition is quite alarming. By Pong, the bodies were brought and worn clothing appropriate for burial in a safe place.


Since of that, Pong consecutive blessed. His crops harvested earlier than the usual time. When he was hunting, hunting Pong often get easily. And while hunting in the forest, Pong is often met with the ghost of her care and then spirits are helping in the hunt for clues Pong way.
With this event, Pong assume that bodies of the dead even have to still have to be treated and respected, although the body is out of shape again.
Pong then pass on to residents Baruppu amanahnya. And by the Baruppu, trust Pong maintained with continued implementation of these Ma'nene ritual.
 
Ma'nene procession itself begins by visiting the location where their ancestors are buried in the local cemetery in Lembang patane Paton, Sariale District, North Toraja regency capital. The bodies of their ancestors kept in crates that have been given a preservative.
Before it opened, and in the lift of the chest, the elders commonly known as Ne 'Tomina Lumba, recited prayers in the language of ancient Toraja. After that, the body is removed and cleaned from top of head to toe with a brush or a clean cloth. After that, then the bodies are applied in the new clothes and then re-laid in the coffin earlier.
During the procession, some of the men formed a circle to sing songs and dance which symbolizes sadness. Songs and movement in order to encourage the dance of the families left behind.

http://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/manene-upacara-ganti-pakaian-mayat-di-tanah-toraja.html