Course : English
Course Code :
Course Credit : 4 sks
Lecturer *) :
University *) : Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang
URL e-learning address**) : bingpgsdumm.blogspot.com
Standard Competency : Students are able to use language to provide information about traditional ceremonies in Indonesia
Basic Competency :
1. Able to read some texts about customs and tradition in Indonesia
2. Able to read and talk to others about traditional ceremonies and art in Indonesia.
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Rabu, 19 Oktober 2011
Ngaben Ritual
Bali is not only famous for its beautiful beaches and natural resources, but also its traditions and rituals. Once of the rituals which always attracts interest for domestic and foreign tourists is Ngaben ritual. Ngaben or the Cremation Ceremony is the ritual performed to send the dead through the transition to his next life. It is the ceremony where the corpse is burnt, accompanied by holy songs and offering. It is believed that ngaben can return the soul of the dead to heaven. Ngaben is also one of the forms of a respect to parents by releasing the soul from worldly attachments. In conducting ngaben ceremony, members of the family must not cry over the dead because it is believed that tears can incommode the deceased journey to their eternal abode.
When someone dies, the body should be placed at a place called Bale Delod, as if the person were sleeping. The family should treat that person as if s/he were still alive while sleeping. None of the family should cry since s/he is gone only temporary and s/he will certainly reincarnate into the family.
Before conducting Ngaben ritual, the family should consult a priest to determine the best day to conduct the ritual. Then, the family should build a stage as a place to bath the dead body, continued by making a buffalo shaped sarcophagus to put and burn the corpse. All members of the family should give their last respect and pray that the dead somehow will get a better place in heaven. Then, corpse is put into a temple structure made of bamboo and paper and carried into the grave yard, followed by flock of people. In this carrying process, traditional music and holy mantra should accompany the dead.
At the graveyard, the corpse, is then moved into the buffalo, then both the corpse and the buffalo are burnt. After the burning process is done, the ash is brought and thrown to the sea or river. When the ceremony is completed, the dead is believed will be back and reincarnate into the family.
To get more detail information about this interesting Ngaben ritual or ceremony, watch the VIDEO. The video downloaded from youtube will give you information about the process of the ceremony as you read the passage.
Have you finished watching the video? Now, do the exercise below.
Exercise 1
Arrange these jumble words into good sentences based on the passage and video about Ngaben.
1.Accompany – ritual – offerings – holy – and – always – songs - Ngaben
2.Ngaben – is - better –at – returning –soul – of –the– the – dead – to – a –place – aimed –in - heaven.
3.stage a –– to – bath – the – corpse – is – built – before – conducting – the – Ngaben - ritual.
4.heaven – will –down – slow –the –of – the –journey –dead – soul – to – the - tears.
5.the – person – will – dead – to – the – completed – family – reincarnate – after – ceremony – Ngaben - is.
Exercise 2
Write T if the statement true according to the passage, F if the statement in contradiction with the passage and NG if the statement cannot be found in the passage.
1.Bali is only famous for its natural beauty.
2.Ngaben is one of the ceremonies conducted by Hindu people to send the soul of the dead people to a better place in heaven.
3.During Ngaben ceremony, the members of the family are not allowed to cry.
4.Before conducting Ngaben ceremony, the family should consult to the head of the village.
5.The dead person will reincarnate to his family as a child.
Traditional Dance: "Bedoyo Dance"
Bedoyo is one of the Javanese dances. This dance is usually performed by nine girls. Since this is known as a mythological dance, all the performers must be in the holy state, physically and soul. This dance depicts the secret meeting between Panembahan Senopati, the first ruler of the Mataram Kingdom II with Kanjeng Ratu Kidul, the powerful and beautiful goddess-the Queen of South Sea. The enliven this dance, traditional musical instrument called gamelan accompanies this dance. It symbolizes the voices of sea wind and other natural voices.
During the dance performance, a tenth "invisible" dancer appears. It is said that she is a very beautiful princess, dancing impressively elegant. Some said that Bedoyo dance is sacred, as it is symbolizing a meditator’s highest achievement during medititation by closing 9 human orifices & reducing all bad desires.
