Senin, 21 Januari 2008

Ikrima Dieniati /031103082 "Wedding"

There are many kinds of wedding style in Indonesia. In every places
have different wedding ceremony. For example, in Sundanesse wedding
ceremony, the ceremonial program start from "Akad Nikah", the bride
and the bridegroom read the promise to live togather lead by
'Penghulu' in the front of both parent. After "sungkeman" the next
session is "saweran" . After they sit in the same line at the stage or
"pelaminan" for wait some guests. Then, the guests enjoy the food. It
is different with the American culture. The couple in America held
wedding ceremonial at the church but most Indonesian held the wedding
ceremonial in the bridge's home. Today, western wedding dress are
usually white, through "Wedding White" includes creamy shades such as
eggshell, ecru and ivory. In America, before get married the
bridegroom sometimes held a Bachelor party.

Ikrima Dieniati /031103082

Cross Culture Understanding

The Meanings of a Word
Language is a fundamental of human necessity for communication both
orally and written.
Indonesia consist of several province. Each area in Indonesia has
their own language alone. For example, in west Java has Sudanese
language in central Java has Javanese and in Medan has Batak language.
This different language can we see in how the way they express their
feeling to the something. For example when they want to express the
delicious food. In Sunda, the Sudanese say "moal gagal" and in Java
they say "Mak Nyos". However, for word "Mak Nyos" nowadays is known as
popular language in Indonesia because almost all Indonesian people say
this word to express that this food is delicious and they like this
very much.
However, there are several same word that use in different place but
has a different meaning. For example "Awak" in Sundanese is body but
"Awak" in Sumatra is I am.

Ikrima Dieniati /031103082 "New Years"

New year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of
one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure
yearly calendars all have new year celebrations. New year's eve is 31
December. Many cultures use fireworks and other forms of noise making
in part of celebration.
I have an experience about new year. I celebrated new year in my house
with my family. We make special food to celebrate it. The situation in
my house is crowded but we were very happy. My sister and my brother
blew the trumpet and use the fireworks and the other watching
television and story to each other. At 12 am we all blew the trumpet
then we pray together to God.
Conclusion : Many people in the world celebrate new year with
different ways. New year is an event that make me happy and i hope in
the next year i will be better.
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New Year's Eve
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New Year# Historical dates for the new
year

Ikrima Dieniati/031103082 "Folklore"

N a m e : Ikrima Dieniati S.
N P M : 031103082
Cross Culture Understanding
Folklore
Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including tales, music,
dance, legends, oral history, proverb, jokes, popular beliefs,
customs, and so fort within a particular population comprising the
traditions (including oral tradition) of that culture, subculture, or
group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive
genres and shared. The academic and usually ethnographic study of
folklore is sometimes called folkloristic
Folklore can be divided into four areas of study: artifact (such as
voodoo dolls), describable and transmissible entity (oral tradition),
culture, and behavior (rituals). These areas do not stand alone
however, often a particular item or element may fit into more than one
of these areas.
There are many forms of folklore that are so common, however, that
most people do not realize they are folklore, such as riddles,
children's rhymes and ghost stories, rumors (including conspiracy
theories), gossip, ethnic stereotypes and holiday customs and
life-cycle rituals.
Folk traditions are practiced by groups sharing a common identity on
the basis of such factors as ethnicity, region, occupation, age and
religion. They include many kinds of cultural expression�performing
traditions in music, dance and drama, traditional storytelling and
other verbal arts, festivals, traditional crafts, visual arts,
architecture, the adornment and transformation of the built
environment and other forms of material folk culture.
Folklore are general term for different varieties of traditional
narrative. The telling of stories appears to be a cultural universal,
common to basic and complex societies alike. Even the forms folktales
take are certainly similar from culture to culture, and comparative
studies of themes and narrative ways have been successful in showing
these relationships. Also it is considered to be an oral tale to be
told for everybody. On the other hand folklore can be used to
accurately describe a figurative narrative, which has no sacred or
religious content.
Folklore has many cultural aspects, such as allowing for escape from
societal consequences. In addition, folklore can also serve to
validate a culture (romantic nationalism), as well as transmit a
culture's morals and values. Folklore can also be used to assert
social pressures, or relive them, in the case of humor and carnival.
In addition, folklorist study medical, supernatural, religious, and
political belief system as an essential, often unspoken, part of
expressive culture.
For an individual family, folklore is its creative expression of a
common past. As raw experiences are transformed into family stories,
expressions, and photos, they are codified in forms which can be
easily recalled, retold, and enjoyed. Their drama and beauty are
heightened, and the family's past becomes accessible as it is reshaped
according to its needs and desires.
The example of the folklore is The Bloody Knives by S.E. Schlosser
that telling about two Micmac warrior from rival a villages. Folklore
contain of religious, legend, custom, mythology, ghost stories, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/folklore
http://www.nyfolklore.org/resource/what.html