Monday, February 4, 2008

Maluku

Moluccas ( Maluku ) archipelago a group island in indonesia that be part from archipelago. moluccas archipelago located in australian plate. he abuts on celebes island at westside, nugini in the east, and timor at half south. in period formerly, europe nation call it" spices archipelago" — this term also refer to a group island at africa.
Since 1950 - 1999, moluccas archipelago administratively be part from provinsi moluccas. moluccas regency north then appointed as provinsi moluccas north.
Moluccas my level region, berstatus provinsi in indonesia, with capital at ambon. before memekarkan, moluccas covers also moluccas area north now, or belong into moluccas archipelago.

Tribe
Moluccas tribe is dominated by tribe race melanesia pacific, still berkerabat with fiji, tonga, and several archipelago nations widespread at archipelago samudra pacific.
Many strong proofs that refers that has tradition tie with pacific archipelago nation nation, like language, region songs, food, with household device ware and special castanets, example: ukulele (found also in culture tradition hawaii).
They are usually has dark skin, curl hair, big bone sketch and strong, and body profile more atletis membanding with terms other in indonesia, caused by they are which archipelago tribe sea activities likes to sail and swim to be principal activity for class man.
In modern time in this time, many between they are that has mixed blood with tribe other, marriage with tribe minahasa, sumatra, java, even with europe nation (usually dutch) common at this modern time, and give birth to new breed breed, which not race melanesia pure again.

Language

malay ambon one of [the] malay form. so also indonesian one of [the] malay form. since yore malay distributings and worn penutur-penutur at various region in indonesia and south-east asia, as follows. :

p. sumatra (north sumatra. riau archipelago. jambi),
p. java (malay jakarta),
at east nusa tenggara (mussel malay), makassar,
moluccas: malay ambon, malay dobo
moluccas north: nate
malaysian, brunei, philippine etc. [1

Malay history ambon and standard indonesian


Malay comes indonesian part west (formerly called part archipelago west) and for centuries be intertribal language in all archipelago archipelago. before portuguese menginja the foot at nate (year 1512), malay in moluccas and used as trade language.
malay ambon differ from malay nate because in period formerly terms at ambon and of course influence malay development ambon very differ from terms exist in nate. malay for example ambon get many influences from malay makassar. then in century ke-16, portuguese colonize moluccas so that quite a lot kosa-kata (vocabulary) portuguese language comes into malay ambon. latest dutch nation steps into moluccas, so that there quite a lot, absorption word from dutch language that accepted to be vocabulary in malay ambon. in dutch period here's, malay ambon worn as language of instruction at schools, at churches, and also in translation several books from bible. indonesian baku[1 usually used in all republic of indonesia in official situation, or equally in formal context, as in schools and at public service.
standard indonesian of vital importance for matters like that. but we must remember that before there that standard indonesian is at moluccas, malay ambon there [are]. [1 each that malay form has important character in moluccas society as basis for bational language. after standard indonesian begins taught at schools at moluccas, so he begins to influence malay ambon so that amount of word is absorbed from standard indonesian to local malay, of course accustommed with pronunciation (dialect) local. all languages at this world blooms then, except language that destroyed like language latin. malay ambon permanent bloom then, by because creativity penutur also influence from other place.

Religion
Citizen majority at moluccas embraces christian and islam. this matter is caused by portuguese colonial influence and spain before dutch that distribute christianity, and sultanate influence nate and tidore that distribute islam at moluccas area with arabian tradesman at island beach ambon and previous vinicity.

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Saturday, February 2, 2008

Bali Island

Balinese a island in indonesia, all at once be one of [the] provinsi indonesia. balinese located in between java and lombok island. capital provinsi denpasar, located in part south this island. balinese citizen majority hinduism follower. at world, famous balinese as tourism aim with uniqueness various result seni-budaya, especially to all japanese tourist and australian. Balinese also known as gods island.
History
Balinese island first occupant is estimated to come in 3000-2500 sm bermigrasi from asia. stone device survival from time found at village strangles located in part west island. prehistory period then end in indian hindu ones incoming in 100 sm. [reference? ]

Balinese culture then gets indians culture strong influence, the process faster after century first bc. name balidwipa (balinese island) begin found at various inscription, mengantaranya inscription blanjong that taked by sri kesari warmadewa in 913 m and mention word walidwipa. estimated around time here's irrigation system subak for rice planting begins developed. several religious traditions and also begin to bloom during the period culture. kingdom majapahit (1293–1500 ad) that have a religion hindu and berpusat at java, ever establish subordinate kingdom at balinese around year 1343 m. moment that is almost entire archipelagoes haves hindu, but along islam incoming stands islam kingdoms at archipelago among others causes collapse majapahit. many nobles, priest, artist, and another hindu society at the time give way from java to balinese.

