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Dieng Culture Festival is cultural event or some sort of party people are usually held Dieng Plateau people each year.

Dieng Plateau is a tourist area in the center of the Banjarnegara district and Wonosobo regency, Central Java Province. This region altitude 2088 meters above sea level. No wonder, the temperature was quite cold, which is about 10°-20° C. Even in the dry season, this area can reach 0° C in the morning.

Dieng mountains is one of the resorts that suitable alternative for those of you who want to fill a long weekend. Attractive scenery, natural and Sightseeing Cultural heritage of diverse and varied, and interesting local culture.

It results in the Dieng tourist area is not only a wonderful place to visit but at the same time can enrich your knowledge about the culture and history.

Talk about cultural tourism, every year has always held a cultural event, Dieng Culture Festival which is very dear to you miss. Dieng Culture Festival is the annual Cultural Festival activities are held at the Dieng Plateau Tourism Area.

The event was celebrated by a series of art performances presented by local artists such as Lengger dance or Mask dance, Tek-tek (blend than bamboo musical instrument played with a certain rhythm to the song-usually some traditional songs), Rampak Yagsa dance and others.

Dieng is one of the main cultural attraction is Ruwatan Ritual the dreadlocked kids who are often found here.

Dieng is more famous for their stunning natural attractions, like the Dieng Temple, Color Lake, Canderadimuka Crater. But this culture not least interesting in Dieng. In Dieng area, famous for its culture of cutting hair or dreadlocks called Ruwatan ritual. No wonder, if in Dieng are doing this ritual, many visitors come from domestic and abroad.

Indeed, children - native son Dieng has its own uniqueness. Since born, their hair was matted. Even according to traditional community leaders Dieng, believed the dreadlocked kids this is a single child entrusted Kyai Kolodete (figure believed to open the Dieng plateau region).

Based on the trust of local people, dreadlocks can bring bad luck. Therefore, the dreadlocks to be cut. However, the shave is not easy. Must go through a ritual called Ruwatan ritual. That said, if the shaving of dreadlocks conducted without due process ruwatan ritual, then the dreadlocks will grow back, but if through the process ruwatan, dreadlocks will not grow again until the child is growing up. Ruwatan comes from the word "ruwat" which means to throw away. So it is expected after ruwatan, bad luck that brought the child is missing and turn bring the provision.

This ritual should be carried out as requested by the child. So that the parents do not force the child to shave his dreadlocks before the child's wishes. Besides ritual held in accordance with the funding ability than the parents. Because funding for ruwatan is not small. This is because, in a ritual ruwatan, children are usually put forward a request. The request should satisfied by her parents, if not will bring disaster.

Dieng has indeed been known to the ears of the tourists. Not seldom took tourists to visiting Dieng to see the wonders - natural wonders there. But on the other hand, the Dieng Plateau has a cultural heritage that is priceless. Culture is not only stored, but must be maintained and preserved.

Doom Island is one of the Dutch heritage. Doom Island is presenting the Dutch skill in managing the city. Although the outer circumference of the island is only about 4.5 kilometers in length, the Dutch set up the former city government center Onderafdeling (subdivision), Raja Ampat it neatly.

On the island there is a football field as well as new grocery store Sorong, which in 1950 is famous for its delicious ice cream. Even in the small island there is a building called "Fun House", which is where Dutch soldiers unwind by swimming, playing tennis, or dancing. If you hear the testimony of one of the elders Doom Island, Abdul Halik Warwei (88) "I still remember, when I was a small city of Sorong still dark, while the Doom Island ablaze with electric lights. Slide People call this island because the island of glittering stars at night. Another testimony of a citizen born in Doom Island is how the Dutch government set up the island of New Guinea, which became the center of warehousing and trading port of Sorong in the 1950's.

Once the feet of the passenger motor boat track Doom Island, dozens of paddle rickshaw directly offer services. Without bargaining, some passengers, the mothers who go shopping in the city of Sorong, the direct ride tricycles.

Most of the others, young people or their fathers without luggage, choose to walk. There is no great distance in the Doom Island is small. To circumnavigate the island you can simply walk for 45 minutes.

