Batik

Batik (/ˈbætɪk/ or /bəˈtiːk/; Javanese pronunciation: [ˈbateʔ]; Indonesian: [ˈbatɪk]) is a cloth that is traditionally made using a manual wax-resist dyeing technique.

Javanese traditional batik, especially from Yogyakarta and Surakarta, has notable meanings rooted to the Javanese conceptualization of the universe. Traditional colours include indigo, dark brown, and white, which represent the three major Hindu Gods (Brahmā, Vishnu, and Śiva). This is related to the fact that natural dyes are most commonly available in indigo and brown. Certain patterns can only be worn by nobility; traditionally, wider stripes or wavy lines of greater width indicated higher rank. 

Consequently, during Javanese ceremonies, one could determine the royal lineage of a person by the cloth he or she was wearing.

Other regions of Indonesia have their own unique patterns that normally take themes from everyday lives, incorporating patterns such as flowers, nature, animals, folklore or people. 

The colours of pesisir batik, from the coastal cities of northern Java, is especially vibrant, and it absorbs influence from the Javanese, Arab, Chinese and Dutch cultures. In the colonial times pesisir batik was a favourite of the Peranakan Chinese, Dutch and Eurasians.

UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009. As part of the acknowledgment, UNESCO insisted that Indonesia preserve their heritage.

Source : wikipedia.org

Watu Ulo

Watu Ulo beach is a beach located on the south coast of East Java, tepatnyua Sumberejo village, subdistrict Ambulu, Jember, about 40 km south of the city of Jember.

"Watu Ulo" means "stone serpent" in Javanese. The name refers to a series of rocks that extends from the coast to the sea.

Every 1st to 10th Shawwal, after Lebaran, held with entertainment events fairs and the sales of local fishing craft.

Ceremonial offerings float or "Hari Raya Ketupat" held every 7th of Shawwal. In this ceremony the local fishermen throwing offerings into the sea.

Orang Utan

The orangutans are the two exclusively Asian species of extant great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found in only the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Classified in the genus Pongo, orangutans were considered to be one species. 

However, since 1996, they have been divided into two species: the Bornean orangutan (P. pygmaeus) and the Sumatran orangutan (P. abelii). In addition, the Bornean species is divided into three subspecies. The orangutans are also the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which also included several other species, such as Gigantopithecus, the largest known primate. 

Both species had their genomes sequenced and they appear to have diverged around 400,000 years ago. Orangutans diverged from the rest of the great apes 15.7 to 19.3 million years ago (mya).

Borneo

Borneo (Indonesian: Kalimantan) is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia.

The island is divided among three countries: Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory. The Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak in the north occupy about 26% of the island. The sovereign state of Brunei, located on the north coast, comprises about 1% of Borneo's land area. Borneo is home to one of the oldest rainforests in the world.

Keris

Keris is a dagger stabbing weapon class (pointy and sharp on both sides) with many cultural functions are known in the western and central archipelago. The shape is distinctive and easily distinguished from other sharp weapons because it is not symmetrical at the base of the dilated, often winding blade, and many of them have the prestige (Damascene), namely visible fibers of a bright metallic finish on slats strands. Type of stabbing weapon that has a resemblance to the dagger is the dagger. Another stabbing weapon is kerambit original archipelago.


In the past kris serves as a weapon in a duel / battle, as well as complementary offerings objects. On the use of the present, is more of a dagger accessory items (ageman) in dressing, has a number of cultural symbols, or a collection of objects is assessed in terms of aesthetics.

Lompat Batu Nias

Jump stone (stone Hombo) is a very popular tradition in the community in South Nias Nias. This tradition has been done long ago and passed down from generation to generation by the people in the village Bawo Mataluo (Mount of the Sun).

Traditional stone jumping has been done since the days of the ancestors, where in the old days they were often at war among tribes so they train themselves to be strong and able to pierce the armor of an opponent who is said to jump high enough.


Nowadays the tradition of jumping the stone used for rituals and also as a symbol of the culture of Nias. Traditional stone jumping is a rite of culture to determine whether a young man in the village Bawo Mataluo be recognized as youth who have grown up or not.
The young man will be recognized as a brave man if it can jump over a pile of rocks that made ​​such a height of more than two meters. There is a special ritual before the youth hurdled. While wearing traditional clothes, they ran with the support of a small stepping stone in advance to be able to pass through the tall stone buildings.

Bunaken

Bunaken is an island of 8 km², part of the Bunaken National Marine Park. Bunaken is located at the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs administratively to the municipality of Manado. Scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island.

Bunaken National Park extends over an area of 890.65 km² of which only 3% is terrestrial, including Bunaken Island, as well as the islands of Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain and Siladen.

The waters of Bunaken National Marine Park are up to 1,566 m deep in Manado Bay, with temperatures ranging between 27 to 29 °C. It has a high diversity of - corals, fish, echinoderms or sponges. Notably, 7 of the 8 species of giant clams that occur in the world, occur in Bunaken. It also claims to have seven times more genera of coral than Hawaii, and has more than 70% of all the known fish species of the Indo-Western Pacific.

Oceanic currents may explain, in part, why Bunaken National Marine Park has such a high level of 
biodiversity. Northeasternly currents generally sweep through the park but abundant counter currents and gyros related to lunar cycles are believed to be a trap for free swimming larvae. This is particularly true on the south side of the crescent-shaped Bunaken Island, lying in the heart of the park. A snorkeler or diver in the vicinity of Lekuan or Fukui may spot over 33 species of butterfly fish and numerous types of groupers, damsels, wrasses and gobies. The gobies, smallish fish with bulging eyes and modified fins that allow them to attach to hard surfaces, are the most diverse but least known group of fish in the park.