MALUKU

Maluku or internationally known as the Moluccas is one of the oldest provinces in Indonesia. Its capital is Ambon. In 1999, some areas of Maluku province divided into North Maluku province, with its capital in Sofifi. Maluku province consists of islands known as the Maluku Islands.


Musical




Tifa
Famous musical instrument is Tifa (a type of drum) and Totobuang. Each musical instrument from Tifa Totobuang have different functions that are calm and support each other to give birth to music that is very unique color. But this music is dominated by musical instruments Tifa. Which consists of Tifa, Tifa Jekir, Tifa Association, Tifa Cut, Cut and Tifa Tifa Jekir Bas, plus a large Gong and Toto Dump, which is a series of small-gong gong in place on a table, with several holes as a buffer.

Dancing


Cakalele 

The famous dance Cakalele depicting war. This dance is usually performed by the men, holding the machete and salawaku (Shield). This dance is a symbol of embarrassment when people resist / repel invaders.

Bamboo Crazy Dance
One of the traditional arts of the most antique Maluku is dance "Fur Crazy" or often called the dance "Bamboo Crazy". This dance is very interesting. If we go to Maluku we must look at this dance. Bamboo dance crazy is a special dance that is magical, from the village of Suli. The uniqueness of this dance is the dancers as if burdened by a bamboo that can move out of control and this dance could followed by anyone.

Tourist Attractions

Marine Park
Is quite well-known tourist attractions in Indonesia and the region around the Moluccas.Views of the beautiful Sea Park beach in Maluku since there are still many untapped.This tour can be enjoyed on the island of Three, Manuala Beach, the island of Banda.

Beach City Doors
Beach city gate which is also still there at the end of Ambon Island is very attractive with its distinctive rock that is very large and hollow like a tunnel underneath the door and there are tourists who come to make unremitting immortalize one manifestation of the greatness of God which is difficult to find elsewhere. Doors city is also a large rock-shaped arch that juts into the Banda Sea between the Village and Village Airlouw Series, the Peninsula Leitimor. There is some shelter facilities primarily to enjoy the panoramic sunrise and forms a rock-specific.
 

Maluku’s Cuisine

Sago Plate Original Maluku
Typical native foods teksyur Maluku has a chewy-chewy when cooked. Lots of food that can be produced from starch sagu. Nah, if that is processed into sago flour sago plate. Sago Plate is one type of food that pemasakannay process by burning in a mold made of stone or clay called Forna. Resulting slab brown sago.

Papeda or sago porridge
A staple food of the people of Maluku and Papua. Food is available in almost all areas in Maluku and Papua. Papeda made from corn starch. The creators of the population in the interior of Papua. Sago flour is made by tapping the stem of sago. Trees are good for sago is made of trees between the ages of three to five years. At first cut staple sago. Then cob squeezed to extract the starch out. From this quintessence of pure sago flour is obtained that is ready to be processed. Sago flour is then stored in a device called tumang. Papeda usually eaten with yellow sauce, made from tuna fish or fish mubara and spiced saffron and lemon juice.

 Maluku’s Custom House
 
Baileo
If you enter a village or villages in the Moluccas, one thing that immediately stands out is the one building looks different from most home residents. The building is typically larger, built with materials better, and decorated with more ornaments. Therefore, the building is usually at the same time is also the main markers (landmarks) kampung or village concerned, in addition to mosques or churches. The building is a traditional house that serves as a storage area sacred objects, ceremonial places, and where all citizens come together to discuss the problems they face. In Maluku, known as "Baileo", literally it means "hall".

Maluku’s Custom Clothing

Clothes Apparel Fabrics - Cele Salele
Cele was a striped shirt - geometric lines / boxes - small boxes. Cele clothes in usually combined with a cloth glove whose color is not too much different, must be balanced and harmonious. Cele-shirt is also used in ceremonies - traditional ceremonies (the king's inauguration ceremony, the event sink the country, the country party, summer events pela etc..) And in combination with a placard that disalele fabric that is coated disarung from the outside to limit the knee and worn lenso ( handkerchief is placed on the shoulders). This outfit worn without pengalas foot or may also wear slippers. Bun / chignon bun month is reinforced again with pin prick called haspel made of gold or silver.