Situs Gunung Padang

mountain meadow megalithic sites, the largest in southeast asia

 megalithic sites is reputedly the largest mountain meadow in southeast asia. is not far from jakarta, precisely in Cianjur south, but is more easily reached through sukabumi. location is quite remote from the main road, go through the tea plantation area air cool, cool ... hmmm ... quiet and peaceful.

archaeological sites are now starting crowded in closely by the archaeologists, these archaeologists have masing2 his opinion, and they put forward the arguments and examine each other, to show who's the right argument.

Here are thousands of stones that were strewn over the back of Mount Padang a silent witness to the civilization that once inhabited the region thousands of years ago Cianjur. The experts tried to reconstruct the scene ini.Tapi megalithic stone here is not the same with rock rock eruption of the volcano. gain here was mostly rectangular shape, in my opinion like a tree trunk is cut

 

Gunung Padang site consists of five levels of pages, called terrace is lined on one side of the hill. Tiered terraces overlooking Gunung Gede elongated located 25 kilometers north-west of the site.

According to the Indonesian Architects Association Member Purajatnika Pon, arrangement overlooking Gunung Gede give spiritual guidance paradigm society at that time. Gunung Gede regarded as a symbol of human belief to gunung.Gunung Padang once the sacred ritual, but there are also saying that this arrangement aimed to look at the sky at night, it is more appropriate to read the ratio of the star, can not imagine ancient human progress when they first 've read the constellations

According to the resource location is used as a sun clock to determine the daily movement of the sun. Bagitu sit well with the stone is positioned facing north. From that point, traditional elders can monitor the movement of the stars at the north pole. Elders can also see certain constellations to indicate the change of seasons.

In the evening, the scenery becomes more impressive. As the name implies, Gunung Padang means the place ablaze. This is reasonable because of the location of the community can see a sprinkling of stars in the sky. Once a month, an area of ​​900 square meters is going to be very bright light washed down from the moon.

"The tradition of anticipating the change of seasons by looking at the stars was reduced to traditional farmers today," her great wah.

Timing of farming bertepatannya strengthened by the presence of agricultural location was directly across the river that flows north of the first terrace. Make agriculture a prosperous civilization can survive Gunung Padang in the nature of malignancy.

Other findings related instruments of stone, or commonly referred to as litofon. There are four stones that emit a tone at a specific frequency when struck. At various civilizations, such instruments are widely used to accompany ritual, to build a magical atmosphere at the sacred ceremony. In addition, the sounds can also be used as a means of remote communication to the agricultural community at that time to start planting and harvesting.

There are other possibilities. According Hokky, litofon can also serve as a warning sign. This warning applies when going to war or disaster ahead.

with the natural forces of our ancestors to build natural, rather than destroy it, as did the man right now, we no longer go hand in hand with nature, and a fragile moment when the arrangement began, would be very dangerous

Well this bit of info that I can write,
his busy behind the archaeologists who say there is ` pyramid buried in Mount Sadahurip, Garut, showed that the civilization that inhabited Indonesia in the past have been very advanced. This is not surprising. The reason, Indonesia has long recognized the pyramid of the world.

and also denied
Some geologists and archaeologists deny the existence of pyramid building in the mountain. Sutikno Bronto, geologists who study ancient volcano, said the two mountains was "just" an ancient volcano. Not contain the pyramid mound.

The characteristics of the location of an ancient volcano, continued Sutikno, is a constituent of rocks is the result of local volcanic activity. Age of an ancient volcano Padang more than 2 million years, while Sadahurip thousands of years.

