Surely already know that Indonesia is an archipelago country that has many ethnic, tribal, and trust. So it is not wrong if from the west end to the eastern tip of Indonesia has a variety of unique traditions that vary each region. These traditions are still preserved today, so you can still see how these traditions co-exist with the community.

So keep reading this article to find out what are the unique traditions that exist among indigenous tribes in Indonesia, and among others are as follows;

Tiwah Ritual - Central Kalimantan

In Central Kalimantan there is a special tradition performed for people who have long died. Tiwah ceremony is usually done by the Dayak tribe to deliver the bones of the dead to a house called Sandung. This ritual aims to straighten the journey of the soul to Lewu Tatau or heaven. In addition, this unique ritual also aims to release misfortune for families who have been abandoned.

Finger Cutting Tradition - Papua

This extreme tradition is indeed much abandoned by Dani tribe. Cutting a finger is a tradition to show sorrow for being left behind by family members. For Dani tribes fingers have a deeper meaning, symbolized as a form of harmony, unity, and strength in human beings or a family.

Mentawai Spiked Teeth - Kalimantan

For the Mentawai tribe beautiful women must meet three criteria. First, his long ears. Second, her body decorated with titi or tattoo. Third, pointed teeth. The tradition of sharpening teeth is believed to be adding to the beauty of the woman.

Kebo - Keboan - Banyuwangi

This yearly ritual is always held every 10th of Suro or 10 Muharam in the village of Alasmalang, Singojuruh, Banyuwangi. This ceremony requires that some men dress up to be buffalo and make sacrifices to plow the fields. After plowing the rice fields keboan keboan paraded around the village accompanied by folk art carnival. This kebo-keboan ritual aims to ask for rain during the dry season.

The tradition of fighting calves - South Sulawesi

In Indonesia, most of the people are farmers have many traditions to be grateful for the harvest season. One of them is in Dusun Paroto, Sanaeko Village, Barebbo, Bone, South Sulawesi that performs tradition of calf fighting. Unique is not it? This tradition is done through the game Malanca. In essence the youths have to exert their strength in order to follow the tradition of this calf fight.

Minahasa Tribal Funeral - North Sulawesi

The Minahasa tribe has a unique funeral ritual and is different from other traditions. Minahasa tribe positioned the body sitting while hugging his legs instead of in a position to sleep. This funeral tradition according to belief symbolizes the holy state and brings goodness. In addition to be in a sitting position, the direction of the position of the corpse should be facing to the north. This is due to stories passed down from the ancestors of the Minahasa people.

Tabuik - West Sumatra

Tabuik is Arabic which means the word ark or parade. This tradition is done by people on the West Coast, West Sumatra, which is held down and down. Tabuik ceremony is held every day Asyura which falls on 10 Muharram. This traditional ceremony became a symbol and a form of expression of deep sorrow and respect of Muslims in Pariaman terhdapat grandson of Prophet Muhammad SAW.

Dugderan - Semarang

Ahead of the fasting month of Semarang city will be crowded with dugderan event. Tradition that has been there since this is a marker that the month of fasting has come. One of the hallmarks of this event is the arab warak ngendok. Warak ngendok this is a fictional star of a goat, dragon-headed and has a golden scales.

Burn barge - Riau

The ethnic Chinese who live in Bagansiapiapi, Riau always hold a tiger-burning ritual held every July. According to this ritual belief has been done by their ancestors with the aim of not to return to the place of origin. Other meanings are the ceremonial memorials of the gods Ki Ong Ya and Tai Su Ong who are described as two-sided gods.

Batombe - West Sumatra

Speaking is one of the characteristics of Indonesian people. In West Sumatra there is a tradition of Speaking, originally batombe is a tradition that is usually done when building a gadang house. In essence this tradition wants to entertain people who work to be more excited. In addition to Speaking, batombe also requires players to dance.

Brobosan - Java

Brobosan which has the meaning of break through is done when the ceremony of death. Before the corpse was brought to the grave, usually the closest families do brobosa tradition. It is believed that the abandoned family forgets the sadness and becomes the final tribute to the late.

Tatung - Singkawang

This tatung tradition is always held in Singkawang city ahead of Cap Go Meh. Cap Go Meh celebration in this area took place very lively with the presence of tatung. In this very lively parade the tatung will be immune to sharp objects, so during the parade the tatung will perform a debus-like demonstration.

So here are some examples of unique cultural cultures in Indonesia, and in my future articles I will raise all the titles into each article to explain in more detail about these 12 unique cultures to all of you so stay with me to know more about the unique culture this.