Thursday, December 9, 2010

Uniquely Indonesia

There are many things that make a country unique. From the way the people live, to their culture and also by their lifestyle. Indonesia has a mix of the past and the present. With kampungs and farms still available in most parts of Indonesia and also building and sky scrappers at the city, it shows the uniqueness that this country posses that is very hard to find elsewhere with the rise globalization and urbanization.


Their customs and tradition are still preserved and is not altered. They have been able to preserve their traditional music where one would play the gemalan. This instrument is still being used all over Indonesia and in fact it has also been brought over to neighboring countries like Singapore and Malaysia.


Indonesia dance reflects its rich diversity of cultures and ethnic groups. Austronesian and Melanesian tribal dances are visible in their dances which shows how the dance in Indonesia are influenced by neighboring countries. In all Indonesia has almost 3000 original dances which in my opinion makes it really unique.

Other things that make Indonesia unique would be the wayang kulit which means shadow play where they would cast shadows of a puppet to tell a story. Lastly would be silat which is a form of a Malay martial art. Indonesia developed and created silat and its roots remain original from when it first started. Being a silat practitioner myself, I personally feel that silat has changed overtime to a more of a competitive sport.

There in my opinion, what makes Indonesia unique is the people, its tradition and culture.

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