(Adapted from JOGLOSEMAR)
Students, after reading the passage above, you should watch the video about Bedoyo Dance. It will enlarge your knowledge about this dance. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Creative Dance
Now, you should learn about traditional dance of Dayak called Kancet Lasan dance. Watch the video, then choose the appropriate words to complete the following paragraph based on the video you have watched.
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KANCET LASAN DANCE
Kancet Lasan dance depicts the daily life of hornbill, the bird which is glorified by tribe Dayak Kenyah because it symbolizes glory and heroic. Kancet Lasan dance is performed by (one, two, many) dancer(s) of Dayak (woman, man, child) accompanied by (one, three, four) musical instrument player(s) . Its movement is similar to Kancet Ledo dance, but in Kancet Lasan the dancer applies many (low, high) position and cringe or sit with knee touching the (table, chair, floor). This dance symbolizes hornbill when it is flying to float.
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KANCET LASAN DANCE
Kancet Lasan dance depicts the daily life of hornbill, the bird which is glorified by tribe Dayak Kenyah because it symbolizes glory and heroic. Kancet Lasan dance is performed by (one, two, many) dancer(s) of Dayak (woman, man, child) accompanied by (one, three, four) musical instrument player(s) . Its movement is similar to Kancet Ledo dance, but in Kancet Lasan the dancer applies many (low, high) position and cringe or sit with knee touching the (table, chair, floor). This dance symbolizes hornbill when it is flying to float.
Bantengan
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Before watching the video, read the following article. This article should help you understand more about what “Bantengan” is.
Bantengan Traditional Art
Cultural diversity in Java, especially East Java has enriched traditional arts of the region. One of them Bantengan art. This folk art comes from a village which used to be a village adjacent to the slopes of Mount Welirang. It is believed many of the forest areas in this mount life a variety of wild animals including bull which is now extinct. At that time, a villager called Made Paimin got into the forest and found a piece of framework which was similar to a bull. Made Paimin was a martial art trainer, so his martial art style was influenced by bull as the symbol of strength.
Since then, the martial art performance in this area has been influenced by bull. Indigenous people then perform the martial art attraction by wearing bull costume. Bantengan attraction is played by two men, one man plays the head and the other one plays the hip. The attraction describes the movement and attitude of furious bull while fighting. To enliven the attraction, traditional musical background is played. Besides music, the bull is usually accompanied by other wild animals like tigers and lions.
Students, are you interested in knowing about Bantengan traditional art? Now, let’s watch the video bantengan traditional art.mpg about Bantengan traditional art.
Activity 1
Now that you have finished watching the video, try to answer these questions briefly.
1.How many people are needed to play bantengan?
2.What is the role of each person?
3.Besides bull, the art of bantengan also performs other animals. What other animals can you find on the video?
4.What kind of musical background is found in bantengan performance?
5.What tool is used to tame the bull in bantengan performance?
Activity 2
After watching the video, try to describe what you have watched orally.
Have you finished describing the video orally? Students, bantengan is a traditional art coming from East Java. Since Indonesia is rich of its traditions and customs, there are still many other art performances found in other part of Indonesia. One of them is traditional dance. If you are interested in knowing about traditional dance, click this (Kancet Lasan Dance).
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Before watching the video, read the following article. This article should help you understand more about what “Bantengan” is.
Bantengan Traditional Art
Cultural diversity in Java, especially East Java has enriched traditional arts of the region. One of them Bantengan art. This folk art comes from a village which used to be a village adjacent to the slopes of Mount Welirang. It is believed many of the forest areas in this mount life a variety of wild animals including bull which is now extinct. At that time, a villager called Made Paimin got into the forest and found a piece of framework which was similar to a bull. Made Paimin was a martial art trainer, so his martial art style was influenced by bull as the symbol of strength.
Since then, the martial art performance in this area has been influenced by bull. Indigenous people then perform the martial art attraction by wearing bull costume. Bantengan attraction is played by two men, one man plays the head and the other one plays the hip. The attraction describes the movement and attitude of furious bull while fighting. To enliven the attraction, traditional musical background is played. Besides music, the bull is usually accompanied by other wild animals like tigers and lions.
