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Layang-layang or Layangan

2011-08-27T04:09:00.000+07:00

Layang-layang or kite flying is a very popular pastime for Indonesian children. Provinces throughout the country have their own designs. There are two distinct types of kites: the first is those that are just to be used for flying which have a tailed attached to them to balance the kite; and those that will be used for one-on-one dogfights, a favorite pastime amongst kite flyers.

Fighting kites do not have tails attached to them. They are made from light bamboo and waxed paper. Often the string that is attached to these kites is coated with crushed glass. The string is dipped in a solution of crushed glass, which has been boiled with ka, chemicals and dye. The mixture acts as an adherent so the tiny particles of glass will cling to the string. The string is strung out on a small rack to let it dry. This process makes the string very sharp and capable of cutting the opponents string.

Ready-made glass coated string can also be bought in various thickness. . Most kite flyers opt to buy ready-made string as it is a long and messy process to prepare their own. The choice of the thickness of the string would depend the on the size of the kite, and a greater consideration, the budget of the buyer. If the owner is not careful this string can also cut his fingers as well!

The object of the game is to try and cut the opponents' kite loose. The way that the string is attached to the kite determines the control that the flyer has over his kite. If the two holding strings are attached far apart to the frame of the kite, this will make it heavier to hold on to when it is flying. However, this gives the kite flyer greater control over the movements of the kite.

If the two holding strings are attached closer together onto the frame of the kite, this makes the kite much lighter to hold on to but sacrifices control. These kites tend to be wilder in flight.

Experienced kite flyers know that a taunt string is not as easy to cut as a slack string, so it is up to the skill of the kite flyer to use techniques of pulling and releasing the string to try and avoid having his kite cut free. If a kite is cut free by an opponent, the victor is the one that is still holding a kite. The loose kites are often the culprits of reckless chases. The child that gets to the loose kite first is considered the new owner of the kite.

Kelereng

2011-08-27T04:07:00.002+07:00

Marbles (Indonesian: kelereng or in the Java language called nèkeran) is a small spherical toy made of glass, clay, or agate. The size of marbles they vary widely. Generally ½ inches (1.25 cm) from tip to tip. Marbles game can be played as a child, and sometimes collected, for purposes of nostalgia and aesthetic colors.
Kelereng, or marbles to the western world, is a favorite with boys. There are many variations of games played with marbles.

One of the more popular versions is that a small circle is drawn on the ground. All the players put one of theirmarbles marbles within the circle. Then each of the players drops another marble to a point outside of the drawn circle. The player that owns the marble furthest away from the circle is entitled to play first.

He must attempt to use the marble that is outside of the circle (striker) to hit the marbles within the circle and knock them outside of the ring. If he is successful in doing, this he is entitled to keep the marbles that he has knocked out of the circle. The striker marble, however, must also come to rest outside of the drawn circle. If it does not, this marble must remain within the circle and the owner then forfeits this marble.

If the player is successful in knocking one of his opponents' marbles out of the ring, he can continue his turn and try to strike any other opponents. striker marbles. If he is successful in hitting his opponents. striker marble, he is entitled to take that marble and his opponent can no longer play the current round. If however he misses his opponents. striker marble, he looses his turn and the next player can then start to play.

Galasin

2011-08-27T04:06:00.000+07:00

Galasin "galah asin" or in another area called galasin or gobak sodor is a kind of game the original area of Indonesia. This game is a game group that consists of two groups, where each team consists of 3-5 people. The core game is facing the opponent so as not to get away over the line to the last line in a back and forth, and to win all the members of the group should complete the process back and forth in a predetermined area of the field.

