Save Indonesian Culture

Save Our Culture. "The sentence is written large in the background. Minang two houses flanking the wide stage that can carry 60 dancers banjar summons. On the big screen, there are five stupa of Borobudur temple.

That stage celebrations 30 years Sangrina Mother, Saturday evening in Hall D JIEXPO Kemayoran, Jakarta. Vice President Jusuf Kalla arrived at around 21:30. Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik and Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo side.

Mother Sangrina art studio has been famous everywhere. In the professional packaging, they often present the arts of Indonesia in the event the government, private sector, to visit 118 cities in 35 other countries. These centers were established in December 1978, initiated by Elly Kasim and her husband, Nazif Basir.

According to emcee Tantowi Yahya, mat it is an effort to shout cultural actors, so that we preserve the culture, the series of art assets inherited traditions of the ancestors. "The mission of grandeur and majesty," said Lady Elly Kasim Sangrina leader.

The event opened with the warbling lute from West Java. Dozens of harp players on stage, dressed in white and red clothes. They wore colored turban. Furthermore, the stage is filled with various art traditions of the region.

According to a senior artist Titiek Puspa, who is active in Sangrina Mother since 2000, which becomes the brain and the motor is Sangrina Mother Nazif Basir. He left the profession after dabbling in art conservation, with Elly Kasim.

Elly Titiek and the opportunity that night to send a thank you to the various parties, individuals, and institutions and the government, which has supported the activities of art conservation Sangrina Mother. On the big screen, playing a variety of recording speech by former ambassador to various countries.

Row on stage taken from the arts and cultural heritage of Indonesia. Various artists strengthen the event's supporters: Gita Gutawa, Afgan, Nasar and Maya "KDI", also Dorce Gamalama. Elfa Secioria Steering music.

There is also Malin Kundang operetta, with script and direction by Nazif Basir. Operetta that became the cover of night mat that is supported by Derry Drajat (Malin Kundang), Aline Tumbuan (Malin's wife). Titiek Puspa Malin participate as mothers.

Culture of Indonesia has received the influence of Chinese, Indian, and Arabic. In the past, the merchants from there came to Indonesia. Then, there was acculturation and cultural assimilation, cultural treasures that enrich the nation.

Opens with a narrative Titiek Puspa on a visit to China, began the tribute gig. Titiek sing Chinese songs. Accompany dancers behind him. Maya "KDI" sing the song of India, Nasar "KDI" rendition from the Arabic. All performances were accompanied by dancers with costumes that fit the theme song.

The rest is the usual dances that served as "vice" culture of the archipelago. For example, dance-rendo sarendo from Sulawesi, summons dance from Aceh, and dance from the Borneo gongs.

There is nothing surprising in that show. It's only 30 years Sangrina Mother warning, with calls for all the conscious decision to save the Indonesian culture: Save Our Culture

Shopping in Kampung China Tour - culture

Chinese culture has long been known in Indonesia. Various kinds of knick-knacks, clothes, language or other art may have been quite widely known. If you want to know more about the buildings or other things from Chinese culture, one of those places can be visited is situated in Kampung China Cibubur. Yes there is anything there?

Promising Maluku Traditional Clothing Business

Traditional indigenous clothing business that was involved Aby Kastanya Maluku (60) located in Talake, Village Waihaong, Nusaniwe district, Ambon, quite exciting and has a promising prospect.


"Wearing traditional indigenous Maluku people who stitched this for not only local communities but the orders of foreign tourists from the Netherlands, America and Australia are also often interested in buying them," said Aby in Ambon, Tuesday.


According to him, customers from around the world have often visited their retail outlets to place an order typical of the traditional clothing of Maluku.


Fabric has been available so customers who come directly measured height and width of the new body to sew clothing in accordance with customer wishes Rp1.500.000 price.


"Every month there is such a foreign wiatawan from Holland who came here and their number is many. When in the 1990s, those who come only in the seasons of the school holidays between the months of June-July and they had scheduled a visit to our place to order traditional clothes, "he said.


Price sewing custom clothing for adult males ranged up to Rp850.000 Rp750.000 Rp1.500.000 whereas for women, if the buyer does not buy fabric from elsewhere.


He said it often suffered flood order custom clothing at a particular moment as various religious traditions, including the activities of foreign tourists visiting Jazz Plus Festival Parade (AJPF) 9 to 11 October 2009.


"If there are events in Ambon, we are a little inconvenience because there are orders to rent or to order large quantities of sewing clothes for the activities of dancing, singing or to the officials," he said.


To model baju kurung which received so worth 300,000, same as the model Cele clothes, while prices reached Rp750.000 salungkang cloth. because the cost of up to Rp500.000 Rp400.000 sewing for women's sizes.


"Every day there are five orders of indigenous dress in here and usually have a uniform like the traditional outfit for a dance or traditional dresses for formal occasions," he said.


Sewing custom clothing business was originally pioneered Mely Maluku since the beginning 30 years ago with a capital of a set of sewing tools.


"After my brother died, bequeathed to us their business and Prima Anek Kastanya including me," said Aby.


Since the opening of business on the 1979 custom sewing clothes, sewing kakanya only accept orders from customers and this business continues to grow, so have 13 employees for the task of cutting and sewing garments.


Kastanya family custom clothing business is also more advanced and penetrated into the photo studio run by Anek, salon business Prima and his brother held Aby manage custom clothing tailoring business

raditional Clothing - cultur

Completeness of the traditional outfit of all clothing is customary that all equipment used by someone who shows the cultural ethos of a society.

By looking at the clothes a person, people will say that the TSB from that area, and this will be clearer if there is unity in diversity rally. So traditional outfit representing local communities and indigenous something sets it apart from other regional customs.

