Indonesia

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Indonesia

• An introduction to the culture and people

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Comprising of 17 508 islands, Indonesia is the
worlds largest archipelago!
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One Country many cultures

• With over 300 ethnic groups speaking 700
  languages on more than 6,000 inhabited islands,
  the Indonesian archipelago is a showcase of
  cultural diversity.

http//www.embassyofindonesia.org/tourism/cultural
.htm
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Indonesian performance

• Indonesian art forms are greatly influenced by
  religion. The famous dance dramas of Java and
  Bali are derived from Hindu mythology and often
  feature fragments from the Hindu epics such as
  Ramayana and Mahabharata.

http//www.indonesiapoint.com/culture-religion-of-
indonesia.html
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Orang-hutan the forest people

• The destruction of the tropical rain forest in
  Borneo and Sumatra is the main reason orang-utans
  are threatened with extinction. This has been
  caused by human activity such as illegal logging
  and the conversion of forest to palm oil
  plantations. Another cause is the large-scale
  fires facilitated by the El Nino weather
  phenomena. Additionally, the illegal animal trade
  has been a factor in the decline of wild
  orangutan populations.

http//www.orangutan.org/orangutan-facts/why-is-th
e-orangutan-in-danger-2
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Batik
Canting
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School in Indonesia

• The school year begins in July and most schools
  run from Monday to Saturday every week. Every
  morning lessons begin at seven and finish at
  around one.

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Getting around
The becak is a small-scale local means of
transport it is also known by a variety of other
names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab,
bikecab, cyclo, trisikad, or trishaw.
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http//www.mediterrasian.com/cuisine_of_month_indo
nesia.htm
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Growing rice

• Indonesia is one of the world's leading rice
  producers, with paddy production in 2003 of more
  than 50 million tonnes. Indonesians are also big
  consumers of rice, averaging more than 200 kg per
  head each year.

Padi and sawah rice thats still growing Beras
uncooked rice Nasi cooked rice
http//www.fao.org/rice2004/en/p15.htm
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Tropical fruit Buah-buahan tropis
Rambutan
Manggis
salak
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Market day

• Markets in Indonesia are very colourful and
  crowded places. The vendors arrive early in the
  morning to set up their goods. Banana leaves are
  used on trays to display different foods. Women
  usually sell a range of fresh foods such as
  chillis, onions, fruit, rice, spices, dried fish,
  rice cakes, flowers or even freshly cooked foods.
  Men usually sell live chickens, ducks, goats,
  pigs or tools. Everywhere in the market, drinks
  and snack foods can be bought.

http//dbpublishing.com.au/clients/dbpublishing.co
m.au/uploads/livingcultre-indonesia.pdf
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Religions of Indonesia

• The majority (about 88) of the population
  follows Islam. In fact Indonesia is the nation
  with largest Muslim population. However, freedom
  of religion is provided by the Indonesian
  Constitution, which is defined in the First
  Principle of the State Philosophy' "Pancasila",
  which upholds a "Belief in One Supreme God".
  Others religions followed in Indonesia are
  Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.

Jilbab
http//www.indonesiapoint.com/culture-religion-of-
indonesia.html
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Candi Borobudur

• Borobudur temple is one of the seven wonders of
  the world as it is the largest Buddhist temple
  and was built in around 800AD. As Islam spread
  through Java the temple was forgotten and became
  overgrown with vines however a Dutch historian
  found records of the site which he found and
  began the tremendous task of uncovering it.