West Java

West Java province is the province with the largest population in Indonesia. Bandung as the provincial capital, is a city with a population the third largest in Indonesia after Jakarta and Surabaya.

Some residents of West Java is Sundanese. In addition, there is a mix of Sundanese with Java on the north coast of Cirebon and Indramayu coastal fraction. Livelihoods of West Java is the main farming. Bertaninya also vary. There were farmed rice, vegetables, fruits, and flowers. Moreover, in the area of ​​West Java, there are also many tea plantations, cloves, sugar cane, and quinine.

Culture of West Java community detracted from four sources, namely Hindu / Buddhist, Islam, Javanese and Western culture. It can be seen from the ceremony accompanied cense (Hindu influence), prayers in Islam, and wedding attire without clothes and puppets shaped (the influence of Central Java), and gift giving as well as a buffet dish Dutch model.

A lot we have to learn from cultures that exist in West Java. If we feel that the culture of West Java is part of the Indonesian state, it does not hurt to know Culture of West Java.
West Java province has a philosophy worthy of thumbs up, diantaranta is Silih Sharpening
Asih penance and reparation Foster. The third philosophy is a philosophy of life is on hold native of West Java. And culture of West Java is known as Sunda air in the capital of Bandung.

The purpose and meaning of this philosophy is the lead character and attitude for caring for each other, love each other and share knowledge and experience between the members. West Java community has the nobility of mind which in landasi by that philosophy. Somewhat different from the culture of other communities in the archipelago, western Java community who speak Sundanese greatly influenced the culture that is rooted in the values ​​derived from the traditions of the local community. And in social interaction, community in western Java embrace the philosophy as has been mentioned earlier.

Fraternity create intimacy Sundanese people with the environment so that it looks of how the people of West Java, especially those living in rural areas, they preserve the environment by means of full cooperation with the local residents. So in the province of West Java have appeared on his own initiative communities can preserve their natural environment.

In religious life, people in western Java are relatively well known as a very religious people and religious, and uphold religious values ​​in believe that embrace the Islamic religion. Most of the population of western Java embraced Islam, followed by Christians (Catholic and Protestant), Hindus, Buddhists, and others.

Most of West Java culture and customs dominated Sundanese traditional full repertoire of Bumi Pasundan be a mirror of culture in western Java. To preserve the culture of West Java, the local government set 12 cultural villages, namely the typical village in order to preserve the interests of culture in the form of customary or traditional house.

Miscellaneous art and culture of Sunda, West Java:

1. Indigenous Clothing / Typical West Java
Sunda tribe has custom clothing / traditional well known, namely kebaya. Kebaya is the typical attire of West Java are very famous, so now is not just a clothing kebaya Sundanese but has also become traditional clothing nasinal. It is a proof that the culture of the area is part of the national culture.

2. Art Typical West Java

a. Puppet show
Marionette Puppet is the traditional arts of West Java, namely art menapilkan and bring the life of a historical story. Marionette Puppet showing a kind of marionette dolls made of wood that portray certain characters in the story pawayangan and played by a puppeteer and accompanied by singing and accompaniment of traditional music of West Java called gamelan.

b. Jaipong
Jaipur is a traditional dance from West Java, which usually featuring a dancer by using the typical dress of West Java called kebaya, as well as the accompaniment of traditional music of Java Bart called Music Jaipong.
Jaipur is usually played by one person or a group of dancers who danced berakan - typical dance movements jaipong.

c. Gamelan
Sundanese gamelan is an art that biasany played at the celebration event. Degung art is used as a musical accompaniment / introduction.
Degung is a combination of musical instruments typical of West Java, namely, drum, goong, kempul, saron, bonang, kacapi, flute, fiddle, and so forth.
Degung is one-one of the most popular arts in West Java, gamelan musical accompaniment is always used in every celebration event which still adheres to traditional customs, but it is also used sebgai gamelan music accompaniment in almost every traditional performing arts of other West Java.

d. Rampak Gendang
Rampak drum is art from West Java. This is a ploy rampak drum beat the drum together with the use of a specific rhythm and use certain ways to do this, usually played by more than four people who have special skill in beating the drum. Usually rampak this drum is held at the party or in the rituals.

e. calung
In the area of ​​West Java are called Calung art, this is art calung hosted by hitting / knocking bamboo has been cut and shaped in such a way with the bat / small clubs to produce distinctive tones.
Usually this calung appear sung by 5 or more people. Calung is usually used as praising Sundanese or companion in jokes.


f. Martial arts
Pencak Silat is an art that comes from the area of ​​West Java, which has now become a national art.
At first Pencak Silat is a dance that uses the movement of certain movements similar to martial movement. In general, martial arts performed by two or more persons, by wearing all black, using a belt of fabric tied around his waist, and wearing a headband of fabric Sunda call Iket.
In general, pencaksilat art is displayed to the accompaniment of music called drum Penca, the musical accompaniment that the instrument uses drums and trumpet.

g. Sisingaan
Sisingaan is an art that comes from the Subang in West Java. This art is displayed in a manner carrying a statue shaped like a lion ridden by small children and carried by four people and accompanied by a drum beat and trumpet. This art is usually shown on the commemoration of the historic day.

h. Leathered horse
Kuda Lumping is an art that is different from the others, because it is played by inviting the spirits so that people will play it like a man possessed. This art is played by people who already possessed was riding timber shaped like a horse and lacks the drum beat and trumpet. The strangeness of this art is the people who play it will be able to take a glass and grass. In addition, people who play it will be whipped as well as horse menyambuk. This art is usually led by a handler.
This art is an art that requires great skill in playing it very Husus, because it is an art that is quite dangerous.

i. bajidoran
Bajidoran is an art that in the play is similar to the game of modern music, just songs that dialunkan a traditional song or songs to West Java and the tools of music used in the instruments of traditional music of West Java such as drum, Goong, Saron, Bonang, Kacapi, Rebab, Jenglong and Trumpet.
Bajidoran is usually displayed in a stage in staging an event or party.

j. Cianjuran
Cianjuran a distinctive arts of West Java. This art featuring songs sung by a singer, a song that was brought was a typical song of West Java. West Java community give another name to chant this Cianjuran namely mamaos which means singing.

k. Kacapi Flute
Kacapi flute is art from West Java, which is a traditional musical instrument game that only uses Kacapi and Flute. Kacapi flute is usually used to accompany singing Sundanese generally chant or a song sung by a female singer, which in Sundanese called Sinden.

l. reog
In the area of ​​West Java are called reog art, this art is generally shown by bodoran, and accompanied by traditional music called Calung. This art is usually played by a few people who have the talent and talented buffoon art. This art is shown by performing a storyline that most stories are sung a funny story or joke.

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