People have already known about a beautiful island of Indonesia, called Java. I can guarantee that everybody knows how to get there but I am not really sure that everybody knows the heritage of this island. In this opportunity, I’m going to tell you some reasons about why java is really awesome and rich of culture.
The first thing is about the way how people enjoy their life in Java Island. They believe that as a human being, they have to nrimo, eling, and margawe. Those three things are the positive beliefs that always accompany people’s attitude and behavior. Because of those beliefs, people can enjoy their life; they can get the happiness from everybody around them. People live happily in this island although they come from so many different things. The different characteristic and also the different of their religions do not really matter for people who live in Java. They always remember that everything comes from God. God gives people a special gift that has to be kept and also has to be shared to others. Because of that belief, they can live together in the different environments, cultures, and traditions. People in Java always appreciate others. In this island, women are highly-appreciated. Women have an important role in the daily life as a mother and a beautiful figure.
The second thing is about the tradition. Almost all events that happen in Java Island have their own traditions. In this opportunity, I would like to tell you about the Javanese traditional wedding ceremony. The wedding ceremony in Java Island is really unique and sacred. All events are full of meaning, rituals, and symbols. Javanese have to follow all of the sacred rituals if they will hold a marriage. The married couple will wear traditional clothes that are full of accessories. Each accessory symbolizes a sacred meaning that will unconsciously influence the married couple’s life.
The heritage inside Java Island not only comes from people, tradition, or their way of life. Nature also becomes the heritage of this island. Java Island is known as a fertile island. Everything can be planted in the land of Java, especially herbal plant. Java is rich of herbal plants. People usually use this kind of plants to create a healthy drink. It is called Jamu. This drink is very popular in Java. This is not only because jamu is the symbol of the natural heritage but also because the benefit of drinking jamu. Javanese accustomed to consume jamu as a medicine that can solve their health problem. They believe that this drink is better than chemical medicine at the drugstore. They believe that jamu has no side effect, easy to be got, and has an affordable price.
The third and the most interesting thing that makes this island beautiful is art. There is popular art product in this island that is called batik. Batik is a kind of traditional cloth that is directly made by people. All about batik are full of philosophical meaning. The process of making batik shows the patience of Javanese because it takes a long time to finish a piece of batik cloth. The pattern of this cloth also has a wonderful meaning. Batik maker can tell a really nice story like Ramayana Story by seeing a piece of batik cloth. Batik is not only in a form of cloth. There are bags, shirts, blouses, and so many handicrafts that are made from batik cloth.
Many things make Java Island becomes really awesome. The heritage of Javanese culture is amazed by a lot of people. Foreigner also loves this culture. The heritage of Javanese is highly-appreciated by people in the world. As a Javanese, you have to proud of your culture. In Yogyakarta, the existence of the Javanese culture is kept in a beautiful museum, named Ullen Sentalu. This is a recommended place to start knowing about Javanese culture and all about Java. You can visit this beautiful place to have a good understanding and also to enrich your knowledge about Javanese culture.
Please love your culture and keep the existence of your culture…..!!
By : Aurelia Anindita
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