Posts Tagged Maluku

This dance is a dance welcoming the guests of honor at festivities State/village in Central Maluku. Generally describe the mood of joy from the whole of society to the arrival of the guest of honor at the State/village, and became the phrase Welcome Dance.

Combination floor patterns and movement and music rhythm further strengthen the expression of how the entire community of State/local village feel very pleased with the presence of guest of honor at the State / their village. (more…)

Due to a longer dry season, forest areas in this region is not so fertile than those in the northern part of the Maluku islands, causing a very intensive activity on their soil treatment systems planted with rice, cassava, and other crops, especially in rural areas. In addition to farming some people Tanimbar also connect with the ways of life at sea fishing or hunting wild boar.

Ethnic Tanimbar does not put  a contradiction between their native culture with the Christian culture which is known officially. With the Dutch military expedition, Catholic and Protestant missionaries to convert the population of the archipelago on 20-year fixed Tanimbar as Tradisi maintained through relationships and alliances between villages and marriage. In general, the tribe Tanimbar socially oriented to the villagers and family members.

Village unity is symbolized in a ship-shaped stone. On formal occasions, such as traditional dance party, position and status of a person seen from the seating position of the placement of this symbolic vessel. Competition between families or between villages, no longer disclosed by way of hunting human heads or civil war, but are represented through the complex traditions and rituals involve the exchange of valuables, marriage alliances, and rivalries between Catholic and Protestant churches. (more…)

Loliyana or Harvest Dance is  dance creations that Lola is the Harvest Ceremony held in the form of Lola to the show with reference to the traditions and culture of the society ‘s linear theory Nila Serua Islands.

In the language of the local population Loliyana is a common word used to work collecting marine products namely one Lola.

Lola harvest was conducted after the sasi lola was officially opened by the Chairman of Religious and Traditional local Stakeholders.In Maluku region known as one of the sasi  institution is defined as the customary prohibitions or taboos to collect the natural result of both the marine and forest products to the agreed time limit shared by the entire village community. (more…)

This dance is a social dance communities in Maluku, which is usually performed events country/state associated with the inauguration ceremonies of the King/Head of the Village, or on special occasions neighborly country communities/villages with the guest of honor in attendance at country/state.

Approach Historically, this dance is one of the acculturation of European (Portuguese and Dutch) with Maluku.Cultured is more apparent on every cue in the changing floor patterns and motion that are still using the language of Portuguese and Dutch as a process of development of this dance billingualism.

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