Ruwatan is a tradition that is practiced not only by the Javanese, but also by other cultures in Indonesia, even ancient Greece. What is different lies in the history and the implementation of the ceremony.

The old manuscripts of the Nusantara (Indonesian Archipelago) have so far been kept in a number of institutions such as libraries, museums and religious places, including monasteries and mosques.

It has been nine months since President Joko Widodo announced the first two patients with confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Indonesia on 2 March 2020.

It might be a bit of an exaggeration if I said I was “shocked" when I bumped into historical facts about the position of "our language".

The hard work of farmers to cultivate rice fields and produce rice to feed people is not trivial. There is a cultural value and depth of philosophy of life, which supports the sustainability of the earth and humans.

The Koke Bale house is usually built at the center of the village. It is furnished with various relics from the ancestor. Two-hundred-year-old banyan trees stand flanking a traditional tilt house. The trees’ aerial roots touching parts of the house, which is called a \'koke bale\', or center of life.

Coffee is more than an economic commodity to the Waerebo community on the island of Flores. Neither is it just a hot drink to repel the cold breeze from the mountains.

There is a unique tradition the Aceh people have in which they welcome Ramadhan, namely through meugang. This is a moment where family gathers to enjoy meat a day before the fasting month.