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50 Interesting Facts About Indonesia (Part V)
41. Three types of coffee flagship Starbucks in Seattle, USA, are: Sumatra, Java Mocha and Toraja Coffee. These three types of coffee are on display in the front.
42. Coins Ringgit Malaysia and Malaysian passport was produced by PT PERURI.
43. NATO soldier uniforms manufactured by PT Sritex, Solo, Central Java.
44. Nuts Two Rabbits (PT Two Rabbits), a sponsor of Real Madrid.
45. Motor GP, Manufacturers Honda uses jargon "One Heart" (Honda Indonesia) are installed in motor racing, Yamaha also annotate jargon "More at Home" in his racing suit. Although Japan's motorcycle, but all production is done in Indonesia.
46. Bung Karno Stadium is the largest stadium 2nd in Asia.
47. Weapons whose name Kriss SVD inspired by traditional Indonesian weapons, Keris. Creator Kriss SVD was never lived in Indonesia.
48. Adidas shoes in collaboration with one of Indonesia's footwear company and is the only shoe company that is trusted by Adidas Football Shoes to produce worldwide.
49. The Luwak beans are the most expensive coffee beans in the world, and the producer is Indonesia.
50. Indonesia is described as Atlantis.
50 Interesting Facts About Indonesia (Part IV)
31. North Korea's national flower is very popular Kimilsungia come from Indonesia and was named by the first President of Indonesia, Ir. Sukarno.
32. Did you know, Air Bridge - proboscis stairs to the door ngetrend aircraft at airports world first created by PT Bukaka, Indonesia.
33. Human rights defenders and the father of liberation legendary South African State, Nelson Mandela, after successfully removing apartheid in his country, admitted that his struggle was inspired by the struggle of Sheikh Yusuf from Makassar.
34. In 2002, in a special edition of TIME magazine on Asian Heroes, singer Iwan Fals be FullPage cover. Likewise with Aa Gym in 2006 (The Holy Quran).
35. Prestigious cars, Mercedes Benz, using exhaust made in Indonesia, the process is entirely carried out in Purbalingga, Central Java.
36. 3rd President of Indonesia, BJ Habibie is the holder of 46 patents in the field of aeronautics world.
37. David Foster admitted, his creation song "To Love You More" sung Celine Dion Kroncong inspired by the music coming from Indonesia.
38. Menara Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia turns designed by Indonesian men, Ir.Achmad Murdijat ITB alumni.
39. Indofood is the largest instant noodle manufacturers in the world.
40. Bagteria bags made in Indonesia have been sold in various storefronts in upscale malls in 32 countries around the world. World public figures who wear these products include Paris Hilton, Zara Phillips, Emma Thomson, and Audrey Tatou.
50 Interesting Facts About Indonesia (Part III)
21. Ancient animals were still alive: Komodo which is only found on the island of Komodo, NTT is the largest lizard in the world. Can reach 3 meters in length and weighs 90 kg.
22. Rafflesia arnoldii which grows in Sumatra is the largest flower in the world. When the flowers bloom, diameter of 1 meter.
23. Has the smallest primates in the world, the Pygmy Tarsier (Tarsius pumilus) or Mount Tarsier also called the length is only 10 cm. Animals like monkeys and lives in trees there are in Sulawesi.
24. Where the discovery of the world's longest snake, Python Reticulates along 10 meters in Sulawesi.
25. The world's smallest fish found recently in the muddy swamps of Sumatra. 7.9 mm long when mature or approximately mosquitoes. The body of this fish is transparent and does not have the skull.
26. PT. PAL successfully made one of the best ships in the world of "Star 50" weighs 50,000 tons. One country that ordered the ship is Singapore.
27. In Singapore, Gamelan from Indonesia became a compulsory subject in primary schools in almost half of its territory.
28. Factory / manufacturing Mattel (Barbie USA) there are only two in the world. The first factory is located in China and the other in Jababeka, Cikarang, West Java.
29. Very prestigious international brands, Gucci, using native Indonesian woven cloth as raw material.
30. Most popular car in the United Arab Emirates is the Toyota Innova are fully manufactured in Indonesia.
50 Interesting Facts About Indonesia (Part II)
11. Indonesian badminton team is the most won badminton men symbol of supremacy, Thomas Cup, which is about 13 x (the first time last yr 1958 & 2002). But China's risky to be exceeded, see this recent trend.
12. Indonesia is a producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world (20% of world supply) is also the second largest tin producer.
13. This country has natural gas reserves LARGEST IN THE WORLD! precisely in the Natuna. How much gas content in the Natuna block? Natuna D-Alpha gas reserves of up to 202 TRILLION cubic feet !! and many of Block-Block mines and oil as Cepu etc. Who managed? Exxon Mobil! assisted at Pertamina.