In connection with the things mentioned above, it will be proposed in this paper is the traditional clothing worn by indigenous stakeholders and women in Minangkabau, called also the clothes are too big.

Clothing prince

datuak.jpgPakaian prince was in traditional Minangkabau oversized clothes and not everyone can wear them. In addition, the clothes were not a daily casual dress worn by a prince, but in accordance with the procedure established by custom. Wearing a suit of clothes which the prince is composed of

1. Headband

Preacher or a headband or as a headgear headgear headgear when viewed in the shape of some portion is also divided in accordance with sipemakai, area and position.

Reverend King Alam named "dandam not already" (revenge not already). Reverend gadang prince wearing (big headband) or saluak batimbo (nitty dipper). Saruaso INDOMO minister named Reverend AMEH (gold headband). Reverend King in coastal named cilieng manurun (ciling decreased).

Headband or wrapped around a bend in the head as rulers of the skin that shows the contents with the understanding headband imagine what there is in the head of a prince. Headband has a wrinkle, a lot of laws that need to be known by as many as a leader and should be wrinkle dester also the reason that a leader in every field.

If headband is developed, should kerutnya wide. So the prince understands that it must also be able to carry out wide duty to save her nephew, ward and village surroundings. Wrinkles headband also give meaning, that one head before speaking or doing or thinking, let frowned first and not rush.

2. Clothes

Shirt is black leader as a symbol of leadership. Tapo black bear, bear putiah sasah (black wrought-resistant, resistant white wash). With a sense of the word vituperation and praise things which must be accepted by the leader. With lyrical language of this shirt says "big black dress circles, circles tasenseng not bangih deck, cold Nyo pangipeh angek sonny, sonny gabuek pahampeh habih Nyo (large black shirt sleeves, the sleeves tersinsing not because of anger, pengipas warm to cool, so dust pengipas discharged).

Macao given sleeve yarn, thread, flanked by a string of small, have a great sense of people having accompaniments. Regarding the large neck have accompaniments. on the collar said not bakatuak lapeh lihie nan, ka hampie babalah Dado (berkatuk not loose neck, split almost kedada) that have a sense of a natural leader spacious ground field. Gunuang not runtuah kabuik deck, deck karuah lawuik no fish, now gadang martabatnyo saba, tagangnyo bajelo-jelo, kaduonyo badantiang-dantiang, Paik manih malulua clever, there dignity bahimpunnyo (mountain did not collapse because of fog, the sea because the fish are not turbid. The great great dignity, the tension flowing, tinkling engorgement, a bitter sweet good burn, there berhimpunnya dignity). The definition contained in it is a prince who does not waver authority and leadership in facing all the problems and he should be wise in carrying out its leadership.

3. Sarawa

Customary expression of this sarawa says "basarawa hitan gadang feet, kapanuruik Alue luruih nan, kapanampuah Pasa street in the village, villages koto jo, jo salasai step size (large black pants leg, a straight groove kepenurut, kepenempuh road in the village market, koto and the village is complete with step sizes).

Large size pants leg prince has the sense that his greatness in fulfilling all the calls and who should be followed in social life as well as an indigenous stakeholders. His greatness is only limited by one of the dignity of the prince, that is cheap and expensive, cheap and expensive with the understanding heart and his actions on that agree.

park in korea - culture

Korean Garden is the shape or design of a traditional Korean garden. Although heavily influenced Korean garden Chinese garden concept, design and built it has unique characteristics.

Characteristic Korean garden is simplicity, natural and not forced to follow a particular rule. Compared with Chinese and Japanese garden park that has many complementary elements as the concept of original scenery mengimitasikan, parks Korea will probably look more or less complementary elements.

Korea's Park is very striking and simple because there is always a lotus pond with a pavilion at a nearby building. Pool associated with the natural flow of the Korean people are so beautiful to look at.

The famous gardens:

* Poseokjeong and Anapji, garden of Silla, located in Gyeongju
* Huwon, who was in the palace complex in Seoul Changdeokoul

Korean culture clothes

Korean traditional clothes called Hanbok (North Korea called Choson-ot). Hanbok dress is divided into upper (Jeogori), long trousers for men (wedge) and a woman's skirt (Chima).

Korean people dressed in accordance with their social status so that clothes are important. People with high status and royal family enjoys the luxurious clothes and jewels which generally can not be purchased under the category of people who live in poverty.

Previously, Hanbok are classified for everyday use, ceremonies and certain events. Hanbok for ceremonies used in formal events such as the first child's birthday (doljanchi), a wedding or funeral ceremonies.

Korean traditional music performances - culture

Korean traditional music performance emphasis on improvisation, running continuously, and a bit of a break in each of her performance. Pansori for example, may last for more than eight hours with only one singer.

The contrast with western music differences, most Korean traditional music performances starting from the movement (oscillation), the slowest to fastest.

Court music, Jeongak, in ancient times performed by upper-class society. Jeongak played very slowly, with only one beat in every three seconds. This beats synchronized with breathing rate, so the taste of static (monotonic). Musical instruments used in the staging Jeongak made from natural materials, so that her voice soft and calm. Almost all wind instrument made of bamboo, while the stringed instruments have strings made of silk.

Pungmul is a kind of Korean folk music is taut and expressive. Pungmul minsogak or categorized in this type of folk music mostly.

Traditional Korean musical instruments can be divided into wind instruments, strings (a string), and percussion. Some kind of wind instrument: Piri, taepyeongso, Daegeum, danso, saenghwang and hun. Stringed musical instrument: kayageum, geomungo, ajaeng, and haegeum.

Korean traditional percussion instrument is very diverse, such as kwaenggwari, jing, bang, janggu, Tub, pyeonjong, etc.