The 1956 Catholic Party Conference in Nele Sikka promoted the formation of the Province of Flores. This is because the Catholic Party won in Flores in the first election in 1955. However, the delegation of the Timor Catholic Party commissariat, led by Frans Sales Lega, opposed the idea, asking: why did Flores not join Timor […]
Tag Archives: Sumba
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Sep
Sep
The Marapu religion is a ‘native religion’ which is still alive and practiced by the Sumba people on the island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara; namely a belief system based on the worship of the Marapu (ancestral spirits, ancestor worship). There are a lot of Marapu and there is a hierarchical arrangement which is divided […]
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Dec
Dec
East Nusa Tenggara Province has a rich variety of biodiversity. Starting from the beauty of the island, marine tourism, and mountainous areas with a variety of unique flora and fauna in it. Unfortunately, this natural wealth is still less famous than the Komodo dragon and Labuan Bajo, two mainstay icons of world tourism in East […]
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