CULTURES

The Country with Thousand Beautiful Cultures

Consist of more than 13,000 islands; Indonesia is surely one of the richest countries in the world in many things. But, here we talk about people that live on those islands and culture that develop in their society. Yes, in Indonesia, there are more than 1,000 different tradition and culture for every tribe that live in Indonesia since long time ago.

The easy example that we can use to describe how reach Indonesia culture is, is the language. There are more than 700 different languages that you can find in Indonesia. And, every language has complexity structure that you never imagined. For example, we can take the Javanese language. Like English that has many different verb type that is used for different tenses, Javanese language also has that kinds of system. In Javanese language, there are three types of words and sentence that you can use to communicate with other people. There is “Ngoko”, “Krama Madya” and “Krama Inggil”. The “Ngoko” is the way you speak with people that has same age or younger than you. So, this language is used for your conversation with your friend. 

The “Krama Madya” is used to speak to people that older than you that you are really close with, like your parents and uncle. And “Krama Inggil” is the way to speak to people that you respect, stranger, guest or elderly. From just the language, we can say that there is culture in Indonesia, especially Java, that rule how we socialize with other people and respect the elderly. Beside language, dance is also one of the beautiful things you can find about culture in Indonesia. The dance isn’t only moving your body while enjoying the music. But, the traditional dance in Indonesia also has deeper meaning, for example there is a dance where you have to fast for 40 days, before you can do it. Although, this extreme tradition is rare, but, there are group of people that is still doing it until today. Therefore, if you visit Indonesia, you will find lot of interesting that you can enjoy. You don’t need to worry about 700 different languages that mentioned above. If you can speak Indonesian, basically, you can go anywhere in Indonesia. Or, you just hire a guide to help you to enjoy the culture of Indonesia.

Wait, that’s not all. Beside all the tradition that mentioned above, Indonesia also has one thing that you should try. It’s the traditional culinary. There are many unique and maybe some of them are extreme culinary that you can try, while you visit Indonesia. For example, Papeda, that also can be said as sago porridge. This is the staple food of the eastern Indonesia people. Or, if you want to taste the Indonesian cheese, you can visit Toraja, where you can find the cheese that is made of buffalo milk. The unique thing about this cheese is it taste like cheese, but, its softness is like tofu. And, those are few great culture experiences that you can find in Indonesia.

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