Religion Realm

In traditional societies, life cycle rituals are usually aimed at ancestors/prayer ceremonies & belief in the existence of ancestors and rituals, and have traditions that are still strong today. Therefore, the pomaloana mate tradition in the Kadolokatapi sub-district still needs to be developed & maintained by the community. The creation of meaning is inseparable from the results of thoughts, experiences & beliefs carried out by previous ancestors. The 3-day Thanksgiving ceremony means paying homage to the deceased spirit. The seventh-day thanksgiving ceremony means paying homage to the spirit that is starting to leave the house. The 40-day thanksgiving ceremony is intended to pay homage to the spirit that has started to leave the yard. The spirit has started to move towards the grave. The 100-day ceremony is to pay homage to the spirit that is already in the grave. The Buton community, before converting to Islam, adhered to animism & dynamism. They were also influenced...

Based on data obtained from the 2010 BPS census, there are 1340 ethnic groups in the country. The Wana tribe comes from Kalimantan and is located in the interior of the eastern part of Central Sulawesi province. The Wana tribe usually calls themselves Tau Taa, different from the term used by outsiders, namely Tau Taa Wana, which means people who live in forest areas. This tribe is often referred to as the Togutil tribe and is a more closed group than the coastal Tobelo tribe. In the local language, the word togutil " is o hanga manyawa, which means backward, rural, and left behind. The term Kubu itself comes from the word ngubu / ngubun which in Malay means hiding in the forest. They occupy a forest area about 150 km from the Arafura Sea. There is a Tobelo tribe that lives in the Aketajawe Lolobata National Park area. Some reach the Raja Ampat Islands, Papua. Irfan Ahmad, a lecturer in history at Khairun Ternate University, said that based on Leirissa's records, since the Tobe...

Biodiversity is very important for the sustainability of the Indonesian nation's life. The Rutaceae / citrus family used consists of lime and Chinese lemon, the Lamiaceae family consists of miana leaves and cat's whiskers, while the Myrtaceae family consists of guava and cloves. Most of the Noaulu tribe comes from North Maluku, precisely Halmahera Island. It can be interpreted that Noahatan / Noaulu live in the Noa River's upper reaches. In the past, they still adhered to the custom of cutting off heads / headhunting like the Dayak people in Kalimantan. But since the 1970s they have not done it anymore after continuous socialization by the local government. We have collected 2 of the traditions that are still preserved by the Noalu tribe on Seram Island, namely pahahari & pinamou. This ritual begins with fasting for 1 day, starting at 3 am and ending at 6 pm. The elder who provided the equipment then headed to the back door facing east to lead to the ritual site in the ...

The Manusela/Wahai tribe has a population of over 10,100 people centered in the Manusela mountains of North Seram, Maluku, Indonesia. The Naurus are a combination of Hinduism & animism, but in recent years, they have adopted some Protestant principles. Initially, the Naurus beliefs were close to animism. Not much is known about their religion, but it probably included the worship of Hindu and animist Gods, with influences from Mindanao during the early period.

The Wemale are an ethnic group on the island of Seram, Indonesia. Like the Alune people to the west, they descend from the same ancestral group, the patasiwa.

Until now, only the change of the name of West Southeast Maluku to the Tanimbar Islands has been realized. Other communities also call them Northeastern people. The Tomata Nember sub-tribe inhabits Fordata Island and the island north of Yamdena Island. This indigenous community has a traditional belief system known as mitu whose teachings strengthen animist beliefs, the social structure of the Tanimbarkei community is now formed from 2 ohoi with a level of plurality spread across different regions. In this context, the duan also plays a role in religious affairs, namely to offer sacrifices to the ancestors, so giving cloth/clothing from the duan to the lolat then means that the life of the lolat not only gets protection from the duanya but also from the ancestors to guarantee a thriving life on the part of the lolat. Conversely, by giving sopi to the duanya, a lolat is expecting protection not only from the duanya but also from the ancestors to guarantee growth & development on his...

The customary provisions inherited from their ancestors are the law of larvul ngabal. Temporary research results show that it is believed that the ancestors of the Kei tribe came from the village of Pedawa. Currently, most Kei people have embraced religions such as Islam / Christianity, even the Tanimbar Kei people who inhabit the island of Tanimbar Kei are mostly Hindu, just like their ancestors who came from Bali. However, some still believe in concepts such as spirits & magical powers according to the religion of their ancestors. Spirits are considered to be able to bring happiness & also misery. This indigenous community has a traditional belief system known as mitu whose teachings strengthen animist beliefs, the social structure of the Tanimbarkei community is now formed from 2 ohoi with a level of plurality that is spread across different regions.