Geologists of BP Migas, Awang Harun Satyana, say, Indonesia recognize the shape of the pyramid, namely punden terraces. To prove the existence of pyramids in Sadahurip and Padang, thorough research is needed.


mountain meadow sites is one vacation destination that is very beautiful and interesting, in addition to tour there we can see the relics of a very interesting and also we can learn cultural community, this site might be there to remind us to always keep the balance of nature.

so what are you waiting, just waiting for your desert mountain sites

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Upacara Kasodo

This is a cultural or social customs tengger.Suku Tengger tribe is a tribe who live around Mount Bromo, East Java, which occupies some parts of the region such as: district Pasuruan, Lumajang, Probolinggo, and Malang. According to the story, the origin of these tribes of the kingdom of Majapahit perched on retreat.

A resource we Tengger tribe, father Suyatno said that, generally Tengger people live as farmers fields. Principle they are unwilling to sell land (fields) in others. The farm is, potatoes, cabbage, cement (cabbage flower), carrot, tobacco and corn. Maize is the staple food of the tribe, and most of them were Hindus. This is because the origin of the Indonesian population is Hindu religion.

In addition to farming, the people here work as porters (porters) at Mount Semeru and as tourist guides at Mount Bromo to offer their horses for rent to tourists who want to fig rise above the top of Bromo to see sunrise and sunset

Perch tribe who settled in Bromo is very easy to spot because they always menggenakan gloves, in the terms they are called kawengan. This glove is used as a shirt or jacket heating of the cold mountain wind attack that pierced the bone, but this is because it's cheap gloves, gloves readily available than other warm clothing.

embraced Hinduism is different from the perch tribe Hindu religion in Bali, the Hindu Dharma. Hindu society is developing in the Hindu Tengger Mahayana. Besides Hinduism, other religions that embraced the religion of Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism.

Based on the teachings of Hindu religion professed, every year they perform the ceremony Kasodo. Kasodo Besides, there are some other ceremony is a ceremony Karo, Kapat, Kapitu, Kawulo, Kasanga. Offerings and spells very strong influence in the tribal descendants Joko Seger and Roro Anteng this.For the Tengger tribe, mountain Brahma (Bromo) believed to be a sacred mountain. Tengger community once a year or Kasodo Kasada ceremony. This ceremony is held at a temple located at the foot of Mount Bromo and proceed north to the top of the mountain.

The procession was held at midnight to early morning every full moon around 14 or 15 in Kasodo (tenth month) according to the Javanese calendar

Beginning with the inaugural ceremony Kasodo Tengger elders (elders) and the staging of the ballet-Rara Anteng Jaka Seger Ngadisari village in an open stage. Then at midnight held the inauguration of shamans (religious elders) and the blessing of the people of Mount Bromo in the sea of ​​sand.

Shamans for the Tengger is a leader in the field of religious people and lead the ritual ceremonies. Before inaugurated the shaman must pass the exam by rote and recited mantras. They believe that the spells they use a spell white instead of black spells that are harmful or lead to ugliness.

After the ceremony finished, ongkek - ongkek (container) containing the offerings brought from the foot to the side of the crater of Mount Bromo. The offerings were thrown into the cauldron as a symbol of the sacrifices made by their ancestors.



On the inside of the crater there are many beggars and people who live in remote Tengger, they come all the way to Mount Bromo in the hope they get thrown offerings.

Residents threw offering a wide range of crops and livestock, they regard it as a vow or thanks to God for agriculture and cattle are abundant.

"Ritual activity that is dikawah Bromo mountain we can see from night until noon on the day Kasodo Bromo,"
so if you want to see this perch tribal ceremonies do not forget to make sure his first date, and you just go to bromo




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Tari Legong Bali

This is one tradiksional dances from Bali. Legong dance in Bali's cultural treasures belonging to the type of classical dance since the beginning of its development stems from the royal palace in Bali. The dance was once only enjoyed by the nobles or the king's family in their neighborhood that is in the palace as a dance entertainment. The dancers who have been appointed to or elected to this dance in the presence of a king would have felt it an honor and great pleasure, because not just anyone can get into the palace, so really the choice.

