Traditions and everyday life in IndonesiaFestivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Indonesia. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
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Rewangan Tradition is when someone holds a celebration like a weddings, many neighbors are willing to help by cooking, spreading food, welcoming guests, and doing many things at the event. This is because in the past many people…
Shared by Mr.L
Ledug Suro is an annual event held in Magetan, a small town in East Java, to welcome the Islamic New Year. The main event is "Bolu Rahayu". "Bolu" or Bolu cake is similar with spongecake but the shape is like an egg. The term…
Shared by MatchaDay
Me and my friend love to seeing some exibition,its not hard to find any exibition in my city because here was alot of local artists.we often walking around the gallery and take some photo,after that we like to go in some place…
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Shadow puppet show is a traditional performance from Java. A shadow puppet made from buffalo skin that is carved and painted. Performances are performed at night until early morning. Each performance is accompanied by gamelan…
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I love batik tulis. To start you need heated natural dye (mixture of paraffin, palm oil, and pine sap) and pour it into a container that has a small opening allowing you to write (tulis/menulis) the pattern you desired. It takes…
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The National Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Nasional, abbreviated Monas) is a 132 m (433 ft) obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, built to commemorate…
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Kampung Naga is a traditional sundanese village who still maintain their ancient house. Buildings, and their unique tradition and lifestyle. They dont use electricity and the have forbiden forest which have never been entered by…
Shared by Daysleeper007
Peoples used to be wearing traditional clothes. Most of people in my country will wear Batik (for men) and Kebaya (for women). There is a lot of tribe in my country so they have their own clothes or we call it “kain adat”. We…
Shared by Moon97
Monumen Nasional (Monas) is a Jakarta landmark. If anyone come to Jakarta, they will always go to Monas. In Monas there are a lot of dioramas and some relief that tell about Indonesian history. From the top part of Monas, we can…
Shared by Nabci01
Indonesia officially has 17,508 islands, over 740,000 mosques, 76,517 churches, and 25,000 Hindu temples. It's a lot of numbers. Indonesia also has some of the most beautiful big temples, like Candi Borobudur. You can visit there…
Shared by Ananda Adi
the electric blue fire that only exists in 2 spots in the whole world, one of which is in my city! pretty cool! the blue color comes from sulfur minerals around the volcano crater. it takes around 2 hours and 45 minutes hike to…
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Ulos is a traditional woven cloth from the Batak ethnic group of Indonesia. It is a symbol of identity, affection, and unity for the Batak people. Ulos is often worn during weddings, birth and death ceremonies, and other cultural…
Shared by Shannon Lee
You can find so many street food vendors from sweet to savory food. Most of them open at 5 in the afternoon and close after midnight. If you crave a midnight snack, all you need to do is go out and turn to either your left or…
Shared by Carlei
In August we celebrate independence day in Indonesia by doing fun activities such as sack racing, sponge toss, soccer, and many other different competions. All national schools in Indonesia are required to do this. It is very…
Shared by ythsav712
This located in surabaya city, i with my friends want travel together by city bus it name is suroboyo bus, you can travel by this in surabaya city, it cost by plastic trash, not with money, you can enjoy go to surabaya city
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Shared by Rama134
Lembah Lohe is a really popular hiking spot in my city! Lembah Lohe is a valley located beneath the Bulu Baria Mountain. The trek to it is rather difficult for beginners but the scenery along the way is so worth it!
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Ampera Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge located in Palembang City, South Sumatra, Indonesia. This bridge connects two areas, namely Seberang Ulu and Seberang Ilir, and has become a symbol of Palembang City.
Shared by Galang Hanipan
The UNESCO World Heritage Site, Komodo National Park, is home to one of the largest and heaviest (and venomous) lizards known as Komodo Dragons. These giant lizards exist nowhere else in the world.
Shared by crimsonbooks
When the independence day came, We usually do the flag ceremony in the morning. Then, we will play games that is commonly played at this day, like tug of war, sack race, and other fun games.
Shared by Jouve
This is my extracurricular at my school but it is more like an organization. We usually go to the cave, rafting on the river, climb the rocks, hiking mountains, and other outdoor activities.
Shared by Matylda B
This dress is is called “Limpapeh Rumah nan gadang” it means a center pillar of a house so the meaning of this dress is woman in minangkabau are sturdy pillar in the household.
Shared by Meinave
I love in the small town around one of active volcanoes in the island of Java, Indonesia. The mighty mountain is waking up and recently it is roaring very loudly....
Shared by lunabright
A tradition that is held before the month of Ramadan and only exists in Indonesia. Someone who follows this tradition brings their own food and then eats together.
Shared by HasanHanif
Traditional Indonesian dish from Madura Island. Charcoal grilled chicken or goat meat in savoury and slightly sweet peanut sauce, paired with lontong or rice.
Shared by Arareadingjourney
This is one of the popular tourist attractions in my city, Semarang, Central Java. The air here is very cold and often rains
Shared by MilkaClarissa
Batik is our traditional dyeing technique, it has beautiful pattern and each region has different style of batik
Shared by Jaki
Using topi jawa for eating out with my fam with traditional food on the table to celebrate something special
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my friend and I usually exchange goods like stickers or anything and letters containing encouraging words.
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