Debus

Debus is a martial art from Banten. Art was created in the 16th century, in the reign of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1532-1570). Debus, an art of human abilities mempertunjukan extraordinary, immune sharp weapons, immune to fire, drinking hard water, insert it into a whole coconut, fry an egg on the head and others.

History

Islamic religion was introduced by Sunan Gunung Jati, one of the founders of the Sultanate of Cirebon in 1520, the expedition along with the peaceful conquest of Sunda Kelapa. Then, when the power is held by the Sultan of Banten Tirtayasa Ageng (1651-1682), Debus focused as a means to raise the spirits of the warriors in the fight against Dutch colonial traders joined in Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie (VOC).

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Mountain Tangkuban Parahu

Tangkuban Parahu or Tangkuban Perahu is one of the mountain located in the province of West Java, Indonesia. Approximately 20 km to the north of Bandung, with a lush carpet of pine trees and tea plantations in the surrounding mountains have Tangkuban Parahu high altitude 2084 meters. The shape of this mountain is the center of eruption Stratovulcano who moved from east to west. Rock type issued by the eruption of lava and most of the sulfur, a mineral which is issued sulfur sulfur, a mineral that was issued when the mountain is not active sulfur vapor. Boat Tangkuban area managed by the Corporation of Forestry. The average temperature is 17oC daily at noon and 2 oC at night.

Parahu Tangkuban have Dipterokarp forest hill, forest Upper Dipterokarp, Montane forest, and forest or forest Ericaceous mountain.

Legend of the local people

The origins of Parahu Tangkuban legends associated with Sangkuriang, narrated in love with her mother, Dayang Sumbi. To thwart her intentions to marry her, Dayang Sumbi Sangkuriang proposed requirement to make a boat overnight. When his efforts failed, Sangkuriang angry and kicked the boat, which landed upside down. This boat is then formed Tangkuban Parahu.

This Parahu Tangkuban including active volcano whose status is being watched by the Indonesian Directorate of Volcanology. Some kawahnya still showed signs of this mountain activity. Among the signs of this volcano is the emergence of sulfur gases and the sources of hot water on her foot of the mountain of them is in kasawan Ciater, Subang.

The existence of this mountain topography and shape of the Bandung basin with hills and mountains on each side to strengthen the theory of the existence of a lake (crater) is now a major area of Bandung. It is believed by geologists that the plateau region Bandung with altitude approximately 709 m above sea level is the remains of ancient volcanic eruptions known as Mount Sunda and Parahu Tangkuban Mountain is the remnant of ancient Sundanese are still active. This phenomenon can be seen on Mount Krakatau in the Sunda Strait area and Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania, Africa. Sangkuriang legends so that the region's public story is believed to be a public document sunda Mountain area early to the event at that time.

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Prambanan Temple

Prambanan is the ninth century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to Trimurti, the highest three gods in Hinduism. The temple compound located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta city on the boundary between Yogyakarta and Central Java province.

The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, currently is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.

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Lumping Horse(Ebeg)

Ebeg a local dance art form that uses puppets Banyumas horse made of woven bamboo. Dance Ebeg Banyumas areas represent war soldier who was riding a horse. Dance depicting the valor displayed by the players Ebeg. In a presentation Ebeg will go through a unique scene that is usually placed in the middle of the show. Attractions such as known in the language with the term Banyumasan Mendhem (intrans). Players will become possessed and start doing unique attractions. Attractions such forms as: eating glass or broken glass, eat immature leaves, eating chicken that was still alive, acting like monkeys, snakes, and others.

Ebeg including art was quite calculated in terms of age. It is estimated that this type of art has existed since ancient times, exactly when humans began to embrace the flow of animism and dynamism. One corroborating evidence in the ranks Ebeg is the old art forms wuru atu intrans. Such forms is a characteristic of art that was born at the time of animism and dynamism.

