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Saturday, August 20, 2011

The Culture of Jambi

One province in Sumatra has customs of the Malay culture is dominant. Let us know the culture of Jambi as part of the repertoire of the national culture of Indonesia.

Language areas in Jambi Province, namely the Malay language. but there are several local dialects such as such as Kerinci, Bungo-Tebo, Sarolangun, Bangko, Jambi Seberang, Child and Mixed. Especially for the people of Kerinci, there is a separate script for the local community known as the Literacy Encong.

Multiethnic, that's the picture of the tribal areas in Jambi. But most of the tribes that there are ethnic Malay Jambi. Others, there are many different tribes and ethnic groups from all regions in Indonesia. The most dominant ethnic Minang ethnic, ethnic Bugis, Javanese, Sundanese, Batak, Chinese, Arabic, up from India.

Because of customs in the province is the most dominant indigenous Malays. Then the custom is often used to manage all the activities and behavior of citizens Jambi with bersendikan to Islamic law. Adage "Customary bersendikan sara ', sara' bersendikan Book of Allah" or "Sara" mengato customary use "is very popular in the community there. Enforcement of Islamic Shari'a are many colored people in Jambi. In everyday life, many teachings and influence of Islam is applied, such as tradition tahlilan death, Yasinan .

To strengthen and maintain the customs, the various socio-cultural and artistic activities are often carried out, among others:

1. Dance Tracks, conducted by a group of people to ward off plagues;

2. Berdah tradition, carried out when a disaster occurs in order refusing the disaster;

3. Kenduri Seko, aims to clean up legacy in the form of keris, spears, in the form of Book-Ranji Ranji Ancient;

4. Mandi Safar, held on Wednesday at the end of the month Safar aims to reject the reinforcements;

5. Mandi Belimau Gedang, conducted ahead of Ramadan with the aim of self-purify and scent; and

6. Bury pilgrimage, carried out ahead of Ramadan with the aim of praying for ancestral spirits.

Jambi province is very rich in local handicrafts, one form of craft that developed areas are woven in a variety of forms. Handicrafts made of woven pandanus leaves, leaf Rasau, seaweed, grass stems resam, rattan, palm leaves, palm leaves, and leaf thatch. The results of this webbing is also diverse, ranging from baskets, chopsticks, bounce, katang-katang, mats, awning, roof, diamond, serving hoods, hood and fishing gear called Sempirai, Pangilo, fish trap and so on. Another craft is weaving a very famous result, namely woven and batik floral motifs.

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