Their relative fraction is lower in cities, such as Namrole & Namlea, due to the influx of people from other ethnicities in Indonesia. Since the mid-20th century, the population of this ethnic group has experienced a rapid population decline & only about 800 people remained in the early 21st century. He is an Italian writer who participated in Ferdinand Magellan's voyage. With the enactment of Law Number 22 of 1999 concerning regional government as amended by Law Number 32 of 2004 concerning regional government & the granting of freedom for regions to organize & manage their own households is an opportunity. While in 2012 according to the data, the population increased to 128,870 people with a composition of 67,443 men & 61,427 women with a population growth rate of 15.63 people / km2. The Kuda Lumping dance is a cultural acculturation that began with the entry of political prisoners centered at the command headquarters in the 1970s & the arrival of transmig...

The Nuaulu tribe who live in 10 villages in the northwest of Manusela have a language similar to Manusela & have a population of 400. The smallest kinship unit is the ancestral tate which contains people who have 1 ancestor, then the family which includes the nuclear family with relatives, both from the father's and mother's side. Relationships between members of society are regulated by traditional behavioral norms called adat, which originate from ancestral customs. The Ambon tribe divides its history into 6 important eras, from the time of the ancestors, continued by the Portuguese, vlaming, pattimura, the company, to the republic era. However, the Yale ship soon ran aground in Nunusaku & became the ancestor of the Ambon tribe, while the Nibela ship continued to sail and its crew became the ancestors of Europeans. The three doves on the banyan tree branch of Nunusaku are often considered to represent Shem, Ham & Japhet, the ancestors of humans. Until now, several...

Most of the population of Maluku are indigenous people of Maluku consisting of various ethnic groups such as the Alifuru tribe. However, the name Alifuru comes from Arabic, namely alef & uru which means people. In addition to the Alifuru tribe, there are several other names for the name Alifuru, namely Alfur, Alfros, Alfuress / Horaforas. In the Dutch language Alfuren, the name Alifuru was renamed Nusa Indah but this was not used because it was better known as the Alifuru tribe. As called Indians in the United States, the various Alifuru tribes are not culturally homogeneous. The coastal Alifuru tribe was known to Chinese traders in the 7th century & the Ming dynasty era in the 14th to 16th centuries AD. The Alifuru people maintained their headhunting habits until the 1940s. The Alifuru Council claims to represent the Alifuru people in the Indonesian government. The Alifuru mountain tribe lives by moving from place to place. The Alifuru tribe is usually seen by people on Seram ...

The tribes in the archipelago have different customs, traditions & cultures. The Kaili - Tomini - Totoli group has a language that is slightly different from the Kaili & Ledo group, different because of the mixture of sub-tribes. The Kaili - Tomini - Totoli group itself has a sub-tribe, namely the Bolano tribe. Wayang art is an original art originating from Indonesia with various noble values ​​contained in it & is a valuable heritage from our ancestors. Wayang kulit is one of the Javanese performing arts that still exists on the island of Java. The reason for the transmigrant community in Kotanagaya village not to preserve wayang kulit art, among others, is because they no longer love their traditional arts & do not uphold the noble values ​​contained in it.

The Kaili - Tomini - Totoli group has a slightly different language from the Kaili & Ledo groups, which are distinct because of the mixture of sub-tribes. The Kaili - Tomini - Totoli group itself has a sub-tribe, namely the Boano tribe. The Dondo tribe is an ethnic group that inhabits the Dondo, Galang & Baolan sub-districts in Buol Tolitoli district, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia.  The Serawai tribe is the second largest ethnic group living in the Bengkulu area. Based on the stories of the parents, the Serawai tribe comes from an ancestor named Serunting Sakti with the title Si Pahit Lidah. In addition, some argue that Serunting Sakti is the result of an illicit relationship between Puyang Kepala Jurai and Putri Tenggang.  Putri Senggang is the child of Rajo Megat, who has 2 children, namely Rajo Mawang & Putri Senggang. If we look at the story of the birth of Serunting Sakti, it is suspected that there is a connection with the story of Putri Senggang &...

The Kaili - Tomini - Totoli group has a slightly different language from the Kaili & Ledo groups, which are distinct because of the mixture of sub-tribes. The Kaili - Tomini - Totoli group has a sub-tribe, namely the Totoli tribe. The Dondo tribe is an ethnic group that inhabits the Dondo, Galang & Baolan sub-districts in Buol Tolitoli district, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The Serawai tribe is the second largest ethnic group living in the Bengkulu area. Linguistically, this tribe speaks the Dampelas language which belongs to the western Austronesian language group in the Tomini - Totoli language group. Already in the late 18th century, most of the local population identified themselves not based on their ancestral ethnicity, but as a separate group of people, whose name was adopted from the name of the bay & the largest settlement established on the coast. The presence among the ancestors of the tribal nobility & interaction with the Dutch colonial government ...