As a classical dance, Legong is promoting high artistic elements, the movement is very dynamic, symmetrical and orderly. Dancers also are people who come from outside the palace which is the dancer of choice by raja.Walaupun they never mentioned the name of creating a dance to the public, provided that they do not question it was asked to create based on a true heart and full of flavor offerings to the king. It can be seen from almost all classical dances and other dance traditions that developed outside the palace as Legong, Line, and Topeng.Kini Jauk no longer in the era of feudalism adopts, keseian Legong has been progressing very rapidly in terms of quantity and quality.

Mentioned that the Legong Kraton (as developed in the palace) out of the palace at the beginning of the 19th century. The female dancers who formerly practiced and Legong dance at the palace is now returning to their villages to teach this type of dance to the community. As known, the Balinese are those people who are full of creativity so that the style of dance each dancer was slightly different according to the abilities brought him. This eventually led to, arising Palegongan style-style spread in areas where the origin of royal dancers dancers, like in the village of Saba, Peliatan, Bedulu, Binoh, Kelandis and several other places. Of all the regional development of the Legong dance, Saba and Peliatan only village that still maintains his trademark strong and able to create other types of dance Palegongan with different names.


Legong dances in Bali is at first accompanied by a tool called gamelan music. commonly called Gamelan Pelegongan. Gamelan device consists of two pairs of gender-vines, gangsa squat, a gong, kemong, kempluk, klenang, krumpungan pair of drums, flutes, fiddle, jublag, jegog, gentorang. In addition, there is an interpreter tandak to reinforce its usual character and narrator as well as stories through song. However, as the popularity of gamelan gong kebyar in Bali, finally palegongan these dances have evolved, so this could dance accompanied by gamelan gong kebyar, because the level of flexibility.

Legong dance also has a story:

Regarding the beginning of the creation of Legong dance in Bali is a very long process in accordance with the reference that I read. According to the Chronicle Dalem Sukawati, Legong is created based on a dream I Dewa Agung Made Karna, the king who reigned in 1775-1825 Sukawati M. When he was doing penance in the village of Pura Agung Jogan Ketewel (Sukawati region), he dreamed of seeing fairies are dancing in heaven. They dance with a headdress made ​​of gold.

after that he was aware of their meditation, he immediately decreed or ordered Bendesa Ketewel to make some face masks which appear in his dreams when doing meditation in Jogan Pura Agung and also ordered to make a dance that is similar to the dream. Finally Bendesa Ketewel was able to complete nine sacred masks as requested by I Dewa Agung Made Karna. Sang Hyang Legong dance performances can be staged at Pura Agung Jogan by two female dancers.

 

Shortly after the Sang Hyang Legong dance is created, a group dance performance led Blahbatuh Nandir of I Gusti Ngurah Jelantik perform a play which witnessed King I Dewa Agung Mangosteen, King of Gianyar at the time. He is very interested in dance who has a style similar to Sang Hyang Legong dance is, as he commissioned two artists from Sukawati to restructure by means of two female dancers as dancers. Since that created the classic Legong we are witnessing today.

When viewed from the root, Legong derived from the word "leg" which means flexible or elastic, and the word "gong" which means the gamelan. Both the root of the word when combined will mean a movement so tied up (especially the accentuation) by gamelan accompaniment.
approximately sebeginilah as I know, if you want to know more you can visit kebali hehehehe
 

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Tari Barong Bali

Barong Dance is a performing arts of Indonesia's most popular traditional dances are much in demand by tourists. Barong dance is the existence in Bali, for those of you who have been to Bali would be familiar with the barong dance. Barong dance is a pre-Hindu cultural heritage. Barong dance staged and played by two dancers, one dancer is at the head and the other in the buttocks or the tail, well really almost similar to the Chinese lion dance and I think this barong dance sperti puppet that people in Java, but the difference is a barong dance this costume. Barong is a form of animal mytologi many kinds that we can find a head shaped like a lion, tiger, wild boar male (Bangkal), elephant, ox or Keket. Keket by the Balinese considered the king of the jungle, called by the name Banaspati Raja.yah not only citizens of Balinese culture, but also smell mistik.karna many special rituals are done before doing the dance and the dancer can sometimes possessed barong dance while doing this. very attractive right



Barong bear means the animal, which comes from the word bahruang, mytologi is an animal that has the magical power, and is regarded as the protector of animals. In Bali, in fact barong not only manifested in the four-legged animals, but there is also a two-legged.

