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Jaranan Dance, Traditional Dance From East Java

Jaranan dance is a traditional dance performed by the dancers by riding a mock horse made of woven bamboo. In addition to the rich value of art and culture, this dance is also very thick to the impression of magical nuances and spiritual values. Jaranan Dance is a very famous traditional art in East Java Province. In some areas of East Java province, this jaranan art is still alive and preserved. One of them is in Kediri Regency which makes this dance as a traditional dance typical there. History of Jaranan Dance The history of this Jaranan Dance has several versions of different stories. According to one of the growing legend stories among the people, this dance tells about a marriage between Klono Sewandono and Dewi Songgo Sky. And the dancers rode on this Jaranan Dance describes the troupe of soldiers who accompanied the boyongan from Dewi Songgo Sky and Klono Sewandono from Kediri to wangker. This dance is a legacy of ancestors that still exist and develop to this day. Jaranan Danc...

The spiciness of Sambal Balado Minangkabau

Balado is a typical cooking technique from Minangkabau that is by sauté chili milled with various spices, usually can onion, then garlic, and also lime. In contrast to other chili sauce which only uses chili milled as a companion of food by dyed, but Balado is served by re-cooked with various types of dishes such as jerky, , and also tempe goreng. The action of adding chili and spices is believed to make food more durable. The common and commonly used chili is red curly pink, although, in reality, this Balado dish with green chili is also no less popular. Actually, the use of the word Balado itself is used after the noun, ie, For example, Balado Fish can Fish + Chilli, Balado Gulai, then Saur Bayam Balado, and Dendeng Balado. But not Balado jerky or Balado Fish. The use of this word Balado before the noun is a misuse of the language and thus eliminates the real meaning in the original Minangkabau language (language). The way to make this Balado sauce does not take much time and is very...