BahasakuInggris

Telling special culture or

festival(debus, silat,
jaranan)
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 CULTURE
Culture can be defined as all the
ways of life including arts, beliefs,
and institutions of a population that
are passed down from generation to
generation. Culture has been called
"the way of life for an entire
society." As such, it includes codes
of manners, dress, language,
religion, rituals, games, norms of
behavior such as law and morality,
and systems of belief as well as the
art.

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Pencak Silat
Pencak silat (‘the art of self defense’) is a contemporary
umbrella term used in Indonesia and Malaysia and other
parts of Southeast Asia to designate the hundreds of
traditional and modern martial art genres that are
performed either solo or as a duel, and with or without
musical accompaniment. The two components of the term
designate the two parts of the one pencak silat genre:
pencak, a performance art, and silat, a fighting and self
defence art, with the latter sometimes involving the use of
weapons such as a sword or dagger. The forms are
associated with a range of local legends, religious concepts
and philosophies, religions, and systems of customary law
(adat), and are components of traditional education.

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Its name was devised by the Indonesian Pencak Silat
Association (Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia or IPSI), which was
established in 1948 in Solo, Indonesia and later adopted by the
International Pencak Silat Federation founded in 1980 by
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam and is
now used by all its members spread around the globe. More
specifically, the term “pencak silat” is a compound name formed
by linking two root words used with their derivatives in different
parts of Indonesia in order to unify a great number of martial
arts schools and styles spread across the archipelago. The
word “pencak” and its dialectic spinoffs such as “penca” (West
Java) and “mancak” (Madura and Bali) is commonly used in
Java, Madura, and Bali, whereas the term “silat” or “silek” is
used in Sumatra (along with “gayung”). These and many other
variations are still very much alive locally today.

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Somehow paradoxically, the unified pencak silat
pattern is constituted from a great range of variation
in how the basic moves and techniques are
combined, and depending on which key aspect
within this combination is being emphasized.
Different masters and their students have created
their own styles according to their preferences and to
the physical environment and social-cultural context
wherein they live, resulting in hundreds of schools
and styles. This makes pencak silat a rich cultural
phenomena, fascinating to practice and study.

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 Dialogue about culture
Heru : Hi, Rocky! How was your day? I heard that you were going to traditional market
and tried out some local culinary.

Rocky : It was a wonderful day! Yes, I was going there and I can take a closer look into
Indonesian culture. It is a really good and rich culture, I’m impressed by it!

Heru : Yeah, our culture is truly good and rich. I’m glad that you appreciate it.

Rocky : Of course. And on the top of that, the people around here are really kind and
friendly. They always smile at me and often greet me in English! It’s really need an effort
to make.

Heru : Oh, you didn’t know about it? It’s not only people around here, but Indonesian
people at general are friendly. It’s common for us to smile and greet people when meet or
even just cross paths with others. It’s like our culture that passed from generation to
generation.

Rocky : Wow, it’s a really good culture! I think I like this country more and more!

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 Please tell about one of the
cultures in your place.

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Which is worse, failing or never trying??
 THANK YOU

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