time first european finds balinese cornelis de houtman from dutch in 1597, although a previous portuguese ship ever washed ashore near hill cape, jimbaran, in 1585. dutch via voc even also begin to carry out the colonial at balinese soil, but then get opposition so that to the last their position the power at balinese is not sekokoh their position is at java or moluccas. start from area north balinese, since 1840-an dutch presence has haved permanent, initially done with mengadu-domba various balinese administrator mutual doesn't trust one another. dutch does big attack via sea and land towards region sanur, and followed with region denpasar. balinese side that loses in number also weaponry doesn't want to experience shy because capitulate, so that causes the happening of war until die or puputan, involve entire also woman belongs the king. estimated as much as 4.000 killed person in event, although dutch has commanded them to capitulate. furthermore, only a little give the influence at this island, so that local control towards religion and culture usually doesn't change.

japanese occupy balinese during world war ii, and moment that is a military officer nameds me the ngurah rai form independence 'warrior balinese troop. follow to capitulate it japanese at pacific in august 1945, dutch soon return to indonesia (belongs balinese) to maintained to return the colonial government within reason prewar conditon. this matter is defied by balinese opposition troop moment that uses japanese weapon.

in 20 novembers 1940, broken battle puputan margarana that at clan village, regency tabanan, balinese middle. my colonel is the ngurah rai, aged 29 year, lead the army from area east balinese to do attack until die in complete armed dutch troop. entire balinese battalion members killed all, and make it as balinese military opposition last.

in the year 1946 dutches makes balinese as one of the 13 part areas from indonesia country east bew is proclaimed, that is as one of [the] competitor country for republic of indonesia that proclaimed and headed by sukarno and hatta. balinese then also putted into into when does dutch admit indonesia independence in 29 decembers 1949. year 1950, officially balinese leave the alliances with dutch and judicially be a province from republic of indonesia.

great mount explosion that at year 1963, sempat jolty people economics and causes many balinese citizens transmigrates to various area other in indonesia.

year 1965, along with fail it coup d'etat by g30s towards national government at jakarta, at balinese and many another regions roger subjection towards member and indonesia communist party sympathizer. at balinese, estimated more than 100.000 person is killed or lost. bevertheless, events at bew order early days up to in this time not yet success unfolded judicially. [1

terrorist attack has happened in 12 octobers 2002, shaped balinese bomb attack 2002 at tourism area kuta, causes as much as 202 person killed and 209 anothers dispute. balinese bomb attack 2005 also happen three year then at kuta and coast jimbaran. events get international cover vast because a large part the victim foreign tourist, and causes balinese tourism industrial faces heavy challenge this latest some years

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Friday, February 1, 2008

Tanah toraja, celebes tour mainstay south

Tanah Toraja, be famous tour object with the culture wealth. regency situated around 350 km borthside makassar this is very famous with the custom house building form. this custom house nameds tongkonan. made the roof from leaf nipa or coconut and can to survive until 50 year. tongkonan this has also levels appropriate society bobility degree likes gold levels, bronze, iron and brass.
Because so soil image adherence toraja with this the custom house building, as tourism promotion form and to pull of japanese tourist to this region, so custom house even also built at country “matahari bit” that. the building is done by person toraja self and memboyong tourism entrepreneur to negari sakura. now at japanese, there [are] two tongkonan very resemble with tongkonan original. presence tongkonan always make to amazed country society because its for unique. the difference with in soil toraja only located in the roof that use sago leaf (sago palm).

still many again fascination from soil toraja besides single fringe custom ceremony (burial) that famous during the time. call baby cemetary above tree tarra at village kambira, district sangalla, around 20 kilometer from rantepao, prepared for aged baby corpse 0 - 7 year.

although bury baby above tree tarra that hasn't carried out again since tens the last year, but place tree “mengubur” that baby corpse stills upright permanent and many visited tourist. above tree tarra the fruit resembles breadfruit usually made vegetable by that local citizen with tree trunk circle around 3,5 meter,s, stored tens baby corpse.

before corpse is putted into to tree trunk, beforehand that tree is burrowed then baby corpse is put into then coverred with black coloured coconut tree fiber. after tens year, that baby corpse will slurr with tree. this is a fascination to all tourist and for soil society toraja permanent consider place holy like bew child borns.

baby corpse location at this tree also accustommed with society social levels. more taller that family social degree is so more taller also baby place that buried at tree trunk tarra. even, baby that pass away put appropriate family residence direction that grieve. if the house in part west tree, so child corpse will be put at westside.

to aim soil toraja astonishing this found domestic flight path makassar - soil toraja in this time for once one week and wear little aeroplane berpenumpang eight person, consume time 45 minutes from airport hasanuddin makassar. if via land, trip enough tire this want time during seven clocks.

event interesting at this tour area that is corpse burial ceremony existence (single fringe) and fringe tuka (party syukuran) that be permanent calendar per annum. besides event, visitors can see to bear from culture tour object interestings another likes corpse storage at formed corpse relocation “kontainer” giant size widely 3 meters and tall 10 meters with tongkonan that aged 600 year at londa, rantepao. how? interested see this culture tour uniqueness? (/cax)

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