Tari polopalo from Gorontalo

Polopalo dance is social dance for young people Gorontalo area.
 Can be found two kinds of Polopalo Polopalo ancient / traditional and today's Polopalo / pitched. Polopalo earlier times only played alone or solo instrument while Polopalo now played in groups by using the composition and arrangement. Polopalo ancient musical instrument played by hitting Polopalo to the bat and gets knee limb is uniformly, whereas today Polopalo instrument is played by hitting the instrument only to bat only. But now this technique Polopalo play much more demanding the ability to adjust the rhythm and musicality to the composition and arrangement are given in Polopalo musical instrument. Polopalo Polopalo earlier times and today it has the basic ingredients of bamboo. Form both glance resembles a giant tuning fork. The most striking difference of the two types of lies in this Polopalo, Polopalo today does not have a hole at the base Polopalo Polopalo while in earlier times there are holes to distinguish the color of sound. But in the absence of Polopalo first time tuning process / 'tuning', being at present there Polopalo tuning process is done by gradually whittle lidahPolopalo. These developments fit the reality in the Gorontalo area, where the craftsmen music Polopalo perform a variety of ways to meet community needs in the pattern of thought has been influenced by global developments with the demands of progress instantly from a variety of factors. For example, economic factors, social, and techniques in it 'technique' of art (music).

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Tombbilotohe culture (pairs of lights) in Gorontalo

Gorontalo is one city I've ever been there so many cultures that I see starting from marriage until tombilotohe. I was there the father Fadel Muhammad still serves as the father of the governor in the province of Gorontalo. including a highly developed provinces quickly. here I'll tell tombilotohe. Tumbilotohe which consists Gorontalo language in the sense of the word "tumbilo" means the tide and the word "tohe" means a lamp, which shows pairs of night lights or lamps. This tradition is a sign would be the end of the holy month of Ramadan, has inspired a victory for the citizens of Gorontalo. Implementation Tumbilotohe before sunset until morning for 3 last night welcomed the victory on the day before the Eid.

 Amid the feel of victory, the sky is dark because the moon does not show its rays. Residents then believing that such a moment is an opportune time to reflect on ourselves as human existence. This is a most beautiful moment to realize ourselves as nature created by Allah SWT.

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