However, rickshaw ride in the Doom Island to be unique because the city of Sorong - rickshaws can only be found on the island. There are no rickshaws in other islands in Islands District Sorong. In Sorong were no rickshaws. Although mileage Sorong - Doom Island by boat only 15 minutes long, in fact there never paddle rickshaw who tried their luck in the city of Sorong.

Although the complexity of building a new home began to appear, the remnants of sight range of housing blocks are arranged neatly seen along the small streets in the Doom Island. The scene was like a scene in the old town of Jakarta (Batavia) or Surabaya. Views of a typical Dutch-style town planning.

Who would have thought Keroncong music as we know it was not the original music of Indonesia. But artistic heritage of the Portuguese colonial period.

During its development, a number of Indonesian traditional elements, such as the use of the flute and several components of a typical gamelan made ​​keroncong Indonesia.


In the past, its history, keroncong first introduced by Portuguese sailors from the 16th century. Keroncong it is a kind of music known as fado by the Portuguese.

Now, in Indonesia there are several types of music keroncong, one of which is Keroncong Tugu.

Perhaps there is no significant difference between the musical Keroncong Tugu with other keroncong, and may only be peculiar to the difference.

If we are talking Keroncong Tugu, a sense of incomplete if it does not address the Kampung Tugu. Kampung Tugu is believed to be the oldest village in Jakarta is located on the eastern side of the city of Jakarta, the road Cakung Cilincing, North Jakarta.

The story, in this Kampung Tugu settled people of Portuguese descent (Betawi). This is where art begins Keroncong.

Did you know why this village called Kampung Tugu? Because this place has been previously found stele of King Purnawarman heritage (the Kingdom of Tarumanegara) who like Tugu.

But according to another version, the origin of the word 'Tugu' is derived from the Portuguese word piece, the Por-tugu-ese, a term for the Portuguese who occupied the Kampung Tugu.

In the Dutch colonial era, keroncong very popular and are excellent. Until finally, the music of the Kampung Tugu was hypnotizing the Dutch Noni. Keroncong Tugu is also given homage to fill the events of the Dutch party at the time.

Even the first church in the Kampung Tugu, built in 1678, is always accompanied by music keroncong in every ritual of the Church. And the ritual continues until now.

Keroncong was then continues to grow, and give birth to other keroncong music in various areas, especially in Java. The songs Keroncong Tugu is the famous 'mauresco' and 'cafrinyo'.

Now, music is not as popular as the first keroncong and even began to dim. This is since the entry of a growing wave of rock music in 1950.

However, keroncong music still has room in the hearts of his fans. With continued to play and enjoying. (erabaru)

National Museum Jakarta Indonesia storing a variety of historical relics. One of the most special relics are a number of gold displayed neatly in a khasanah of gold on the fourth floor of the building.

Giving the name of khasanah itself adapted to the material, shape, and function of the object. Gold is a precious metal that is resistant to corrosion and most chemicals can not affect.


The results of the archaeological discovery of gold on display in the khasanah of gold is mostly derived from the Hindu Budha, in the 8th century AD to the 15th century AD.

Wonoboyo village, Klaten, Central Java and Muteran village, Mojokerto, East Java, was the origin of the most amazing discovery. This is possible because in those days many traders from Arabia, China and the Malay Peninsula came with the gold.

The discovery of gold in Wonoboyo generate at least 35 kg of gold, including the 6396 gold pieces "piloncito" (coins during the Majapahit, Century 11-13 AD) and 600 silver coins. All are stored in four Chinese urns olive green color comes from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) and a large round box made ​​of bronze at a depth of approximately 2.7 meters.

Some other form of gold as jewelry, ceremonial equipment, and parts of the keris. One form of the famous jewelry in the future it is pectoral. Shaped like a crescent moon, filled with floral motifs. Judging from the shape, it is estimated the jewelry is worn by men as pectoral.

There is also a jewelry that is used as a chelating shoulder with pearl motifs such as the composition of the fried-shaped flowers, tendrils and delicate beading. Form describing the nature and the tendrils of the fertile island of Java. (matortor)