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Sereapi, Ritual Self Burning in Bugis Land
In general there is a habit of all ethnic customs express gratitude when harvest time arrives. Traditional practices that are usually done in the form of ceremony, ritual or festival folk heritage hereditary conducted every year after harvest. A traditional rituals performed grateful crops in the district Tellulimpoe, Bone regency, South Sulawesi is an extreme ritual execution by burning the body itself. Bugis people call it Sereapi ritual. Sereapi is excited expression tradition and gratitude to the authors of abundant harvests.
The First Glove Festival in Indonesia
Gloves fabric is the hallmark of the community in Indonesia, especially Muslims. The use of gloves does not necessarily refer to a particular religious identity as gloves used by various tribes in Indonesia. According to historical records, gloves came from Yemen. In the country called futah gloves. Gloves become distinctive tradition up to Oman and Saudi Arabia. Use of gloves has been widespread, not only in the Arabian Peninsula, but also reaches South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, until America and Europe. Gloves were first entered Ind…
The village only in Indonesia, which Forbid Smoking
Bone-bone village is a remote village located Latimojong mountainous region, Enrekang South Sulawesi. The village is located in the district of Baraka, as far as 50 km from the city Enrekang and about 250 km from Makassar. Bone-bone village is a national pilot areas in the vision and mission of health. Bone-bone village located at an altitude of 1500 m / asl, Environment and Natural picturesque village with typical cool mountain air and clean. Bone -bone village is known as the first village in Indonesia, even in Asia , which issued st…
Traditional skull wrapped in Pure Gold
skull cap from Bone / Songkok Recca ‘ made of palm leaf midrib fibers by hit it ( in Bugis : recca – Recca ) palm leaf midrib until the only remaining fiber . This fiber is usually white , but after two or three hours later the color changed to brown. To change to black then the fibers soaked in mud for several days . So , fiber is black because it is not accidentally given to a black dye . The fibers are smooth and there are no rough , so as to make a skull cap Recca ‘ smooth fine fiber that is then taken and vice versa coarse fiber …
Stalls over Rapids Flow
Thundering sound of waterfall burst among lush trees hill Eremerasa welcome when entering the area . This area is a local tourist attractions in the area Bantaeng , 80 km from the city of Makassar in South Sulawesi . The atmosphere is cool and beautiful . Eremerasa known as a municipal water source Bantaeng very abundant , from every corner of the rocks and cliffs surrounding issued a clear water flow and clear . Clear water and cool, flowing down the sidelines through rocks and trees lush , flowing down to soak the entire area pedatarann…
Floating Village in Tempe Lake, Wajo
Floating village located in Tempe lake , Sengkang, South Sulawesi is a unique village where all the inhabitants floats on the surface of the lake . Construction of houses floating village is basically similar to the simple stilt houses of South Sulawesi society at large , but half the height of the pillars of the house there is a series of bamboo structure is bound to form rafts that make a house can float easily when water lakes experiencing high tide .
