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Central Sulawesi is a province in Indonesia that had his mother-city of Palu.
Culture of Central Sulawesi
Central Sulawesi is rich in culture inherited hereditary. The tradition concerning the aspects of life are maintained in people's lives everyday. Old belief is that cultural heritage is maintained and carried out in several forms with various modern influences and the influence of religion.
Because many ethnic groups inhabiting the Central Sulawesi, then there are also many differences between these ethnic groups which is a peculiarity of a harmonious society. Those who live on the west coast of Donggala district has mingled with public Bugis from South Sulawesi and Gorontalo community. In the eastern island of Sulawesi, there are also strong influences Gorontalo and Manado, visible from local dialect Luwuk and distribution rates in the district of Gorontalo Bualemo quite dominant.
There are also influences from West Sumatra as apparent in the decoration of the marriage ceremony. Donggala has a tradition of weaving cloth Hindu heritage era. Weaving centers located in Donggala Kodi, Watusampu, Palu, Tawaeli and Banawa. The system of double ikat weaving is a special technique that pattern Bali, India and Japan can still be found.
While the mountains have a distinctive culture that heavily influenced the Toraja, South Sulawesi. However, traditions, customs, clothing and architecture model is different from the Toraja house, such as for example is their use as clothing banyan skin body warmers. Traditional Houses of Central Sulawesi is made of wooden poles and thatched walls and only have one large room. Lobo or duhunga common room or hall is used for festivals or ceremonies, while Tambi is a dwelling house. Besides homes, there is also a rice granary called Gampiri.
Buya or gloves as a model throughout Europe until such keraba waist and a blouse that comes with gold thread. Rope or a crown on the head supposed to be the influence of European empire. Banjara clothes embroidered with gold thread is a man who dresses to the knee length. Silk negligee or a holster that ran along the chest to the shoulders, the crown of the head of colorful and machetes who diselip in waist complements traditional clothes.
Arts Central Sulawesi
Music and dance in Central Sulawesi, which vary from one region to another. Traditional musical instruments such as a flute, gong and drum. This instrument function more as entertainment and not as part of religious ritual. In Kaili ethnic region around the west coast - waino - traditional music - is shown when there are ceremonies of death. This art has been developed in a more popular among youth as a means of finding a partner in a crowd. Many dances are derived from religious beliefs and displayed when the festival.
Dance is the famous people from the community Dero Pamona, Poso district and then followed Kulawi society, Donggala district. Dero dance special showing at the harvest season, the ceremony welcoming guests, shower and certain major holidays. Dero is one of the dances where men and women hold hands and form a circle. This dance is not a heritage but it is a habit during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia during World War II.