Traditions of Indonesia

Traditions of Indonesia

Сообщение HainanWel.com(e)! » 29 май 2015, 22:18

Traditions of Indonesia

Multicultural country - it's about Indonesia. Here, in a colorful pot mixed dozens of nationalities and several religions, hundreds of customs and traditions, and because it tours to Asian state are now so popular. Familiarity with the traditions of Indonesia allows the traveler to know a world of diverse and amazing discoveries that are so rich east.
World scale

One of the brightest traditions of Indonesia is considered particularly architecture, a style which is very different from the Asian mainland. Buddhist and Hindu temples are particularly complex and majestic, and religious complex Borobudur and all included in the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage.
Houses built Indonesians themselves in many different styles, but are considered to be conventional light-frame structure made of wood, whose roofs are covered with bamboo or reed huts or at all. Dutch colonists brought to the architectural traditions of Indonesia bit of European style, recognizable, especially in the architectural elements of the palaces of the local nobility.
Choosing souvenirs

The diversity of cultures in Indonesia is reflected in the arts and crafts. Choosing gifts for gifts to friends and colleagues, you should pay attention to the common products in the islands crafts:

Painted fabric, in the technique of hot or cold batik, you can buy in Java, Bali and Madura.
Ritual daggers, called here Chris, have a wavy blade made of clad steel. Traditions Indonesia prescribe wearing such weapons to every man, and blacksmiths forge them special for every individual. Chris is a talisman of any home, and between him and the owner there is an invisible bond.
Leather distributed in Java and Sumatra. An excellent gift to friends can be purchased here for belts, purses or objects of interior decoration.
Javanese bronze casting - the traditional Indonesian art of making dishes, cups, trays, and ceramics from the island of Lombok - an important part of the interior in the homes of the local nobility.
Fabrics made from natural fibers, ideal for making clothes for a hot equatorial climate, sold in Sumatra and Sulawesi. If time allows, the selected fabric and clothing can be ordered, which local seamstresses sew a few hours.
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