rencong traditional weapon from Aceh

Rencong is one of the Acehnese traditional weapons other than guns and firearms. That said, at the time of the ancient kingdom of Aceh in every man who has grown up, must have sepucuk rencong to keep yourself. Rencong has religious and philosophical meaning to Islamization, the handle is berbetuk taken from the equivalent Arabic word Bismillah. Equivalent word can be seen in a curved handle and then thicken at the elbow. The handle-shaped rencong Ba, the handle where the grip is a script Sin, which taper downward in the base metal near the handle is a script Mim, iron taper near the base of the handle that resembles a lane-lane iron from the base of the handle until near the end symbolizes the character Lam
, the under the glove has a form letter Ha, so that the whole letter Ba, Sin, Meme, Lam, Ha, arrangement of the letters are legible form the sentence Bismillah is a symbol that shows the characteristics of the people of Aceh, which is clinging to the glory of Islamic teachings.The main raw material manufacture rencong is white metal, brass, and buffalo horn. Rencong have tiers for the king or sultan is usually made of ivory (sarong) and pure gold (the dagger). While other rencong rencong-usually made of buffalo horn or wood as a sheath, and brass or white metal as a dagger. Rencong types of white metal, called has many benefits because it can drive out evil spirits as jinn and devils who try to interfere.In the Dutch colonial period, rencong used on the battlefield. This weapon tucked in the front waist height as a marker of egalitarianism and self-defense and a symbol of dignity, courage, greatness, and heroism against the Dutch colonialists. In the struggle against the Dutch, history records the names of great heroes like Admiral Malahayati Acehnese heroine (the world's first female admiral), Cut Nyak Dien, Cut Meutia, Pocut Meurah Intan, Pocut Baren, and Teungku Fakinah.In general, there are five kinds of weapons are rencong the people of Aceh are:- Rencong Meucugek:Called rencong meucugek because of the handle rencong the darts and there is a form of adhesive which in terms of Aceh called cugek or meucugek. Cugek is needed to easily handle and not easily separated when thrust into the body of the opponent or enemy.- Rencong Meupucok:Rencong shoots above the handle is made of metal engraving are generally of ivory or gold. The base of the handle decorated with patterned gold tumpal (pucok bamboo shoots) and given up the gems ditampuk, rencong overall length of about 30 cm. Gloves rencong also made of ivory and given a bond with gold. Typically, this rencong used in official ceremonies relating to indigenous issues and the arts.- Rencong Pudoi:Pudoi term in Acehnese society is something that is considered still short or there are still rudimentary. Rencong handles only straight and very short. So, what is meant pudoi or a rudimentary form of the handle is on the rencong.- Rencong Puntong:The uniqueness of the upstream rencong Puntong butts, with a dagger that was forged with metal, rencong head of buffalo horn and scabbard of wood.- Rencong Meukure:Differences rencong rencong meukure with other types is in the eye rencong. Eye rencong ornate such as pictures of snakes, centipedes, flowers, and others. The images were interpreted by a blacksmith with a diverse range of advantages and privileges. Rencong are stored longer, will be formed initially aritan kind or form called kuree. The longer or the older a rencong, the more kuree contained on these rencong eye. Kuree is considered to have magical powers.Currently, rencong been switching function as one of the souvenirs of Aceh. In fact, one of the land titles in Aceh is also called as Land Rencong. It was not perfect when travelers from outside Aceh during his visit to Aceh did not buy rencong as a gift or memento.Beloved Indonesia is rich in various cultures, including in terms of traditional weapons. If the first traditional weapon used to repel invaders, so now we as a nation's next generation must keep these weapons as diverse beauty of Indonesia's cultural sphere, in order not to be stolen by other nations.