He is the king of the spirits and symbolizes goodness. He is an enemy of Rangda in the Balinese mythology. Rangda or Banas Pati Rajah is the spirit that accompany a child in his life. Banas Pati Rajah is believed to be the spirit that drives the Barong. As a protective spirit, Barong is often shown as a lion. Traditional Balinese Ballet in describing the battle between the Barong and Rangda are very popular and frequently performed as a tourist attraction. the battle between good and evil
Barong lion is one of five forms of Barong. On the island of Bali every part of the island of Bali has a protective spirit to the land and forest respectively. Each Barong than representing a particular area is described as a different animal, like a village between different cultures is still the same but different aliases main actors only. There are wild boar, tiger, snake or dragon, and lion. Barong as singalah form a very popular and originated from Gianyar. Here lies Ubud, which is a famous tourist place. In dance Calonarong or Balinese dance, Barong uses his magical science to defeat Rangda


This type of barong dance there are also various kinds:

1. Barong Ket (ketet) is the barong of the most widely available in Bali and the most widely performed and has an incomplete type of repertory dances. Barong Ket (ketet) is a mix between a lion, tiger, cow or bona. Barong Ket (ketet) have the body is decorated with carved engravings made from leather, glass and fur attached is made of braksok, fibers or feathers of crows. Barong Ket (Keket) performed by two dancers who called saluk interpreter or interpreter Bapang. Barong Ket (Keket) always has an underlying theme in the play-theater performing arts of Bali which describes about the struggle of virtue (dharma) and bad (adharma). Tari Barong Ket (ketet) accompanied by gamelan Bebarongan who barreled pelok, and in some places performing arts There is also a barong dance accompanied by gamelan Semar Pegulingan.
2.  Barong Dance Barong Bangkal which means a large pig that old age, it resembles a barong eekor Bangkal called barong barong boar or even daffodils. Dance is always accompanied by the Brong Bangkal Gamelan Batel, in the play is very rarely accompanied by a play, and usually the way to move where the play from one city to another, there is also carried around.
3.  Barong Dance Barong Asu which means that resembles a dog, especially in the mask. Asu very sacred Barong dance, especially in the area of ​​Temple Peak Dawa, Baturiti, Tabanan, Bali.
4. Barong Dance Barong Elephant which means that resembles an elephant. Barong Dance Elephant is very sacred, especially in areas Singapadu Village, Bali.
5.  Tiger Barong dance which means that resembles a tiger. Barong Dance Tigers in the play performed by two dancers, and some are equipped with a sort dramatari Arja. Tiger Barong dance is always accompanied by gamelan Batel.
6. Landung barong Barong Dance is the form of two-legged early humans. In general Landung barong made in pairs, consisting of a queen lanang (Barong Landung male) and Queen Luh (barong landug women). Barong Landung shaped big and tall, just like ondel-ondel when in Jakarta. In figure pengambarannya Queen Lanang face is very scary, black-faced with his teeth mencolot out, while the Queen Luh, female, elderly Chinese women seerti. In staging barong Landung equipped with such Mantri, Baluh, Limbur and others always take Lokon Arja (especially in the areas of Badung) and accompanied by gamelan Batel. Barong Landung numerous in Tabanan area and is usually displayed at the cremation (burning bodies)
7. Barong Dance Blasblasan or also called by another name Barong Kedingkling. Blasblasan Barong is a form of staging is done ngelawang, dancers only use wayang wong mask mask (people) with the play story excerpts from the Ramayana story is generally a scene of war. Barong Dance Blasblasan staged at many of Galungan and Brass, and usually are brought as the dancers are children. Blasblasan Barong dance accompanied by gamelan Batel, and there are also accompanying with bebarongan gamelan (gamelan Batel equipped with reyong).
8. Brutuk Barong Dance Barong dance is derived from Truyan Village, Bali (a small village located just off the east of Lake Batur)  

