Indonesian traditional House

Indonesia is a country which has the variety of the culture and language. One of the forms of the variety
cultures is the abundance of traditional houses around Indonesia. These are five of traditional houses in Indonesia
you should see in Indonesia.

The long houses from Dayak

The long Dayak house is one of the Dayak traditional houses which made of the ironwood for the structure and the
tree bark for the walls. It has generally range 10 to 70 meters (33 to 230 feet). It is decorated with water snakes and
rhinoceros birds.

The Rumah Gadang of Minangkabau, West Sumatra

The rumah gadang means large house is the traditional house from Minangkabau, West Sumatra that has the
unique roof which looks like buffalo horn. It has three main areas: (rumah tongah) is the middle areas after
entrance and central post: adjoining this anjuang, and the last part is the bedrooms (biliak).

Honai from Papua

Honai has the unique design than other Traditional houses in Indonesia. It looks like a mushroom. The material
also uses the nature material like dry leaf as the roof and wall. This traditional house only has a door and without
window like common house.

Rumah Panggung from Jambi

Rumah panggung means a house which has structure like stage means panggung. It has three main parts like the
house of Toraja. The upper world is designed to avoid the wild animal attack like tiger or lion and avoiding water
come to the main house in flood.

Joglo house
Joglo is the traditional houses from Javanese culture. It spreads in three provinces such as central java, Yogyakarta,
and East Java. The typical of the Joglo is in the roof construction which looks like pyramid and it has four main
pillars to sustain the roof stand up.

1. What is the traditional house from Dayak?

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2. Which traditional house has unique roof like buffalo horn?
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3. What is the traditional house of Papua called? What is it looks like?
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4. What is the traditional house that has structure like stage?
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5. What is the construction of Joglo house looks like?
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Bau Nyale Festival

Bau Nyale, means “to catch the sea worms” in local Sasak language, so bau nyale is a cultural tradition to
catch the sea worms. It is a cultural tradition, deeply rooted in local legend and drama, and unique to the island of
Lombok. The sea worms are a rare variety of Palolo worm (Eunice viridis) found in tropical waters in certain parts
of the world and in Lombok, Sumba and Savu in Indonesia. Once a year, when seasonal, marine and lunar
conditions combine, the Nyale come to certain beaches around Lombok to spawn and, for a few days, the seas are
filled with wriggling sea worms in a variety of colours, ranging from simple brown or pale cream to red and green.
 Bau Nyale, or the Nyale Festival, takes place every year in the tenth month of the Sasak calendar at a time
close to the full moon.The most popular site for celebrating Bau Nyale is at beautiful Seger Beach near Kuta; an
area called Putri Nyale (Princess Nyale) by the people of Lombok.

The highlight of the ceremony occurs when the local priest or Dukun wades into the sea to observe the
spawning Nyale and predict the future rice harvest, based on the number of sea worms. A good catch is a sign that
this year’s rice harvest will also be good.

6. What is bau nyale festival?

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7. What are the variety colors of the sea worms?
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8. When does the Bau Nyale Festival take place?

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9. Where is the popular site of celebrating Bau Nyale?

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10. What is a good catch of nyale means?

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Perang Topat

perang topat, also known as perang (war) ketupat (rice cakes boiled in plaited coconut leaves) is a traditional
event in West Lombok where people throw the topat to each other like a war. This event is held in Lingsar temple
which is located in Lingsar district, West Lombok regency

The participants, consisting of people of all ages, scramble to snatch ketupat as it is being distributed, and later
throw the items to one another. This ancient tradition involving the Muslim and Hindu people has been a symbol
of religious harmony and tolerance in West Lombok.

War used to be about hatred and anger and it involved casualties. But perang topat in Lingsar is different, it is the
ancestors' tradition that highlights peace, tolerance and harmony between Muslims and the Hindu people.

This is the only war in the world that is done without hatred or casualties as it is a symbol of brotherhood and
tolerance

11. What is the text about?

12. Where does this event held?
13. What are they doing with the ketupat?
14. What makes the perang Topat or Ketupat war different from other war?
15. What does perang topat symbolize?