14. This country has the largest tropical forest in the world. This tropical forest has total area 39,549,447 hectares, with biodiversity and plasmanutfah comprehensive in the world. It is on the island of Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Actually, if this country wants the apocalypse is very easy for them. Cutting all the trees in the forest, the earth certainly doom. Because the earth is very dependent once with this tropical forests to maintain the balance of the Amazon rainforest climate because not strong enough to balance the Earth's climate and now they gradually sediki have mengkancurkanya only to a handful of people who have money to estate and golf course. How ironic.
15. Indonesia ranks first in agricultural products, namely: Clove and Nutmeg, and No. 2 in the natural rubber and crude palm oil.
16. Indonesia is the largest exporter of plywood (plywood), which is about 80% in the world market.
17. Coral Reef (Coral Reef) Indonesia is the richest (18% of the world total).
18. Indonesia has the most shark species are 150 species.
19. Biodiversity Orchid terbeser world: 6 thousand species of orchids, ranging from the largest (or Grammatophyllum speciosum Tiger Orchid) to the smallest (Taeniophyllum, with no leaves), including a rare black orchid and only in Papua.
20. Has the largest mangrove forest in the world. This plant is useful to prevent sea water erosion / abrasion.
50 Interesting Facts About Indonesia (Part I)
- Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world that consists of 17,504 islands (including 9634 islands that have not been named and 6,000 uninhabited islands). Here are 3 of the 6 largest island in the world, namely: Borneo (the third largest island in the world with an area of 539,460 km2), Sumatra (473,606 km2) and Papua (421,981 km2).
- Indonesia is a maritime country in the world with an area of 93 thousand km2 waters and long beach about 81 thousand km2, or nearly 25% of the long beach in the world.
- Java is the most populous island in the world where nearly 60% of Indonesia's population (about 130 million people) live on the island, which covers only 7% of the entire territory of the Republic of Indonesia.
- Indonesia is the country with the largest tribes in the world. There are more than 740 nationalities / ethnicities, which in Papua alone there are 270 tribes.
- Countries with the largest regional languages, ie, 583 languages and dialects of the 67 main languages used by various tribes in Indonesia. The national language is Indonesian although local languages with the largest number of users in Indonesia is the Java language.
- Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world. The number of Muslims in Indonesia around 216 million people or 88% of the population of Indonesia. Also has a number of mosques and the State of origin pilgrims in the world.
- Buddhist monument (temple) in the world is the Borobudur temple in Central Java with a height of 42 meters (10 levels) and long relief of more than 1 km. Estimated to be made for 40 years by the Sailendra dynasty during the ancient Mataram kingdom (750-850).
- Where the discovery of the oldest in the world of early humans, namely: Pithecanthropus Erectus dating from 1.8 million years ago.
- Republic of Indonesia is the country's first born after World War II in 1945. Indonesia is the country's 70th oldest in the world.
- Indonesia was the first country (until now the only one) that ever came out of the United Nations (UN) on the date January 7, 1965. RI rejoin the UN in 1966.
Rate Trust and Tradition of Sumbawa
Archaeological evidence that was found in the area of Sumbawa, in the form of a sarcophagus, Nakara, and menhirindicates that the rate of early Sumbawa has had trust and forms of ritual worship of the spirits of their ancestors. Concepts of cosmology and the need to maintain a balance between himself and the macrocosm continuously transmitted across generations until the entry of Hindu-Buddhist culture, Islam in Sumbawa paradaban even now.
The majority of today's Sumbawa tribes embraced Islam, after the 'conquest' of the Hindu Kingdom of Gowa-Utan on Sulawesi Islamization process takes place with a resounding through all aspects of life, good education, marriage, and even all forms of tradition adapted to the teachings of Islam. This is reflected in the old:
- Ling dunia pang tu nanam world (the world where planting)
- Pang akhirat pang tu matak (in the Hereafter where reap)
- Ka tu boat po ya ada (after the new charity harvest)
- Na asi mu samogang (do not you underestimate)
- Paboat aji ko Nene’' (devoted to God)
- Gama krik slamat dunia akhirat (for the salvation of the world hereafter)
Since the advent of the influence of Islamic culture, arguably Sumbawa tribe does not recognize elements of other religious beliefs. Only Islam is capable mempertautkan sense of brotherhood and unite various ethnic differences immigrants who have hereditary into this Sumbawa tribe. Therefore, expressions such as to firmly ano narrator to? No shelled said chamber to? Tempu all with her to? shows how important Islam for the tribe of Sumbawa.
Sumbawa tribes believe their trays or spirits that live in the forest and in large trees, especially banyan, kono or spirits who often roam the deserted places in the daytime, and a leak or a bad guy who can turn into animals and love amniotic eating and drinking the blood of newborns.
