July 26th, 2011 
Relaxing on the terrace of Mandau House in the morning, feeling the warmth of the sunlight that expose skin, enjoying hot tea until visited by a dog that seemed to greet “Good morning!”. For the first time, I was in retreat and feel homey. Thus daily at Desa Seni, a resort as well as yoga [...]
July 1st, 2011 Salpuri is a Korean folk dance with meaning “drive out evil spirits, demons and bad luck”. This dance originated from the southern Korean Peninsula which was originally danced by a shaman (mudang) to end a gut.Shamans are changing costumes at the gut dressed as ordinary people to show salpuri dance. At the end of the gut, [...]
June 21st, 2011 New year (sh?gatsu) in Japan is celebrated on January 1 and lasts until January 3. In Japanese, the word “sh?gatsu” formerly used to name the first month of the year, but now only used to refer to the first three days at the beginning of the year.
May 31st, 2011 Darye is a traditional tea ceremony practiced in Korea. Darye is ethical to drink tea or tea procedures that have been handed down by ancestors of the Korean nation for thousands of years ago. Korean tea ceremony originated from Chinese from the Chinese tea ceremony. The most important part of the procedure of this tea [...]
May 23rd, 2011 Hinamatsuri or Hina Matsuri is a celebration every March 3 in Japan which was held to pray for the growth of girls. The family whose daughter was displaying a set of dolls called hinaningy? (doll festival). One set consists of stuffed dolls emperor, empress, princess castle (a lady’s maid), and the court musician who describes [...]
March 22nd, 2011 Rambu Solo is the ceremonial death of Tana Toraja society that aims to respect and to deliver those souls who died towards the spirit world, which is returned to immortality with their ancestors in a resting place, called Puya, located in the southern part of human habitation. The ceremony is often also referred to improvements [...]
February 19th, 2011 Ban Hin Kiong Temple is the Temple that had around 300 years old. Manado is an area that will be varied communities, including Chinese ethnic territories. Besides being in the central city of Manado, Jl. DI Panjaitan, Manado, North Sulawesi, this temple has a typical Chinese arsitektrur design classic. As the name implies, defines the [...]
February 14th, 2011 Tabot Ceremony is a traditional ceremony held to commemorate Bengkulu epic story of Hussein bin Ali bin Abi Talib, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who died in battle in the desert of Karbala, Iraq. Tabot tradition brought by the Shiite Muslim workers from Madras and Bengal, southern India, which was brought by the British [...]
January 12th, 2011 Massacre of Hassan and Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad in Padang Karbala, Iraq, by troops of Yazid bin Muawiyah Ummayah dynasty, history of deep incised strokes for Muslims in the world. In Pariaman, West Sumatra, this event is celebrated by performing a ceremony, Tabuik. Tabuik party held every year on the 1st of Muharram [...]
January 10th, 2011 In Minahasa the north, was originally waruga-existing waruga spread that finally collected in one place. Currently waruga spread is collected in the village of Sawangan, North Minahasa regency, which is a village located between Tondano (capital of Minahasa regency) with Airmadidi (capital of North Minahasa regency). Now the location in the Village waruga-waruga Sawangan became [...]
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