Category Archives: Art & Culture
National Museum: Another Trip Around Jakarta
This museum is the official name “National Museum“, but it is also known as Museum Gajah because in the middle of his front yard stands a statue made of bronze elephant, a gift of King of Thailand to the President Sukarno. This building is located west of Independence Square precisely on Jl. Merdeka Barat No.12, [...]
Weddings and Funerals In Songkran Festival
Songkran festival or Thai traditional New Year is celebrated from April 13th to 15th this year. Before the solemnizations, people will clean/ and readjust their houses in the hope of casting away any bad luck of the old year, so that good fortune will slip into their new lives instead. Food and sweets will be [...]
Sasak Tribe: The Unique Culture Villages in Lombok
Sasak tribe is a community that inhabits the island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara. This community is the largest tribe in the province that lies between Bali and West Nusa Tenggara. Survey population explained that the Sasak tribes who lived in Lombok approximately 3 million inhabitants.
Traditions, customs, worship and ordinances related things in life, [...]