To ward off evil smooth makhlus disorders and various forms of magic as burak, sekancing, lome-lome, pekir sword, and so most of the tribe of Sumbawa often wear amulets are worn around the neck or attached to his belt. They also believe and come sandro. In addition to the trust certain people who have supernatural powers and have the ability to predict the fate, Sumbawa tribes also believe the voice of lizard can justify the words of someone, to bring luck and vice versa, even strongly believe if in the course of traveling they meet a blind person means a sign of bad luck for him.
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Kaharingan, The Belief of The Dayak Tribe
Kaharingan. This word may be unfamiliar to most people. But if you mention the word Daya (Dayak), a large possibility everyone will know. That Kaharingan is the belief of the Dayak.
Kaharingan derived from Sangen language (ancient Dayak) whose root is '' Haring '' Haring means exist and grow or life symbolized by Rod Crisp or the Tree of Life.
As with other local religions in the archipelago, where they almost neglected, and marginalized. For some people, Kaharingan regarded as Helo Religion aka the old religion, Religion Huran aka ancient religion, or religionreligious aka Tattoo-Hiang ancestors.
Kaharingan already adopted as the belief that ancestors since time is divided into two types. Pure Kaharingan very specific ritual practice, and Kaharingan mix, which has been mixed with other religions, but still keeping the original trust. However, the differences were not too flashy.
According to this belief, the Dayak believe in many gods. As god of the soil, rivers, trees, rocks, and so on. Supreme god have different designations in the sub Dayak. Dayak Ot Danum, for example, calls the supreme god "Mahatara", while the Dayak Ngaju call "Ranying Mahatalla Sky".
Kaharingan faiths have a meeting place that serves a kind of place of worship called Basarah Hall or Hall Kaharingan. Also has a regular worship conducted every Thursday or Friday night. While the for holidays or important rituals of religion Kaharingan is Tiwah ceremony is the final stage of death rituals and ceremonies Basarah,
As a trust, Kaharingan loading regimen. Value and it is not just the customs, but also teaching behave delivered orally from generation to generation. The rules of life are found in a number of sacred books containing the teachings and also a set of rules is: Panaturan (a kind of holy book), Talatah Basarah (collection prayer), Fresh (hint ordinance requesting the help of God with rice sowing ceremony), Blessing of Marriage and swearing Books / Inauguration of the event taking the oath of office.
As religious beliefs Ngaju Dayak communities in Central Kalimantan, Kaharingan been there for thousands of years before the advent of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Based on BPS, in 2007, in Central Kalimantan which is composed of 13 districts and one municipality there are 223 349 people are religious beliefs.
Kaharingan symbolized by the Tree of Life has a philosophical meaning the details as follows: understanding on Tree Trunk Crisp symbolizing the tree as the world's top and the bottom of the jar as are two different worlds but bound by the unity of interconnected and interdependent.
Symbols on Stems Fruit Crisp, symbolizing the three major groups of human beings as descendants of Maharaja Sangiang, Maharaja Sangen, and Maharaja Nunu.While fruit crisp facing toward the top and bottom teach people to appreciate the two different sides in a balanced manner, or in other words able to maintain a balance between the world and the hereafter.
Crisp rod resting place is Rock Island Nindan Tarung that human habitation of the island before the first humans descended to earth. This is where the ancestors were once men, the children and grandchildren live Maharaja Bunu, before most of them lowered into the earth.
Thus Dayaks are reminded that this world is a temporary shelter for humans, because humans are the real homeland is in the world above, namely in Lawu Tatau.Thus once again reminded that humans do too laud everything worldly.
Thus Dayaks are reminded that this world is a temporary shelter for humans, because humans are the real homeland is in the world above, namely in Lawu Tatau.Thus once again reminded that humans do too laud everything worldly.
At the top there is a hornbill and the sun which symbolizes that the origin of life is derived from the above. Hornbills and the sun is a symbol symbols Mahatala Ranying Sky which is the source of all life.
So the core symbol of the tree of life is balance or harmony between human beings, human beings with human, human with nature and human with God.
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Fumeripits and Believe Systems of Asmat Tribe
Asmat people believe that they originate from Fumeripits (the Creator). That said, Fumeripits beached dying and unconscious. But his life was saved by a group of birds that he recovered. Then he lived alone in a new area.
Because loneliness, he built a long house filled with statues of wood carvings results themselves. But he still felt lonely, and then he made a declaration of drums that every day. Suddenly, march wooden sculptures that have been made that the rhythm of the drums are played.
Miraculously statues were then turned into a living human beings. They danced to the rhythm of the beat of drums with both feet slightly apart and knees moving to the left and to the right. Since then, Fumeripits continued to wander and in every region disinggahinya, he built a long house and create new human beings who later became the Asmat people like today.