The game is usually played on the badminton court with reference lines that exist or can be by using a rectangular field with a size of 9 x 4 m, divided into 6 sections. Boundary line of each part is usually marked with chalk. Members of the group that had a turn to keep this field is divided into two, namely members of the group who keep the horizontal lines and vertical lines. For group members who have a duty to maintain the horizontal boundary line, then they will try to hinder their opponents who are also trying to pass the boundary line which has been determined as free boundary. For group members who have a duty to keep the vertical lines (usually only one person), then this person has access to the entire vertical lines located in the middle of the field. This game is very exciting and extremely difficult because each person must always be on guard and ran as fast as possible if necessary to achieve victory.

Bekel Ball

2011-08-27T04:04:00.000+07:00

This is the equivalent of western jacks, and is commonly played by Indonesian girls. The shape of the bekel differs from the western jacks in that they are flat with a small bridge holding the two sides together. On the upper side of the biji bekel there is a small red dot that is called the pit. The under side of the bekel is called a roh. On one of the flat sides of the biji bekel there are small indentations or dots and the other side is smooth.

bola bekelThe game is played is a similar method to jacks, but with a few differences. When the game is started, the biji bekel are all held in the hand of the player and are dropped as the ball is allowed to bounce one time. The player then starts to play by attempting to pick up the biji bekel one at a time without disturbing any of the other biji bekel within the time that it takes the ball to bounce once.

If the player successfully has picked up all of the bekel, he then drops them again and starts the second set of the game. In this set he must attempt to position the biji bekel with the pit facing up again one at a time. This action must be completed while the player throws the ball in the air and allows it to bounce one time. The player must attempt to turn over the bekel without moving any of the other bekel.

If the player completes this successfully, he then picks up the biji bekel one at a time while throwing the ball in the air until he has all of the biji bekel in his hand. He then drops them all again and now picks the biji bekel up two at a time and then three at a time, etc. until he picks up all the biji bekel with one sweep of the hand.

He drops them again and now starts the roh set. The player must attempt to turn over all the biji bekel so the roh side is now facing up. It is permitted to pick up more than one group of the set number while the ball is being thrown in the air. For example if the player is picking up groups of two while the ball is being thrown in the air, he may grab three groups of two bekel. The action of grabbing a set number of bekel is called cek.

If the player moves any of the biji bekel that he is not attempting to pick up, or if he drops any of the biji bekel in his hand, he loses his turn and it goes to the next player. A skilled player can go through many sets of the game before he makes a mistake and has to turn the bekel over to the next player. The player that completes the most sets without making a mistake is considered the winner of the game.

The name is derived from the Dutch game"bikkelen" using the same copper "bikkels".

Angklung

2011-08-27T04:02:00.003+07:00

A large majority of Indonesian traditional instruments tend to be made of bamboo, as it is readily availableAngklung throughout Indonesia. School children are often taught basic music on instruments such as Suling, Gambang or Angklung. A suling is a small flute-like instrument, which resembles a recorder, however it is made of bamboo. It has holes down the length of the instrument that when covered or uncovered by the player's fingers result in the various notes.

Angklung are another traditional Indonesian instrument that is made from bamboo, originating from West Java. Angklung are actually a group of various sized hand-held instruments made from bamboo. When the angklung is shaken is produces a chord of music. The size of the angklung determines the chord that it produces. Songs are played with one person standing up behind a group of hanging angklung or by a group of people holding one angklung and playing their chord at the appropriate time within the song - much like a group of people would play bells in the west.

A gambang is a xylophone-type instrument with keys made from different lengths of bamboo. The different lengths of the bamboo result in different notes. The bamboo produces a very pleasant soft sound when struck with the mallets.

A very different type of instrument is the gamelan orchestra. Gamelan is actually a group of percussion and accompanying instruments which are housed on short legs which allow the musician to play the instrument sitting down on the floor cross-legged. Gamelan are used in traditional music, primarily in Java and Bali.