Students, are you interested in knowing about Bantengan traditional art? Now, let’s watch the video bantengan traditional art.mpg about Bantengan traditional art.
Activity 1
Now that you have finished watching the video, try to answer these questions briefly.
1.How many people are needed to play bantengan?
2.What is the role of each person?
3.Besides bull, the art of bantengan also performs other animals. What other animals can you find on the video?
4.What kind of musical background is found in bantengan performance?
5.What tool is used to tame the bull in bantengan performance?
Activity 2
After watching the video, try to describe what you have watched orally.
Have you finished describing the video orally? Students, bantengan is a traditional art coming from East Java. Since Indonesia is rich of its traditions and customs, there are still many other art performances found in other part of Indonesia. One of them is traditional dance. If you are interested in knowing about traditional dance, click this (Kancet Lasan Dance).
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Activity For Tradition and Custom
I. Activity 1
Now, after reading the above information, complete the following paragraph with appropriate words taken from the text.
William is a volunteer from the USA teaching at a school in a village in Indonesia. The first time he comes to Indonesia, he knows only little information about Indonesian’s common tradition. When he is (1) __________________________ to an elder person, he does not (2) ____________________ his body, but he just says “Hi, it’s nice to meet you”. As a volunteer, he stays with an Indonesian traditional family. When he is invited to a lunch, he is very surprised because the family eats with (3)________________________ instead of with spoon and fork. After finish their lunch, William wants to help the hostesses (4) _________________ and (5)________________ the dishes but the hostesses forbids him to do so because it is considered impolite.
II. Activity 2
Write T (True) when the statement describes the customs and tradition in Indonesia as stated on the passage; F (False) when the statement is in contradiction with the customs and tradition in Indonesia as stated on the passage ; and NG (not given) when the statement is not cited on the passage.
1.Caroline, a new student from the USA visits Tono, her friend who studied in the USA. They used to be close friend. When Caroline meets Tono, she hugs Tono.
2.Caroline must call Tono before visiting him, because it is impolite to visit someone without making an appointment.
3.Andrew who comes from Australia is invited to have a dinner in a restaurant by his Indonesian friend. When they finish eating, Andrew pays his own bill and he wants his friend to pay his own bill too.
4.When eating rice, most Indonesians use spoon and knive.
5.When I was travelling by bus, I saw an old lady standing in front on me because there was no seat available on the bus. I stood up and gave her my seat.
Students, how do find learning about custom of our country? Interesting, isn’t it? Now, you should learn more about the diversity of culture of Indonesia, especially East Java. In the following page, you can watch an interesting video about “Bantengan” traditional art of Malang, East Java.
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Now, after reading the above information, complete the following paragraph with appropriate words taken from the text.
William is a volunteer from the USA teaching at a school in a village in Indonesia. The first time he comes to Indonesia, he knows only little information about Indonesian’s common tradition. When he is (1) __________________________ to an elder person, he does not (2) ____________________ his body, but he just says “Hi, it’s nice to meet you”. As a volunteer, he stays with an Indonesian traditional family. When he is invited to a lunch, he is very surprised because the family eats with (3)________________________ instead of with spoon and fork. After finish their lunch, William wants to help the hostesses (4) _________________ and (5)________________ the dishes but the hostesses forbids him to do so because it is considered impolite.
II. Activity 2
Write T (True) when the statement describes the customs and tradition in Indonesia as stated on the passage; F (False) when the statement is in contradiction with the customs and tradition in Indonesia as stated on the passage ; and NG (not given) when the statement is not cited on the passage.
1.Caroline, a new student from the USA visits Tono, her friend who studied in the USA. They used to be close friend. When Caroline meets Tono, she hugs Tono.
2.Caroline must call Tono before visiting him, because it is impolite to visit someone without making an appointment.
3.Andrew who comes from Australia is invited to have a dinner in a restaurant by his Indonesian friend. When they finish eating, Andrew pays his own bill and he wants his friend to pay his own bill too.
4.When eating rice, most Indonesians use spoon and knive.
5.When I was travelling by bus, I saw an old lady standing in front on me because there was no seat available on the bus. I stood up and gave her my seat.
