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Betawi Mask Dance, Traditional Dance From Jakarta

Betawi Mask Dance is one of the traditional dances of Betawi people in Jakarta who wear the mask as their trademark. Betawi Mask Dance is a blend of music, dance, and singing. Like a theater or opera show, dancers dance to the accompaniment of music and singing. Betawi Mask Dance is more theatrical and also communicative through the movement. History of Betawi Mask Dance Betawi Mask Dance was originally staged around by the artists. They are usually invited as performers such as entertainment at weddings, circumcision, and others. According to the beliefs of Betawi people, this dance can keep away from the catastrophe. But along with the changing times, the trust began to fade and then make this dance as a means of entertainment only. However, although the trust began to disappear, this dance is still held to enliven the party or traditional event. Betawi Mask Dance Performance In the show, this dance begins with a song accompanied by the accompaniment music. After that the dancers out...

Splendor of Minangkabau Traditional House

Rumah Gadang or can be called Rumah Gadang is the name for a traditional house of Minangkabau tribe which is a traditional house and also many encountered in the province of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Rumah Gadang is also called by another name by the local Minangkabau community with the name Bagonjong House or also there is also called by the name House Baanjuang. Houses with this model are very common in Negeri Sembilan, Negara Malaysia. But not all areas in Minangkabau or (darek) are allowed to establish this traditional house, only in this region that already has a status that is as Nagari alone Rumah Gadang can be established by the owner. Likewise in the area called the rantau, Minangkabau traditional house was also formerly no one founded by the Minangkabau tribal migrants. Rumah Gadang is a place to live together, and also has its own provisions. The number of available rooms depends on the number of women who have lived in them. Every woman in that family who has a husband has a...