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Rumoh Aceh (Traditional Malay Houses in Aceh Province)

Confidence of individuals or communities and the natural conditions in which the individual or community life have a significant influence on the architecture, the house, which was made. It can be seen in the architecture Rumoh Aceh Special Province of Aceh, Indonesia. Rumoh Aceh is home to the stage with a pole between 2.50 to 3 meters high, consists of three or five rooms, with one main room, called vines. Rumoh with three rooms has 16 poles, while Rumoh with five rooms has 24 poles. Modification of three to five spaces or vice versa can be done easily, simply add or remove parts in the left or right side of the house. This section is called sramoe likot or back porch or veranda and sramoe reunyeun bertangga, where the entrance to the Rumoh which is always located in the east.
The main door Rumoh Aceh is always lower than the height of an adult. Usually the height of the door is only 120-150 cm sized so that each person who entered into Rumoh Aceh should bow. However, once inside, we will feel very airy room in the house because there was no furniture in the form of a chair or table. Everyone was sitting cross-legged on a mat Ngom (of similar material, weeds that grow in swamps) covered with pandanus mats.
Rumoh Aceh is not only shelter, but an expression of belief in God and adaptation to environment. Therefore, through Aceh Rumoh we can see the culture, lifestyle, and values ​​that are believed by the people of Aceh. Acehnese adaptation to the environment can be seen from the form Rumoh Aceh shaped stage, the beams ang made of wood choices, the walls of the board, and the roof of thatch. Use of nature can also be seen when they want to incorporate parts of the house, they do not use nails but using pegs or straps from rattan. Even though only made of wood, leaf thatched roofs, and do not use nails, Rumoh Aceh could last up to 200 years.
Beliefs influence the people of Aceh to the architecture of his house can be seen in the orientation of the house that always elongated from east to west, namely the front facing the east and the inside or back of the sacred in the west. West direction reflected the Acehnese community efforts to build an imaginary line to the Kaaba in Mecca. In addition, the influence of belief can also be seen in the use of buffer poles are always an even number, the amount of room that is always odd, and the steps that odd.
Aside from being a manifestation of public confidence and adaptation to the environment, the existence of Rumoh Aceh also shows the social status. The more ornate the Rumoh Aceh, then surely the richer inhabitants. For families who do not have excessive wealth, then simply garnish with relatively little or even none at all.
As the times are demanding all the things done effectively and efficiently, and the increasingly high cost of manufacture and maintenance Rumoh Aceh, then gradually less and less people of Aceh who built this traditional house. As a result, the number of Rumoh Aceh are increasingly less. People prefer to build a modern house made of concrete manufacture and procurement of the material more easily than Rumoh Aceh making more complicated, more difficult material procurement, and maintenance costs are more expensive. However, there are also people who love the architectural heritage of their ancestors made Rumoh Aceh attached to their concrete house.
The existence Rumoh Aceh is the embodiment of the values ​​that live and run by the people of Aceh. Therefore, preserving Rumoh Aceh means also preserving the existence of the Acehnese people themselves. The idea of ​​preservation Rumoh Aceh will increasingly find the momentum after the tsunami that hit Aceh on December 26, 2004 taggal. Post-tragedy of natural disaster, a variety of people from different nations come not only brought relief but also brings a tradition that is not necessarily compatible with the values ​​developed in Aceh.

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Dance Ratéb Meuseukat

Dance Ratéb Meuseukat
ACEH - Art Dance
Ratéb Meuseukat dance is one of the dances that originated from Aceh Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Meuseukat Ratéb name comes from the Arabic origin of the word is ratéb Ratib means worship and meuseukat sakat origin of the word meaning silence.

It is reported that this Meuseukat Ratéb dance movement and style created by children Teungku Abdurrahim alias Habib Seunagan (Nagan Raya), while his poetry or ratéb created by Tengku Chik at Kala, a cleric in Seunagan, who lived during the nineteenth century. The content and the content of his verse consists of flattery and praise to God and praise to the Prophet, played by a woman dressed in traditional Aceh. Dance developed in many Meudang Ara Rumoh Baro in Southwest Aceh district.

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Tari Aceh Seudati

The word comes from the Arabic Seudati syahadati or syahadatain, which means testimony or confessions. In addition, some are saying that the word comes from the word seurasi Seudati meaning harmony or compact. Seudati developed since Islam entered Aceh. Islam advocates of utilizing this dance as a medium of propaganda to develop religious teachings of Islam. This dance is quite developed in North Aceh, Pidie and East Aceh. This dance is performed with the story of various kinds of problems that happen so that people know how to solve a problem together. Initially known as a dance dance Seudati coast called ratoh or ratoih, which means telling, started the game on show for cockfighting, or exhibited for the revelers when harvest season arrives on the night of full moon.

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