History Asmat above confirms Asmat belief that they are the Son of God who came from the unseen world. The world who are currently tenggalam every afternoon sun. Asmat believe that at their place of residence, there are 3 kinds of spirits, namely:
- Yi-ow. Spirits of ancestors who have good properties for the offspring.
Spirits yi-ow are the keepers of sago forests, lakes and rivers full of fish and forests full of game. Asmat people communicate symbolically with the yi-ow with repeated presentation ceremonies are usually led by ndembero, or leaders of the ceremony.
Spirits osbopan considered inhabit some particular tree species, caves in, large stones which have a special shape, but also live in the body of certain types of animals. Hospitals and disaster usually caused by evil spirits, which also must be satisfied by a man with a variety of ceremonial offerings. , Ritual offerings to the osbopan not be repeated, but only if someone is sick and in the event of a disaster. Spirits it is necessary that not too often approached human habitation, by performing a series of taboos, and sometimes with the occult protective.
- Plop-ow. Evil spirits who die stupid.
In everyday life activities Asmat much filled by ceremonies. Some of the ceremony was to honor the ancestors are:
- Mbismbu (maker)
- Yentpokmbu (establishment and strengthening of home yew)
- Tsyimbu (establishment and strengthening of the canoe)
- Yamasy pokumbu (Ceremony shield)
Additionally Asmat believe about the nature inhabited by spirits. In Asmat called demons such as:
- Life-threatening demon.
Asmat belief is this demon can be life threatening and soul and disastrous.
- Satan who does not endanger life.
Satan is not life threatening but frighten or disturb it.
As for the addition, in Asmat art is part of honoring the ancestors. They believe carvings made by the Asmat is a connector between the ancestors of present-day life. There are three concepts world believed by Asmat namely: very ow capinmi (natural now), Dampu Ow campinmi (pesinggahan nature spirits deceased), Safar (heaven).
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Besale - Healing Ceremony of Anak Dalam Tribe
Ceremony Besale (healing) is a ritual of Anak Dalam society aimed to heal the sick person as a result of evil spirits. In
the social customs of Anak Dalam or Anak Rimba tribe there are many ceremonies /
rituals which have the purpose to honor the ancestors, expect blessing
and to keep havoc. One of the traditional ceremony is a ceremony Besale Anak Dalam society.Besale meaning for the people of Anak Dalam is cleanse the soul of someone who is sick due to evil spirits which dwell in a person is. According to the results of the study History and Culture Research
Center of Education Ministry of Culture of Indonesia (1977.127), Anak Dalam society considers if there are family members or relatives who are sick
then it is a sign that the gods have lowered havoc.In order to keep the calamity god, society Besale Anak Dalam performed the ceremony as a form of begging for mercy. Another
thing that is important is Besale ceremony is a community effort to
maintain the relationship and the Anak Dalam balance between living with the
supernatural. Balance in society Anak Dalam is no evil that came to them as a difficult disease to treat.Process Besale ceremonies performed by the Anak Dalam community is Besale shaman spells sing while dancing to the ill person. The
offerings-existing offerings in the ceremony dedicated to the gods so
that they give the community a favor and keep the army of doom. According to the traditional leaders Senami hamlet 3 Besala ceremony came from the area mentawak Soralangun area.Besale
ceremonial procession led by a handler / shaman who is down temurum
inherited knowledge while singing and dancing to the sick. When
doing a dance and singing shaman, shamans are in a state of delirium
because the spirits ancestors had entered into the body of the shaman. Clothing shaman in Besale ceremony is white. White trousers, headgear with a white hood.For
equipment Besale ceremonial procession is made of brass bells that have
a loud voice, 2 small bowls for water incantations jampim white fabric
edges called pera dipped to water spells and dripped to the eyes of
people who are sick. All this equipment is stored at the top of wicker. Other
equipment used for ceremonial events Besale is small houses made of
wood and wicker, and birds made from palm leaves and stored in each
playhouse. These birds are 19 tail.In
the process there should Besale ceremonial offerings to the gods that
prepared them caco, Juwadah, red pulp, wheat flour, roasted chicken,
egg, gelamai and others. Some foods that exist in this ceremony is a food that has a unique name. The amount of food for the ceremony there are 18 kinds of food.Overall
equipment for Besale ceremony there should be all this is the main
requirement for this ceremony can take place and can be successfully
cured prayer asking. Terms supplies incomplete Besale ceremony will make this ceremony did not go well.Opener Besale ceremony begins with the chanting shaman:
Betinjak dibungin baru sebiji
Dijanjam baru setitik
Angin baru berembus
Beteduh di langit selembar payung
Besale ceremony performed by the Anak Dalam community ceremonies are usually held Besale with a nominal value of 1.5 million up 2.5 million. The
cost is quite expensive to organize these activities make a lot of
children in the tribal community health centers as the preferred
treatment for sick relatives. Another factor is that people are sick after the ceremony Besale many are not cured.
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