Students, how do find learning about custom of our country? Interesting, isn’t it? Now, you should learn more about the diversity of culture of Indonesia, especially East Java. In the following page, you can watch an interesting video about “Bantengan” traditional art of Malang, East Java.
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Tradition and Custom in Indonesia
Introduction
Dear Students,
In your module, you have learnt materials related to Indonesian wedding ceremonies and custom. If you are still curious about other customs and traditions of Indonesia, this web provides you some more information about it. Now, read the following information. This page provides you information about common and acceptable tradition in greeting, table manner and public manner in Indonesia.
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you are expected to be able to:
1.differentiate some traditions and customs of Indonesia with other country.
2.identify specific information about Indonesia traditions and customs from the passage.
3.complete paragraph about Indonesia traditions and customs.
4.describe some traditional arts of Indonesia.
Indonesia Customs and Tradition
Every different country has its own unique customs and tradition. Here are some customs and traditions of Indonesia:
Greetings
1. The Indonesian culture is based on honour and respect for the individual. Respect should always be remembered when greeting others.
2. A man does not touch a woman in public, except to shake hands, even if he knows her well. The most common and appropriate way is shaking hands when congratulating someone or saying goodbye before a long trip.
3. When one is introduced to older people, a slight bow is appropriate.
Public Manners
1. Kissing in public is inappropriate.
2. When travelling, a person is expected to give his or her seat to the elderly, and men are expected to give their seats to women.
3. Gestures are not used for calling someone, except to a child. Waving one's hand with the palm facing down signals another person to come.
4. The left hand should not be used to shake hands, touch others, point, eat food, or give or receive objects.
Table Manners
1. Most families in Indonesia, especially in traditional families eat with their hands but generally, they eat with spoon and a fork (usually dinner knives are not used). The fork used in the left hand and the spoon in the right.
2. It is impolite to eat or drink before invited to do so by one's host.
3. Hostesses appreciate compliments on the food, but humorous remarks about the food are a serious breach of etiquette.
4. Paying for a meal is done by the one who invites to eat. Going "Dutch" is not common and considered poor form.
5. After the meal you should thank the host and the hostess, and the guests are not expected to help clean and wash the dirty dishes.
After reading the passage above, do some activities that follow.
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Dear Students,
In your module, you have learnt materials related to Indonesian wedding ceremonies and custom. If you are still curious about other customs and traditions of Indonesia, this web provides you some more information about it. Now, read the following information. This page provides you information about common and acceptable tradition in greeting, table manner and public manner in Indonesia.
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you are expected to be able to:
1.differentiate some traditions and customs of Indonesia with other country.
2.identify specific information about Indonesia traditions and customs from the passage.
3.complete paragraph about Indonesia traditions and customs.
4.describe some traditional arts of Indonesia.
Indonesia Customs and Tradition
Every different country has its own unique customs and tradition. Here are some customs and traditions of Indonesia:
Greetings
1. The Indonesian culture is based on honour and respect for the individual. Respect should always be remembered when greeting others.
2. A man does not touch a woman in public, except to shake hands, even if he knows her well. The most common and appropriate way is shaking hands when congratulating someone or saying goodbye before a long trip.
3. When one is introduced to older people, a slight bow is appropriate.
Public Manners
1. Kissing in public is inappropriate.
2. When travelling, a person is expected to give his or her seat to the elderly, and men are expected to give their seats to women.
3. Gestures are not used for calling someone, except to a child. Waving one's hand with the palm facing down signals another person to come.
4. The left hand should not be used to shake hands, touch others, point, eat food, or give or receive objects.
Table Manners
1. Most families in Indonesia, especially in traditional families eat with their hands but generally, they eat with spoon and a fork (usually dinner knives are not used). The fork used in the left hand and the spoon in the right.
2. It is impolite to eat or drink before invited to do so by one's host.
3. Hostesses appreciate compliments on the food, but humorous remarks about the food are a serious breach of etiquette.
4. Paying for a meal is done by the one who invites to eat. Going "Dutch" is not common and considered poor form.
5. After the meal you should thank the host and the hostess, and the guests are not expected to help clean and wash the dirty dishes.
After reading the passage above, do some activities that follow.
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