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Saturday, August 20, 2011

The Culture of Banten

Know the cultural treasures of one of the provinces of Banten in Java, Indonesia. Banten Province was once part of the area of West Java Province.

Almost the majority of the population of Banten embraced Islam with the religious spirit is high. A distinctive feature of the cultural community in Banten is a martial art Pencak Silat, and Debus is already very well known as one of the traditional art belongs to Banten. Banten also has art Rudad, Umbruk, Saman Dance, Mask Dance, Dance Cokek, Dog-dog, Palingtung, and Lojor.


Is the Baduy tribes who are indigenous inhabitants of Banten. Baduy tribes still maintained its originality and still maintain the tradition of anti modernization. They still use the traditional way of life either way of dressing or other living patterns. Baduy tribes of the region, region Kendeng Mountains Heritage area of ​​5101.85 hectares in area Kanekes, District Leuwidamar, Lebak District.

In terms of indigenous language spoken by Banten dialect which is derived from Ancient Sundanese language. The distribution of these dialects are classified as coarse language in the modern Sundanese language. And this is still divided into several levels of the fine to coarse level (informal).

Banten has a traditional house of the stage house roof made ​​of leaves and the floors made ​​of bamboo plants pelupuh which is a kind of split apart. As for the walls were made of the chamber (gedek). As the buffer material is stilt houses made ​​of stone that has been made ​​in such a way as to be shaped beam that ends increasingly smaller as the base of stone used for pounding rice. Banten custom home can still be found in areas inhabited by people Kanekes or also called the Baduy.

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