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Showing posts with label INDONESIA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label INDONESIA. Show all posts
December 6, 2019

3286 INDONESIA - Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Selvi Ananda at their wedding

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Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012, and the Governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014, Joko Widodo (born Mulyono, 21 June 1961) becam...
December 17, 2017

3218 INDONESIA (New Guinea) - Morning Star flag

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In 1949, the Netherlands recognised Indonesian sovereignty over the Dutch East Indies with the exception of Dutch New Guinea , becaus...
August 19, 2017

3129 INDONESIA (Java) - Sangiran Early Man Site (UNESCO WHS)

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Sangiran is an archaeological excavation site in Java in Indonesia , located about 15 kilometers north of Surakarta in the Solo Rive...
August 14, 2017

3122 INDONESIA (Sumatra) - Bull race in Padang

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The bull racing festival ( Pacu Jawi in the local language, which means "push-ahead bull") was created more than 400 years ...
April 25, 2017

3026 INDONESIA (Lesser Sunda) - Abui people

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Also known as Barawahing, Barue or Namatalaki, the Abui are an indigenous ethnic group residing on Alor Island , located through south...
January 2, 2016

2180 INDONESIA (Jakarta) - The Senen subdistrict in Batavia in 1949

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Batavia was the name of the capital city of the Dutch East Indies , and corresponds to the present day city of Jakarta . It was estab...
October 9, 2015

1946 INDONESIA (Java) - A Happy Old Javanese Couple

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With approximately 100 million people, the Javanese people form the largest ethnic group in Indonesia , predominantly located in the c...
September 14, 2015

1894 INDONESIA - One national ID card for every citizen

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The Kartu Tanda Penduduk , commonly KTP, is an Indonesian identity card (literally: Resident Identity Card). Since 2011, the Indonesian...
July 25, 2015

1779 INDONESIA (Lesser Sunda) - Rejang Dance - part of Three genres of traditional dance in Bali (UNESCO ICH)

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Rejang Dance is one of the rare dances in Bali , because is performed only in a temple anniversary in its inner courtyard, to delight ...
July 7, 2015

1725 INDONESIA (Lesser Sunda) - Balinese girls dressed in anteng

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Textiles represent powerful symbols in Bali , indicating the status and well being of the wearer. Even buildings, trees and statues hav...
June 17, 2015

1674 INDONESIA (Sulawesi) - Bantimurung Waterfall - part of Prehistoric Cave Sites in Maros-Pangkep (UNESCO WHS - Tentative List)

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Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park is a national park in South Sulawesi , in Maros Regency , which contains Maros Pangkep limestone...
May 16, 2015

1581 INDONESIA (Java) - The peacock dance (Tari Merak) in West Java

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The peacock dance is a traditional folk dance popular in Asia, especially by Dai people in China , in Bangladesh , and in the western...
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April 20, 2015

1531 INDONESIA (Jakarta) - National Monument in Jakarta

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First of all, I must thank for this wonderful maxicard to Barbel Plinke, but also all those who signed on it. The maxicard was edited w...
March 28, 2015

1504 INDONESIA (Sumatra) - Bawomataluo Site (UNESCO WHS - Tentative List)

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Nias is a rugged island, the largest of the 131 chain parallel to the Sumatran coast. The native ethnic group which lives on the isla...
January 3, 2015

1393 INDONESIA (Lesser Sunda) - Naga Banda in Ngaben Ceremony

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Ngaben , or Cremation Ceremony, is a Hindu funeral ritual performed in Bali to send the deceased to the next life. The body of the de...
January 1, 2015

0745, 1346, 1389 INDONESIA (New Guinea) - Dani Tribe in Baliem Valley

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Posted on 16.07.2013, 30.11.2014, and 01.01.2015 The Dani (also spelled Ndani) are a people from the Grand Valley of the Baliem River...
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November 30, 2014

1347 INDONESIA (Lesser Sunda) - Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy (UNESCO WHS)

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Subak is the name of water management (irrigation) system for paddy fields on Bali island, which was developed more than 1,000 years...
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October 11, 2014

INDONESIA (Lesser Sunda) - Three genres of traditional dance in Bali (UNESCO ICH)

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Balinese dance is a very ancient dance tradition that is part of the religious and artistic expression among the Balinese people of Bali ...

0547, 1275 INDONESIA (Lesser Sunda) - Barong Dance - part of Three genres of traditional dance in Bali (UNESCO ICH)

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0547 Barong Dance (1) Posted on 10.03.2013, 11.10.2014 In Hinduism , dance is an accompaniment to the perpetual dissolving and refor...
February 20, 2014

1007-1008 INDONESIA (Java) - The Olden Days Indonesia

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"The Olden Days Indonesia" is a series comprising wonderful reproductions of postcards issued at the beginning of the 20th ce...