Indonesian Culture

Indonesian culture can be defined as all the local culture that has been there before Indonesia liberated in 1945. The whole culture of the local diverse tribes culture in Indonesia is an integral part of Indonesian culture.

Indonesian culture, despite a wide range, but in essence influenced by the culture of other cultures such as Chinese, Indian culture and Arab culture. Indian culture, especially the distribution of incoming Hindu and Buddhist in the Indonesian archipelago. Kingdoms of Hindu and Buddhist had dominated Indonesia in the 5th century. It is mark by Kutai, the oldest kingdom in Indonesia until on the 15th century BC.

Chinese cultural influence and entered the Indonesian culture because intensive interaction between the Chinese traders and merchants of Nusantara (Sriwijaya). In addition, many of them go along with Chinese immigrants, immigrants who came from south China and settled in the archipelago. They marry a local woman and settle and produce blend culture of Tionghoa and local. Culture like this is that later became one of the roots of local culture in modern India such as Javanese and Betawi culture.

Arab culture go together with the spread of Islam by Arab traders who stay over in Indonesia on their way to China.

Arrival of European explorers since 6th century to Indonesia and the colonization continue to bring various forms of Western culture and establish a modern Indonesian culture as can be found now. Technology, organization and political system, social system, the various elements of culture such as Boga, clothing, economy, and so on, many adopted the Western culture which will integrate in society.

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