Learn more culture of North
Sulawesi Province on the island of Sulawesi. As usual, we will look at the
shape of the custom house, custom clothing, dance culture, traditional weapons,
tribe, language and folk songs. Here are brief descriptions of the culture of
the North Sulawesi:
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Custom clothing Manado |
One example of the
traditional house of North Sulawesi is called "Home Heir". The house
is inhabited by the leaders as well as ordinary people. The house must be made
of beams or flat without a connection. The wood must not be bent as both
Palembang sincerity and unseen. The roof of sago palm leaves and dikanan left
the house there are stairs. Heir house has a living room, family room, and
furnished rooms.
Under the house can be used
for storing agricultural implements and tools tool tool perikanan.didepan his
house, on the right and left, respectively, there is a ladder to enter the
house, we had to climb the stairs to the right, while to get out of the house,
we had to descend stairs to the left. The whole house is made of wood.
2. Traditional Clothes
Clothes indigenous men of
North Sulawesi is a headgear (bonnets), fashions bay cauldron and trousers.
While women wearing braces and long cloth. Besides his chest section are
typical ornaments and other jewelry such as earrings and bracelets. This outfit
is based on customary Bolaang Mongondow.
3. Dance dance North Sulawesi
a. Dance Maengket, is a
social dance performed by pairing partner. Describing the atmosphere of
affection and petting.
b. Polopalo dance, is a
social dance for the young couple Gorontalo area.
c. But the harvest, the
dance depicts the excitement of the Minahasa community to work together in
carrying out the harvest of cloves and copra. Danced by a group of women,
dances are based on elements of dance movement local traditions.
d. Cakalele Dance, is the
dance that symbolizes heroism and valor.
4. Traditional Weapons
Keris is a traditional
weapon commonly used by the people in North Sulawesi. Curved straight shape
without a dent. While other famous weapon is peda (a kind of machete), Sabel,
spear, and shield.
PEDAN and machetes can be
used for various purposes, such as farming or tap palm. This PEDAN short form
with size 50cm, made of iron. Its head is made of hard wood and forked ends.
Sabel including the type of
bike with a longer size, ie 1-1,5m. Its head is also forked and used for war,
as a deterrent shield made of wood, carved with motifs of leaves or animal
motifs.
5. Tribe: Tribe and clan
that there are areas of North Sulawesi are: Singir, Talaud, Minahasa, Bolaang
Mongondaw, Bantik, Gorontalo, and others.
6. Local Language:
Gorontalo, Mongondow, Sangir, Minahasa, and others.
7. Local Songs: O Ina Ni
Keke, Si Patokaan, Esa mokan, Tahapusang, Kara.
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