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Get to know the various tribal cultures on the island of Nias Indonesia

Indonesia has a variety of unique ethnic and cultural diversity. “This island (Nias) is occupied by a large number of tribes.” This is how Edrisi wrote in 1154. Edrisi was born in 1099 in Ceuta, studied in Cordua, then made a long journey and finally settled in Sicily. For this king he wrote a quite […]

What are the products of Indonesian culture from South Sulawesi?

Indonesia is a country that has diversity of ethnicities, cultures and customs. Many cultures exist in one country of Indonesia and one of them is the culture of South Sulawesi. Where in areas that are still included in the group of Sulawesi island regions, you can add more than 10 kinds of culture. What are […]

Massuro Baca, Indonesia’s Unique Tradition From the Bugis Tribe

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The Bugis ethnic community is one of the few ethnic groups in Indonesia who uphold their customs even though the influence of Islam has also been rooted in Bugis culture. Almost all people have embraced Islam. Wekke (2013), one of the Bugis researchers revealed that this is quite unique considering the strong character of the […]