Traditional and Modern Culture

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Maybe some people think, cultures foreign as western culture and european culture has
become popular in the earth pertiwi this.And, is there any indonesian culture already
stand on foreign? yes, of course there is. There are five traditional and modern culture
indonesia heritage alreadys become incredibly global. What corinthians five the cultural?

1. Wayang
Wayang theater is a form that people are very popular, especially on the island of
Java and Bali. People often connect said "puppets" with "shadow" as seen from the
wayang kulit who wore screen, where appeared reflections of the. In West Java, apart
from being known leather puppet show, the most popular is the Wayang golek . The
term golek can refer to the two meaning, as the verb said golek means 'seek', as the
wooden puppet wooden means. In relation to wayang golek, there are two kinds in
some wayang golek flat (smacking) and the wayang golek raja purwa that there is in
the region Sunda. Except puppet who is an art form dance drama which ditarikan
people, most art forms the play is by a puppet show that at the same time as the
leaders were singing suluk, voiced antawacana, regulate gamelan set and the other
songs.

2. Batik
Who did not know Indonesian culture this one? As we know, now batik among
many interested because the unique texture. It is not only that batik making that
complicated resulted from batik a particular attraction. The beauty and uniqueness
batik is what makes batik as a cultural heritage world heritage) that has been
recognized by UNESCO in October 2, 2009. Kerennya, culture, now pride Indonesia
today have been used by many foreigners, including a celebrity world such as Paris
Hilton, Jessica Alba, and Dakota Fanning. Batik is the handicraft has high art value
 and has become a part of Indonesian culture (especially Java) since a long time ago.
The women Central Java in the past made their skills in the livelihoods batik, so that,
in the past work batik is the work exclusively women until it detects "Batik" that
would enable the entry for men to in this field. There are a few exceptions to this
phenomenon, namely batik coastal lines that have masculine like that can be seen in
Mega Mendung style, where in some areas coastal batik work is common to the
males. In the beginning batik tradition is a tradition that go down throughout your
generations, that sometimes a motif could be identified came from batik certain
families. Some batik motifs can show a person's status. Even today, some batik motifs
tadisional is used only by the family keraton Yogyakarta and Surakarta. Batik is an
inheritance of our ancestors Indonesia ( Central Java ) that up to this moment there
are still. Batik is also the first time was introduced to the world by President Soeharto,
who was at the time wearing batik in United Nations Conference.i

3. Angklung
Angklung is musical instrument smack of a double play in a way shaken by.
Angklung Indonesia had been official recognition of UNESCO as part of the World
Heritage in January 19, 2011. Certificate is awarded by the former Indonesian
Ambassador to UNESCO, tresna Generous Kunaefi to the Minister of National
Education at the time, namely Muhammad Nuh. Angklung have actually liked by the
department of foreign affairs, countries such as Korea, Japan, and Malaysia has
introduced angklung in children school age.

4. Keris
Keris is weapons have pierced the dagger (resulting sharp and sharply lower on both
sides) with many functions culture that is well-known in the region Nusantara parts of
west and central. The shape and easier to differentiate typical of its weapons other
sharp because it is not symmetrical halves in the home that widen, often bilahnya
winding roads, and many of them have prestige (damascene), which is seen fibers and
a bright layer tin strand blades. Kinds of weapons have pierced the resemblance to
keris is small dagger. Other weapons have pierced original Nusantara is kerambit. In
 the past keris function as a weapon in the duel or the war,ii At the same time as
objects complement community. At present, kris use more of a heavenly accessories
(ageman) in dressing, has a number of symbols culture, or to objects collection in
terms of which are considered to estetikanya. Use keris spread to the community
reside in an area that had been influenced by Majapahit, such as Java, Madura, East
Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, Kalimantan coast, some Malay Peninsula, Sulawesi,
Southern Thailand, and southern Philippines (Mindanao). Kris Mindanao known as
make it smooth. Kris in each district has its own special characteristic in appearance,
functions, exploitation, and technical terminology.

5. Reog Ponorogo
Reog Ponogoro is one of the arts culture that comes from East Java west part of the
sea and Ponorogo is considered as the original Reog Ponogoro really is. City Gate
Ponorogo decorated by the figure warok and gemblak, two figure who perform at the
time reog ponogoro demonstrated. Reog Ponogoro is one of the cultural regions in
Indonesia that is still very thick with the things that comes from mystical and
knowledge mysticism that strong. Art that came from East Java is an art dances using
masks chest peacock's tail, the mask-headed tiger is on their feathers are peacock's
tail. The uniqueness Reog Ponogoro Ponorogo that makes Reog Ponogoro Ponorogo
had claimed by neighboring countries as their culture.

In essence, we can deduce culture Indonesian culture has also flying in the countries
where foreign investment. And in fact, one of the country has admitted that some of
Indonesian culture. Of course it is our as those who will take the nation, must
maintain and preserve cultural heritage Indonesian culture that has been popular in
the world.

i
UNESCO: Indonesian Batik
ii
Darmosoegito, Ki. 1992. Bab Dhuwung. Djojobojo. Surabaya. Hal. 16