Thursday, April 22, 2010

Sedudo Waterfall; history site of majapahit empire


Sedudo Waterfall is a waterfall and tourist attraction located in the Village District Ngliman Sawahan, Nganjuk, East Java. The distance is about 30 km south of the capital district Nganjuk. Located at an altitude of 1438 meters above sea level, the height of the waterfall is approximately 105 meters. This scene has a fairly good facilities, and transportation routes are easily accessible. Local people still believe, this waterfall has a supernatural power. This site visited natural attractions in Sura (Javanese calendar). It is said that there is a myth since the time of Majapahit, the moon is believed to bring blessing to the young people who bathe in this waterfall. Every New Year's Java, waterfalls Sedudo used for ritual, ceremonial baths in PARNA Prahista statue, which was then fixed dipercikan water for the family to inherit the blessings of salvation and eternal youth.Until now, local governments routinely implement Nganjuk Sedudo bathing ritual every year at 1st Suro

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Batik; Indonesian original art

Batik is a cloth which traditionally uses a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. Due to modern advances in the textile industry, the term has been extended to include fabrics which incorporate traditional batik patterns even if they are not produced using the wax-resist dyeing techniques. Silk batik is especially popular.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Solo Ceremony : Funeral Ceremony in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi.


Each region has a tradition of honoring the dead. In Tana Toraja ceremony known as Solo Signs'. In Tana Toraja itself has two large ceremonial Solo Signs' and Tuka Signs'. Solo Signs' is a funeral service, while signs of Tuka, is an opening ceremony of the new house custom or recently completed.
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Komodo Island; the land of thousand Giant lizard

Komodo is one of the 17,508 islands that make up the Republic of Indonesia. The island has a surface area of 390 km² and over 2000 inhabitants. The inhabitants of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed themselves with the Bugis from Sulawesi. The population are primarily adherents of Islam but there are also Christian and Hindu minorities.

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Bromo Mountain ; See the beautifull of Sun Rise from top Mountain

Mount Bromo (from Sanskrit / Ancient Java: Brahma, one of the major Hindu gods), is still an active volcano and most famous as a tourist attraction in East Java. As a tourist attraction, Mount Bromo become attractive because of its status as a still active volcano. Bromo has a height of 2392 meters above sea level located in four regions, namely, Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang, and Malang. Mount Bromo mesh body shape between valleys and canyons with a caldera or sea sand covering approximately 10 square kilometers. Bromo crater has a diameter of ± 800 m (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the dangers of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the central crater of Bromo.
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Kuta Beach, Bali Tourism attraction



Kuta Beach is a tourist site located south of Denpasar, the capital of Bali, Indonesia. Kuta Located in Badung regency. This area is a tourist destination of foreign tourists, and has become a mainstay of Bali as a tourist attraction since the early 70s. Kuta Beach is often referred to as a sunset beach as opposed to the Sanur beach. Read more »

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