Indonesia Culture Ceremonies

It is undeniable that Indonesia is rich in traditional arts and cultures from different ethnic groups. Some of them still survive today. How well do you know them?

1. Bull Races

It is a festival held in various regions of Madura Island to celebrate an occasion after the harvest time. It is often accompanied by dance performances.

2. Labuhan

A ceremony held on beaches in which people throw offerings to the sea, to please the Goddess of the South Sea, Nyai Roro Kidul.

3. Sekaten

A ceremony in Yogyakarta to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad SAW.

4. Ngaben

A Hindu ceremony [specially in Bali], which people burn the dead to free the soul from the body, is letting it go to its final destination.

5. Kecak Dance

A traditional Balinese dance, which is performed by a hundred chanting and swaying men, dressed in lion clothes.

6. Shadow Puppets

Traditional art from Central or East Java. Performed with leather puppets by the "Dalang".

7. Wooden Puppets

Traditional art from West Java. It is a play using figures carved and painted wood, shaped like the characters in the Mahabarata and Ramayana stories.

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