Nyongkolan

Nyongkolan is the final stage of the marriage procession where the bride and groom’s family visit the
bride’s house. It is held by the groom's family and many people involved on it. It looks like parade where many
people walk in line. Nyongkolan is accompanied by the Gendang Beleq music or gamelan.

The Groom and Bride will be walking in separate way but still on the same line. The groom takes place
behind the bride, separated by the accompanists or in Sasak called as "pengiring penganten". Nyongkolan usually
held 'till the end of the day, when the sun is settled down. It is a symbol of respectful of the groom to the bride's
family. The accompanists being involved represent the solidarity.

16. What is nyongkolan?

17. What does the nyongkolan procession looks like?
18. What is the music that accompanies nyongkolan?
19. Where does the groom takes place when walking?
20. What does the nyongkolan symbolized?

Lambung Shirt

Sasak traditional dress for women is called Lambung. That is a black sleeveless dress with a collar in the
shape of a “V” and a bit of decoration in the shirt fringes. This outfit using a material called Pelung and added a
dangling scarf on the right shoulder patterned with Ragi Genep which is a typical type of Songket Sasak cloth and
combined with a belt that is wrapped at the left waist. For the lower clothing then they wear long clothes to knees
or ankles with embroidered edges at the fabric with plaid or triangular patterns.

21. What is the traditional dress for sasak woman called?

22. What is the color of lambung shirt?
23. What is the material used to make lambung shirt?
24. What is Ragi genep used in sasak traditional clothes?
25. What do they wear for the lower clothing?

Plecing kangkung

Ingredients

 Kangkung (water spinach/morning glory)

 Fried peanutsfor dressing
 1large tomato
 3 chili
 ½ teaspoon shrimp paste
 ½ teaspoon salt
 ½ lime

Instructions

1. Trim the water spinach to separate it from the hard stems

2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the water spinach and let it boil until it's soft but not mushy.
3. Drain off water and refresh the veggie with fresh cold water so that it preserved its fresh green color
4. Grind the tomato, chili, shrimp paste, and salt, until it's smooth
5. When ready to serve, scoop the sambal over the water spinach. Serve with some fried peanuts on top of the
sambal.

26. What are the ingredients for making pelecing kangkung?

27. What is the first step of making plecing kangkung?
28. How many steps are needed to make plecing kangkung?
29. What should we do after boiling the water?
30. When the plecing kangkung is ready to serve, what should we put on top of the sambal?

Summary:

 Indonesian traditional houses:

1. Bale Lumbung from Lombok

2. The Long house from Dayak

3. Rumah Gadang (Gadang House) from west Sumatra

4. Honai from Papua

5. Rumah panggung from Jambi

6. Joglo house from Java

 Traditional clothes of sasak women is called Lambung shirt. It is a black dress with V shaped collar and
long clothes to the knees with embroidered edges. It is completed with songket scarf and belt.

 Lombok traditional events

1. Bau Nyale
It is a ritual and also a cultural festival to catch sea worms which is associated with the legend of Putri
Mandalika or also called as Putri Nyale.

2. Perang Topat
It is a cultural tradition in west Lombok involving Hindu and Muslim people, where they throw the
topat (rice cakes) to each other as if in a war. This war is symbolizing peace, tolerance and harmony of
Hindu and Muslim people.

3. Nyongkolan
It is a part of wedding procession in which the bride, groom, and the groom’s family walk to visit the
bride’s house like a parade. They wear traditional clothes and accompanied by traditional music called
gambelan or gendang beleq.

 Opinion about Lombok

Lombok is an island with beautiful nature and culture. Lombok has many beautiful beaches, waterfalls,
mountain and other tourism objects. Lombok also has unique traditions such as nyongkolan, bau nyale and
perang topat.
 How to develop the culture
To develop our culture, we have to learn more about the culture so we will understand it better. We have to
appreciate the culture, involve in the events and spread it to other young generations.

Good Luck Koko Richard!