wong jowo

Yen sira kasinungan ngelmu kang marakake akeh wong seneng, aja sira malah rumangsa pinter, jalaran menawa Gusti mundhut bali ngelmu kang marakake sira kaloka iku, sira uga banjur kaya wong sejene, malah bisa aji godhong jati aking.(Bila anda mendapat anugrah ilmu yang membuat banyak orang senang, janganlah kamu merasa pintar, sebab apabila Tuhan mengambil lagi ilmu yang menyebabkan anda terkenal itu, anda akan menjadi orang biasa lagi, malah lebih bermanfaat daun yang kering)

Thursday, April 21, 2011

ACEH (a Place Blessed with Natural Beauty and as a Spiritual Gateway)

(image belongs http://www.aceh.net/)

Aceh is one of the 33 provinces in Indonesia. Aceh is also one of the 5 regions with the status of special (Aceh, Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Papua, West Papua).

Provincial Capital: Banda Aceh

Governor's office, image by Syahrul

Total area: 58,375.83 km²

Population: 4,486,570 (2010)

Ethnic groups: Acehnese (79%), Gayo Lut (7%), Gayo Luwes (5%), Alas (4%), Singkil (3%), Simeulue (2%)

Religions: Islam (98.6%), Christianity (0.7%), Hinduism (0.08%), Buddhism (0.55%)

Badge:

Few examples of traditional houses in Aceh:

image belongs to Sigit Darmawan

image belongs to Dessi

The traditional house in Aceh called Rumoh Aceh.

Few examples of traditional clothes in Aceh:

Aceh Traditional Clothing is usually used for wedding event, dances and other traditional ceremonies.

Few examples of traditional Acehnese dance:

Saman Dance, rakyataceh.com

Seudati Dance (source; SyehAceh)

source; nusantara-news

Few examples of Acehnese culinary:

image belongs to JenzCorner

Kopi Tarik/Pulled Coffee (image belongs to Thya)

Aceh noodles (source; Culture and Tourism Service of Aceh )

Aceh's special foods are believed to increase stamina, as well as to cure the disease because the main ingredients used for cooking contain various kinds of spices and certain herbs which only grow in Aceh, such as cinnamon, galangal, ginger, turmeric, lemongrass, clove, Wuluh starfruit, sunti acid, banana stems, Kala flowers, etc.. Aceh's special food is cooked for consumption by families at home, also can be enjoyed at a few restaurants or shop in Aceh and in several major cities, such as in Medan, Jakarta, etc.. Aceh's food also can be enjoyed for free on the days of the Islamic religion and culture, such as the celebration of Prophet Muhammad SAW, wedding, Mek meugang, and other Acehnese party. Guaranteed no one can resist his desire to not enjoy food in Aceh, such as Aceh's noodles and Goat Curry. Raw of foods are generally derived from marine resources, agriculture, plantations, farms, plantations, rivers / lakes and a few species of birds.

(translated from;Culture and Tourism Service of Aceh).