Tumandang Dance (Banyumas Gumregah)

2011-08-25T17:04:00.001+07:00

Action is not less than 500 dancers dressed woman dominant white pink scarf to be interesting viewing at Purwokerto Square on Tuesday (6 / 4) yesterday, after he called the ceremony in order to commemorate the Anniversary of Regency of Banyumas.
The dancer is a student elementary, junior and senior high schools in the Banyumas Regency swing on a stretch of green grass square Purwokerto, bringing a colossal dance titled Tumandang (Banyumas Gumregah) in accompaniment Calung Banyumasan brought by the civil servant in the range of Dinas Youth, Sports, Culture and Tourism (Dinporabudpar) Banyumas.
The dancers enter the square from three directions: East, South and West. In the network they form a number of formations dance themed Birthday to Regency Banyumas, accompanied by boisterous applause of hundreds of spectators who witnessed around the square.
According to information from the Head Dinporabudpar Banyumas, Dwi Pindarto, SH., M. Hum, dance colossal Tumandang (Banyumas Gumregah) is a direct initiative of the Regent Banyumas, Drs. H. Mardjoko, MM. It is a dance that reflects the traditional tenacity, perseverance, honesty, unity, dedication and loyalty Banyumas community in implementing the work, which in the language known by the term Banyumas Temandang Make.
Preparation of this colossal dance performance by Culture Dinporabudpar Pamong Banyumas Regency Arts teachers and elementary, junior and senior high schools under the coordination of Sri Rahayu, Pamong Cultural District East Purwokerto. From the results of the training is done only for about a week, the dancers look enough to show enthralled the audience.

Religious Tour at Srandil Mountain

2011-08-24T22:17:00.000+07:00

Mount of Srandil

Besides the natural and cultural attractions, there are also spiritual or religious tourism, in the mountains selok and srandil. Mount srandil is one of the hills in the distance between Adipala, 30 km from Cilacap. Towards the northeast and is relatively easy to reach by public bus passenger vehicle majors Cilacap-Jatijajar-Kebumen or private vehicles because the road is paved and close to the causeway south-south.

Mount Srandil every day visited by people for pilgrimage, they are not known in Java Island, but in other such as Sumatra, Kalimantan, Bali. and Sulawesi. Pilgrims usually visit or be imprisoned on Friday night or Tuesday Kliwon Shura Kliwon on the Moon.

Perhaps, the first occupants of Mount Srandil story is the Sultan Mukhriti, the son of Dewi Sari Banon, Prince of Sumenep, Madura. The arrival of the Sultan was to be imprisoned, but Sultan Mukhriti disappeared and that is located in the east, are known as Embah Gusti Agung Sultan Mukhriti.

There was also a legend of the people who first settled in the mountain Srandil, they are is Kunci Sari and Dana Sari, they are the soldiers of Pangeran Diponegoro who will not surrender to the Dutch army. They fled to Mount Srandil to hide and die here. Tomb of the two soldiers in the eastern Mount Srandil in the fence around the compound that later, Kunci Sari known Sukma Sejati.

On the Mount Srandil, many place who's people deemed to have superiority that linuwih or exceed the ability of other people who are known as powerful figures mandraguna people. Of his ability, his power is then places in singgahi considered sacred and the sacred.

CONGKLAK Game

2011-08-24T21:50:00.001+07:00

Congklak Board

Congklak/Cavalier is a traditional game from Indonesia. Usually in the game, a type of shells are used as seed congklak and if not there, sometimes also used seeds from plants. Congklak is playing by two people. In using the board game they called arrogant and 98 boards (14 x 7) fruit seeds called arrogant or fruit seeds arrogant. Generally made of wooden boards arrogant and plastic, while the seeds are made of shells, seeds, stones, marbles, or plastic. On board there are 16 pieces hole arrogant consisting of 14 small holes facing each other and the two big holes on both sides. Every seven small holes in the side of the player and the big hole in the side kananya regarded as belonging to the player.