In enjoying a dish barong dance performances, we as visitors can be entertained with the play-play that in play it (specially Barong Ket or Ketet performances). We will never get bored watching this pegelaran barong dance, because in addition to an interesting story and good, the show also full of humor filled with laughter. We can also see directly in barong dance performances there is also the impression of mystical

go directly to bali barong art bro and watch this

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Barongsai Indonesia

Barongsai Indonesia is not an original art from Indonesia, but this is the art of china which is brought in by Chinese citizens residing in Indonesia. Lion Dance originated from the history of Chinese traditional dances at the height of the Chin Dynasty around the 2 years prior to masehi.Berawal from A warlord named Zhong Que create artificial puppet lion king Fan troops to repel it. Apparently the effort was successful and eventually dance lion dance Lion Dance melegenda.Sedangkan Indonesia began to flourish in the 17th century until now developed and began performing in all competitions dunia.Pada reign of the new order Indonesia Lion silenced by that silence the political temperature of the Tiong Hoa. at the time of political change that is about the year 1998 Indonesia returned victorious Lion Dance and thrive to this day. In the reign of Suharto, a lion dance was not allowed to play. The only place in Indonesia that can display a massive lion dance is in the city of Semarang, precisely at the stage of the Sam Poo Kong temple also known as Stone Temple Gedong. it is a little story of a lion dance in Indonesia

The lion dance consists of two main types namely dance lion dance lion dance south and north. Northern lion has a mane of curls and four-legged. Northern Lion appearance looks more natural and lion-like appearance than the southern lion that has scales and the amount of which varies between the two legs or four. Lions Head South moreover equipped with a horn that is sometimes more akin to the animals 'Kilin'.

Movement between the North and the Lion Lions Southern also different. If the South is famous for its lion head movement hard and bobbing along with the beat of gongs and drums, but if the movement of the North Lions tend to be more agile and full of dynamics because it has four legs.

The main movement of the lion dance Lion Dance is movement takes an envelope containing money. This movement referred to as 'Lay See'. On top of the envelope is usually plastered with watercress vegetables that symbolize the gifts for the Lion. Consuming process of 'Lay See' It takes approximately half of all dance Singa.biasanya part consists of a few lions, and lion this lion would scramble envelope, which makes fun of this struggle because there are so many attractions attractions on show


As we all know that art or skill in the art of Lion Dance game requires specialized skills and training are routinely addressed this in order to make the players involved have to be proficient and skilled so as to minimize the risk. However, sometimes a lot of people here who still believes that playing Lion Dance can make the player or players make trance like Lumping.padahal Horses in the game the players did not really been trained and adept at playing this lion dance arts

Lion Dance in the game, is also needed flair and dexterity in the can from the results of regular practice and the players know the required response in the field or playground arena, because the game should be performed Lion Dance in all fields, or arenas, or even the field and also in places the breadth is very minimalist, and at high altitudes or like a ladder.

 

In today's Lion Dance has many types permainnya, there is combined with martial arts or Wushu, which makes the movements made ​​to be beautiful and very well with music that sounds from musical harmony Barongsai.sebenarnya game also obtained from the exercise of serious and high discipline and penngenalan about Chinese culture on the development of arts barongsai umumnya.Walaupun very rapidly along with the changing times, but art is not going to leave the lion dance elements of its cultural element.
yahh this is what little I knew about the lion dance Indonesia,
no less powerful with a lion dance from Chinese lohh
 

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