Performing Ebeg usually accompanied by a musical instrument called Bendhe. This instrument has the physical characteristics such as the gong but the smaller size made of metal. As a result of cultural development and dianyumas a senipertunjukan also orentasi that in the early stages of the ritual has bergesear facilities at the performing arts business, improvement in ebeg-done soon. padaebeg arrangement which can include forms of accompaniment, refining the dance, costume or properties mostly done by artists Banyumas.

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Mount Bromo

Mount Bromo (from Sanskrit / Old Javanese: Brahma, one of the Main Hindu Gods), is an active volcano is still active and best known as a tourist attraction in East Java. As a tourist attraction, Mount Bromo to be attractive because of its status as an active volcano is still active.

Bromo has a height of 2392 meters above sea level is located in four regions, namely, Probolinggo district, Pasuruan, Lumajang, and Malang Regency. Mount Bromo shape mesh between valleys and canyons with the caldera or the ocean of sand covering around 10 square kilometers.

Mount Bromo has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 meters (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the danger area of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the center Bromo crater.

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Dieng

Dieng is a plateau in Central Java, who entered the area and Banjarnegara district of Wonosobo regency. It lies to the west of Mount Sindoro complex and Sumbing.

Dieng is an active volcanic area and it can be said is a huge volcano. Lava craters are often found there. The average altitude is about 2.000m above sea level. Dieng cool temperatures in the cold approach, ranging from 15-20 ° C in the daytime and 10 ° C at night. In the dry season (July and August), temperatures can sometimes reach 0 ° C in the morning and frost led by local residents called bun policeman ( "dew poison") that cause damage to agricultural crops.

Administratively, the village includes Dieng Dieng Kulon, District Batur, and Dieng Banjarnegara District Wetan, Kejajar district, Wonosobo regency. Until the 1990s this area was not affordable electricity and is one of the most remote areas in Central Java.

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Flower Garden Archipelago

Flower Garden Archipelago is a flower garden area of 23 hectares which is located near Mount Gede Pangrango Bogor and Tea Garden with the distance of about 2 hours drive from Jakarta. This park is stored in various types of flowers and plants, in this particular orchid cultivation. It is estimated there are about 2000 species of orchids are treated in this place.

In this place there is also entertainment facilities for children of minicar, restaurant and agility games.

Was first inaugurated by the mother Tien Soeharto on September 10, 1995.

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Pangandaran Beach

Beautiful Pangandaran beach is a beach located on the south coast and according AsiaRooms is the best beach on the island of Java is a tourist beach in West Java. This beach is located in Pananjung village, district of Pangandaran at a distance ± 92 km south of Ciamis. Some features of this beach include:

1. Be able to see sunrise and sunset from the same place
2. Gently sloping beach with clear water and the distance between the relative ups and downs while allowing us to swim safely
3. There are beaches with white sand
4. There are beach tourism rescue
5. The road is paved smooth environment with adequate street lighting
6. There is a marine park with fish and fascinating marine life.
7. The Japanese landing troops during World War II and therefore there still are some caves the Japanese army defense that had become hiding places Japanese soldiers who intended to attack the Dutch soldiers.

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Borobudur

Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. Location of the temple is approximately 100 km in the south-west of Semarang and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. This temple was founded by the Mahayana Buddhists around the year 800 AD the dynasty during the reign of Sailendra.

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Reog Ponorogo

Reog is one of the cultural arts from East Java and northwest of the town of Ponorogo regarded as the true origin Reog. Ponorogo city gate was decorated by warok and gemblak figure, two figures who had appeared at the time reog displayed. Reog is one of the regional culture in Indonesia is still very strong with things mystical and powerful mystic.

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Jaipong Dence

Jaipongan is a genre of dance that was born from the creativity of an artist from Bandung, gugum Gumbira. Attention to folk art one of them is making Tap Tilu really know and recognize patterns perbendaharan dance tradition that is at Kliningan / or Tap Tilu Bajidoran. Opening movements, pencugan, nibakeun and several varieties of motion of several arts mincid above have enough inspiration to develop the art of dance or now known as Jaipongan.

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