At the beginning of the game each small hole is filled with seven seeds. Two players face to face, one who can pick holes begin to be captured and put one into the hole to his right and so on. When the seeds out in a small pit that contains the seeds of others, he can take the seeds and continue to fill, when discharged in large aperture of hers so he can continue by choosing a small hole in its side. When discharged at a small hole in the side so he quit and took all the seeds on the opposite side. But when stopped at an empty hole on the opposite side so he quit and did not get anything. The game is considered finished when it no longer can dimabil beans (whole beans in a big hole both players). The winner is who gets the most beans.

The Named Congklak/Cavalier in Various Regions
In Malaysia, the game is better known as the arrogant and the term is also known in some areas in Sumatra with the Malay culture. In Java, this game is better known as arrogant, dakon, dhakon or dhakonan. Also in Lampung game is better known by the name of the boom slowly while in Sulawesi, the game is better known by the name Mokaotan, Maggaleceng, Aggalacang and Nogarata. In English, this game called Mancala.

KASTI

2011-08-24T21:37:00.003+07:00

Kasti

Kasti is ball sports, games that made these 2 groups using a tennis ball as a tool to shoot opponents and stone piles to be spliced. Anyone who managed to pile up the stones quickly without a hit ball is the group that won the game. At the beginning of the game, first determined which group would be the beginning and the guards who chased the suit. The group that became keeper must immediately catch the ball as soon as possible after the pile of rocks collapsed by the group being pursued. If the ball had touched the opponent, then the group whose members touched the ball into keeper pile of stones. Cooperation is needed among members of groups like the sport of softball or baseball.

Another version is a lot of baseball games played by primary school children: the players divided into two squads, one got a shift and a team again had a turn to hit. Provided some posts marked with a pole where the attacking player (whose turn o'clock) should not be in "gebok" or thrown with the ball. Attacking players take turns hitting the ball fed by one player on case. Players keep vigil in the field trying to catch a players strike a blow. When the ball hit the post players run to the next attack or "home" to the "home" is bounded by a line. If a player who was running to the post or go to the "gebok" he declared dead and the two teams changed - so team squad assault case and vice versa. Attacking players who managed to come home one point. The team got scoring when the game ends won. This game is using the motion base running, hitting the ball with a stick, catching and throwing. Consists of two base with a minimum distance of 20 meters.

Wayang Kulit

2011-08-24T21:08:00.002+07:00

Wayang

Wayang Kulit is the traditional art of Indonesia, which is mainly in Java Island. Wayang comes from the word Ma Hyang "toward the almighty one". Shadow puppets played by a puppeteer who is also the narrator's dialogue wayang characters, accompanied by gamelan music played by a group of nayaga and song by Sinden (singer at wayang). Plays puppet puppeteer behind the curtain, the screen is made of white cloth, while behind him flashed an electric lamp or lamp oil (blencong), so the audience on the other side of the screen can see the shadow puppet who falls into the screen. To be able to understand the story of wayang (the play), the audience must have knowledge of the puppet characters whose image appears on the screen.
Generally puppet took the story from the Mahabharata and Ramayana manuscript, but not be limited only by the grip (standard), the ki can also play the play puppeteer carangan (composition). Some of the stories taken from the Panji stories.
Puppet show has been recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as the work of an amazing culture in the field of narrative story and legacy of beautiful and valuable (Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity). Shadow puppets are more popular in central and eastern Java, while the puppet show is more often played in West Java.
Shadow puppets made of buffalo skin leather that has been processed memjadi sheets, puppets apiece need about size 50 x 30 cm sheet of skin which is then carved with the equipment used is made of an iron-pointed steel of good quality. Steel is made in advance in various shapes and sizes, there is a sharp, flat, small, large and other forms, each having different functions. But basically, to arrange or make various forms of carving holes are purposely made to decay. Then performed the installation of body parts like hands, there are two connections on the hands, upper arms and elbows, how to connect it with a small screw made of buffalo or cow horn. Handle which functions to move the arm blackish in color are also made from buffalo horn material and golden color that is generally using prada gold color paper taped or it could be with dibron, painted with a powder that melted. Puppet using prada, the result is much better, the color can last longer than a bront.