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Papua is the largest province of Indonesia located in the central part of the island of Papua or the eastern part of West New Guinea, Irian Jaya. Eastern parts of the country Papua New Guinea or East New Guinea. Papua does have its own charms and exotic. Besides having an incredible sight to spoil the eye, most tip of Indonesia's provinces have a variety of cultures.
And endemic bird charm Papua ie Paradise and the uniqueness of the tribe who live in it. One of them including the Dani who inhabit a region in Baliem Valley, Wamena, Papua.

Know Culture Dani Papua.

Although many people refer to them as Dani, but the Dani himself referred to them as Parim Tribe. Dani tribe or tribe Parim includes tribes who still adhere to their beliefs. One is always salute the people who have died. This is done by holding a ceremony and slaughter pigs.

Dani is also one tribe in Papua are still wearing Koteka made of yellow Kunden. The women were still wearing wah epithet derived from grass fibers and stay in Honai-Honai a hut thatched with straw or reeds.

Some communities Dani had embraced Christianity, due to the influence of European missionaries who had come to the site around 1935. Nevertheless Dani still have traditional beliefs, better known by the concept called Atou who believed that all supernatural powers possessed by the ancestors of the tribe Dani given for generations to men. These include magic magic maintain the garden, treat or cure disease magic at once to avoid, as well as the power to give life to the land used to grow crops. Dani also has a symbol that they called Kaneka. The symbol is used when the religious ceremony that tradition.

Although Dani tribe living in the forests with a tropical climate that is very rich in flora and fauna of Papua is still doing a series of ceremonies, one of which is Rekwasi. Rekwasi is a traditional ceremony performed in honor of the ancestors. In Rekwasi, the soldiers will usually make tanfa with lard, shells, feathers, kus-kus, sago adhesion, mango tree sap, and flowers in their body parts. When performing this ceremony, the participants also equip themselves with traditional weapons such as spears, axes, machetes, and also bow and arrows.

Trust Dani embracing concept called Atou. That is the magic that is all owned by the ancestors Dani hereditary given to men. According to Dani culture, among other types of magic is magic in order to have the power to keep the gardens, magic to be able to treat or cure diseases as well avoid it and the power to give life to the land used to grow crops.

To pay homage to the ancestors, Dani create their own emblem for called by Kaneka. Kaneka This function is used or displayed while being held tradition of religious ceremonies to make all members of society can prosper as well as a symbol when it will start and end the war.

Family Relationships Dani.

Dani culture in living relationship between people using the system are divided into three types of levels of kinship, namely:
Relationships between Dani which there are several groups ukul. This relationship is named ukul ukul oak or large.
Territorial relations, namely the unity of the smallest territorial Dani. It is a combination of large ukul named uma. The group is always led by men laki. The group is always led by men.

Choosing leader Dani.

To always live in harmony and peace to uphold the spirit of togetherness, the Dani make some kind of kinship is the smallest. Includes a collection consisting of two to three families living together in a complex that is covered with fence. This system is called ukul or small clan. organization headed by chieftains.
He was elected hereditary and got a call Ap Cain. To carry out its duties, Ap Cloth assisted by three other chiefs under his position. They have earned the nickname Menteg Ap, Ap and Ap Horeg Ubaik. Their job is to take care of lawn care and animal pigs. It also mediates at once judge when there is a dispute among the Dani.
Although selected through descent, was elected chairman of the tribe who still must meet various requirements. Among others, is to have a high knowledge of the science of agriculture, friendly and humble, skilled hunting, have the guts high, can communicate well and have a high courage to make war when there is a problem with the other tribes.
There are still many unique traditions of heritage stored in Dani are very well maintained by its citizens. They believe that respect for the ancestors and the ancestors is a great way to appreciate the nature and content. Thank you for reading this tilisan. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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DatePublished: November 24, 2014 at 13:05