Indonesia is an archipelago that has many ethnicities, tribes, and beliefs. So it is not wrong that from the west to the east end, Indonesia has a variety of unique traditions that vary from region to region. this tradition is still maintained until now, so you can still see how this tradition lives side by side with society. Curious about what unique traditions make Indonesia different from others? Let's read right away!
1. Ritual Tiwah - Central Kalimantan
In Central Kalimantan there is a special tradition carried out for people who have long since died. This Tiwah ceremony is usually carried out by the Dayak tribe for the delivery of dead people's bones to a house called Sandung. This ritual aims to straighten the journey of the soul to Lewu Tatau or heaven. Besides this unique ritual also aims to release bad luck for the family that has been left behind.
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2. Cut Finger Tradition - Papua
This extreme tradition is indeed left behind by the Dani tribe. Finger cutting is a tradition to show sadness because left by family members. For the Dani Jari tribe has a deeper meaning, symbolized as a form of harmony, unity, and strength in humans or a family.
Dani are a group of tribes who inhabit the Baliem Valley region in the Central Mountains, Papua. Their settlements are between Bukit Ersberg and Grasberg which contain gold, silver and copper. Dani tribes are known for hundreds of years ago as skilled farmers and have used tools / tools which at the beginning were found to have known the technology of using stone axes, knives made from animal bones, bamboo and also spears made using excavated wood which is known to be very strong and heavy. They depend on life from nature by farming as their main activity. Every day, the Dani people grow vegetables and then harvest and sell them to the market. Even from the way they dress, they are still wearing a lot of '' koteka '' (male genitalia) made of kunden / pumpkin and the women use wah clothes from grass / fiber and live in "honai-honai" (huts with thatched roofs) / weeds). Major and religious ceremonies, tribal warfare is still carried out (although not as big as before).
3. Pointed Tooth of the Mentawai Tribe - Kalimantan
Mentawai women consider their beauty seen from sharp teeth. The sharpened tradition of this tooth is called Toothpick which has been done for a long time.
The purpose of tooth gravel is to look beautiful and attractive in the eyes of men around him. Besides that, as a marker of female maturity and is believed to also provide happiness and peace.
They also believe that if you have sharp teeth you have happiness and peace of mind. Mentawai women also believe that those with pointed teeth have more value.
The process of tooth grafting is carried out by the customary leader. Teeth that will be sharpened are not given anesthesia.
The tools used are made of iron or wood that has been sharpened sharply. Of course this ritual process is painful, therefore before the process usually the Mentawai Tribe women bite green bananas.
Even in the process, not for a moment because the tapered teeth are not just 1 or 2. Tapered teeth will be made like triangles.
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Funeral Tradition Minahasa Tribe - North Sulawesi
Every tradition that exists in this area always gives its own symbolic elements or meanings as well as the burial traditions in the Minahasa Tribe. The corpse was faced to the north which indicates that the ancestors of the Minahasa tribe came from the northern part of a region. After that the body was buried in a stone building where the Minahasa tribe was named as waruga which became a burial tool typical of the Minahasa.
A unique cemetery that utilizes stones in the Minahasa tribe which is called waruga is taken from two words, Waru and ruga. Which in Minahasa language Waru means house, while Ruga which has the meaning of body, literally waruga means a house where the body is where the body will return to the Creator. Indeed, basically every tradition is always shown to the Creator who created the earth with this whole thing, so you also should not be surprised if the funeral traditions of the Minahasa Tribe are also interpreted as a way of life to achieve the pleasures of heaven into a real and eternal life.
5.Bau Nyale Tradition - South Lombok
Bau nyale is a term that is often used by the Lombok archipelago sasak community. Where "Bau" in Indonesian means capturing while "Nyale" is a sea worm classified as a type of annelida phylum.
Bau Nyale tradition is one of the hereditary traditions carried out hundreds of years ago. The beginning of this tradition no one knows for sure. But based on the contents of the sasak babad that is trusted by the community, this tradition has been going on since before 16 centuries ago.
Speaking of the Bau Nyale issue, it is certain that it will relate to the legendary story of the public's memory of Princess Mandalika. Beautiful and beautiful princesses contested by many princes from various kingdoms. The princess was born from the womb of an empress named Dewi Seranting and the king of Tonjang Beru. This king and empress are very famous for his humility and authority.
Likewise with the daughter who was born. Apparently the inheritance of character from both parents became inherited in the spirit of the princess. When he grew up he was greatly respected by many people due to the softness of his heart and greetings to the local community.
This is where Nyale's history began.
Besides the beautiful face and softness of the king's daughter, many of the princes from other sasak tribes began to target Princess Mandalika to be empress.
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