Aceh culture

Nanggroe Aceh- In Aceh living Malay customs which later became Aceh's attitudes, which regulate all activities and the behavior of the people in the Shari'a Islamic law. The implementation of Islamic law in this province is nothing new. Long before the Republic of Indonesia stood, precisely since the time of the sultanate, Islamic law has penetrated into the people of Aceh. In this case we will recognize and understand Aceh's customs and Aceh culture, as well as its full explanation:

Dance of Aceh Adat


The traditional Acehnese dance art has its own peculiarities and uniqueness, with features originally performed only in certain ritual ceremonies rather than spectacles, a harmonious combination of dance, music and literature, danced en masse with a limited arena, repetition monotonous movements in simple and repetitive motion patterns, as well as relatively long presentation times. Behind a new dance in Aceh was established. The dance is not derived from the ancestors of Acehnese society, but was created later as a greeter dance. The most famous Acehnese dance and the most important asset in world culture are saman dance, dance dance, dance, dance, dance and dance. In addition, Aceh also has art of debus which is applied through dance art and tadrisional and modern musical instruments.

Aceh Customary Law


Customary law and customary law of Acehdikemukakan first time by prof. Snouck Hurgrounje an East Literary Expert from the Netherlands (1894) who studied Islam in Arabia. Before the term Adat Law developed, it used to be known as Adat Recht. Prof. Snouck Hurgrounje in bukunyade atjehers (Aceh) in 1893-1894 declared that Indonesian people's law that was not codified was the deed or the Acehnese customary law. Means that Aceh's customary law stands alone and its position is higher than national law and under religious law. The Acehnese Defense something of a custom case based on the jumhur ulama who had an important role in Aceh. Nevertheless Aceh's customary law is not absolutely applicable as it is appropriate for the prevailing Islamic law in Saudi Arabia. This is the reason of the Arabological community.

Rumah Adat Aceh


The traditional house of Acehnese tribe is called Rumoh Aceh. This traditional house type is type stage with 3 main parts and 1 additional section. The three main parts of Aceh's house are seuramoë keuë (front porch), seuramoë teungoh (middle porch) and seuramoë likôt (back porch). While the additional 1 part is rumoh dapu (kitchen house). The traditional house of Aceh is a work of architecture standardized in accordance with the cultural demands of that time. Another artwork is a carving art that is characterized by calligraphy. Aceh's unique weapon is rencong. Basically a cultural blend of iron (metallurgy) with the art of forging and form.