The Kaili - Tomini - Totoli group has a slightly different language from the Kaili & Ledo groups, different because of the mixture of sub-tribes. The Kaili - Tomini - Totoli group itself has a sub-tribe, namely the Balesang tribe. The Dondo tribe is an ethnic group that inhabits the Dondo, Galang & Baolan sub-districts in Buol Tolitoli district, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. This ceremony had previously stopped for 11 years & was carried out again in 2016. By observing various important events in the various Kingdoms, which generally grew & developed since the 16th - early 20th centuries, the view of national history as a whole will become more complete. In both inscriptions, the name of Paduka Parameswara Sri Wijayarajasa is listed, he was based in Wengker. Apart from being known as Sri Kresna Kepakisan, he is also referred to as I Dewa Wawu Rawuh. It is also mentioned that Mpu Tantular was the son of Mpu Bahula, while Mpu Tantular's grandfather was Mpu Pra...

1971. The Center for Historical & Cultural Research in the 1976/1977 budget year started an activity called a research project and recording of regional culture. The specific objective of this research & recording of regional customs is to produce information that can be presented to the Indonesian nation. Each research member is responsible for 1 district, except Banggai where data collection is carried out by someone responsible for the team. In 1981/1982 the recording of the cultural system will reveal the material-building culture which is one of the results of human creation. It takes at least 3.5 hours to travel to the Tajio tribe settlement in Alindau village, having to cross the river up to 3 times, passing through forests with muddy & sandy roads, and not infrequently having to meet snakes on the side of the road. This tribe lives in the mountains between the Sindue Tobata sub-district, Donggala district & Toribulu sub-district, and Parigi Moutong district. Oes...

This is based on their story that there used to be a man named Sae Mandulang who lived in the Taipa Obal area. He married a woman named Yele Lumut who came out of a rock. However, since the 1980s, this pattern has slowly changed. Then just leave it for 2 nights. Even though they already adhere to a monotheistic religion, they still respect and maintain the belief system of their ancestors, including the matter of their origin as explained above. King Tongka Alah is an intermediary between the spirits of the dead and the living. They also believe in the existence of spirits who are also believed to have duties in the world of the living and help the lives of the Lauje tribe. So the success or failure of humans in farming is determined by these spirits. The Lauje people usually ask for blessings from these spirits before carrying out certain activities around their homes. This traditional institution exists to regulate how society acts and behaves according to the customary rules that ha...

According to Peirce, the word semiotics has been used since the 18th century by German philosopher Lambert, Peirce proposed the word semiotics as a synonym for logic. Bhinneka is a single symbolic statement about the nation of Indonesia's cultural diversity. The literal meaning of this sentence is different, but 1. In field research on the cultural system of isolated communities in Central Sulawesi conducted by Anrini Sofion & Tri Choesianto, the Lauje people are estimated to not only live in other sub-districts in Donggala Regency, but some even live in Poso & Banggai Regency. Through this kind of research, researchers can also get closer to their own country's culture which is often forgotten / unconsciously forgotten & more busy imitating Western culture, Depdikbud. The stage of compiling & field research to obtain the data needed in this thesis began in September - October 2017. Asrul stated that in the period before the entry of Islam & Christianity, tr...

Meanwhile, the Dampelas tribe lives in the Donggala district. The Dampelas tribe belongs to the western Austronesian language group of the Tomini-Totoli language group. Most of the Dampelas tribe are Muslim but they also maintain animist beliefs.

In 1964, with the government regulation in lieu of Law no. 2 of 1964, the Central Sulawesi level I region was formed, which included 4 districts, namely Donggala, Poso, Banggai & Buol Tolitoli.

Several tribes live in the Tolitoli district such as the Pendau tribe. 2016. This article is entitled The Preservation of the Kayori Traditional Ritual Tradition of the Pendau tribe in Tovia Tambu Village, Balaesang District, Donggala District. Article on the Pancasila & Citizenship Education Study Program, Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Teacher Training & Education, Tadulako University. The Pendau tribe's thinking on the Kayori traditional ritual tradition has changed, including religious values, where the Pendau tribe community used to embrace animism, now they embrace the religion they believe in & several factors that cause change, namely internal and external factors.