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  2. Javanese culture - Wikipedia

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    Javanese origin artforms are among the best known in Indonesia and the whole archipelago. The famous Javanese wayang puppetry culture was influenced by Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The Wayang repertoire stories, lakon, are mostly based on epics from India; Ramayana and Mahabharata. These epics and stories influenced wayang puppetry as well as ...

  3. Kejawèn - Wikipedia

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    Although Java is predominately Muslim, kejawen the syncretic Javanese culture, still plays a cultural undercurrent among some Javanese. [15] Some Javanese texts relate stories about Syekh Siti Jenar (also known as Syekh Lemah Abang) who had conflicts with Wali Sanga, the nine Islamic scholars in Java, and the Sultanate of Demak. [16] [17]

  4. Kemben - Wikipedia

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    Three Javanese women in kemben making batik clothes in a village in Java, Indonesia. 1800s. A Srimpi dancer wearing velvet kemben.. Traditional kemben is worn by wrapping a piece of cloth around the torso, folding and securing the edge, tying it with additional rope, and covering it with an angkin, a smaller sash around the abdomen.

  5. Cirebon Javans - Wikipedia

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    Javanese dance in a backyard in Cirebon.. Initially, Cirebonese ethnicity was closely associated with that of the Javanese people and Sundanese.However, its presence later led to the formation of its own culture, ranging from a variety of coastal batik that does not follow the standards of the Javanese palace style commonly known as interior batik, until the emergence of traditional Islamic ...

  6. Javanese people - Wikipedia

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    Javanese cultural expressions, such as wayang and gamelan, are often used to promote the excellence of Javanese culture The Javanese are the inventors of batik; it is an Indonesian culture that is widely known and popular in many countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka and East African countries

  7. Category:Javanese culture - Wikipedia

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    Bahasa Indonesia; Jawa; Русский ... Pages in category "Javanese culture" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. This list may not ...

  8. Nyai Roro Kidul - Wikipedia

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    Nyi Roro Kidul (or Nyai Rara Kidul) is a supernatural being in Indonesian folklore.She is the Queen of the Southern Sea in Sundanese and Javanese mythology.. In Javanese mythology, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a creation of Dewa Kaping Telu who fills the realm of life as the goddess of harvest and other goddesses of nature.

  9. Category:Javanese folklore - Wikipedia

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    Javanese folklore is folklore that is created by Javanese people and influenced by Javanese culture in Indonesia Indonesia portal;