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The National Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia is a "living culture" that contains philosophical elements from the traditions of society and is still handed down from generation to generation. Edi Sedyawati (in the introduction to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Seminar, 2002) added an important element in the notion of intangible ...
Ngaben, also known as Pitra Yadnya, Pelebon or cremation ceremony, is the Hindu funeral ritual of Bali, Indonesia. [3] [4] [5] A Ngaben is performed to release the soul of a dead person so that it can enter the upper realm where it can wait for it to be reborn or become liberated from the cycles of rebirths.
Indonesia Yadnya Kasada , also known as Kesodo , is a traditional Hindu ritual of the Tenggerese people , an ethnic subgroup of the Javanese . The ritual serves as a way of expressing appreciation to their gods, whom they believe have granted them with blessings, abundance, and welfare.
Babukung is a funeral dance ritual of the Kaharingan religion in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is performed by sub-Dayak ethnic groups, especially the Tomun people, Ngaju people, Ot Danum people and other Dayak tribes who still embrace the Kaharingan religion. [1] It came from Borneo, where it has historical and philosophical value.
In the 1990s, the organizer was changed from banjar adat to sekaa teruna, and in the 2000s, the ceremony's name was changed to omed-omedan. Sesetan Heritage Omed-omedan Festival (SHOF/SHOOF) has been held since 2009.
A tabuik monument in the center of Pariaman, Indonesia. The festival includes reenactments of the Battle of Karbala and the playing of tassa and dhol drums. Although initially a Twelver festival, nowadays, most Pariaman inhabitans and other Southeastern Asians hold similar festivals, which are even celebrated by non-Muslims.
Seren Taun at the village of Malasari, Bogor Regency Seren Taun is an annual traditional Sundanese rice harvest festival and ceremony. The festival was originally held to mark the new agriculture year in the Sundanese ancient calendar as well as thanks giving for the blessings of the abundance rice harvest, and also to pray for the next successful harvest.
Melasti is a Hindu Balinese purification ceremony and ritual, which, according to the Balinese calendar, is held several days prior to the Nyepi holy day. It is observed by Hindus in Indonesia, especially in Bali. [1]