Every country has their own culture which is born,grow
and become habits in specific place, wherever it is. Some culture can be unique
from one to another, culture from northern hemisphere can be
totally different from southern hemisphere and the
difference between these hemisphere is because of so many things, one of the
main factor is because of the seasons.
As we know that seasons in northern hemisphere has
four seasons while in southern hemisphere almost to all of the country only has two seasons only, this is
also contributed to the culture itself. For example in the Northern hemisphere people
used to drink alcohol to warm up theirself when it is snowing and in southern
hemisphere mostly in Indonesia people do “Syukuran Hasil Panen” (abundant
harvest blessing), beside that there is also a unique tradition in Indonesia
called “ “Pesta Bakar Batu” (Stone Burnt Party).
The stone burnt Party was a traditional
ritual
from Papua that was done as the form of the expression of
gratitude for the abundant blessing, for the marriage, for the newborn baby and even
for death ceremony.
This
party was often celebrate in the Baliem Valley Region, Paniai and another
highland area in Papua. Based on the name,the process of the cooking used
the method of burning the stone. Stone Burnt Party was the site to gather for
the people there. In this party will be seen how high is the solidarity and the
community's Papua togetherness.
Stone burnt party procession usually consists of three stages, which is the
preparations stage, burns the pig and vegetables, and eats together. The preparations stage was
preceded with the search for firewood and the stone that will be utilized to
cook. The procession started with piled the stones on the top of the fireplace and burned until
the stones become hot. Along with it,the man digging deep holes and then
in the lowest part was organized measuring big stones which is has been given the base of banana leaves and foliage before, next put down the pork chop, afterwards
was closed again with the banana leaves, foliage and also burnt stone. After that, Hipere
(sweet potatoes) was compiled above. The following layer was the burnt stone again. Afterwards vegetables
placed above. Further the hole was piled again with grass and the burnt stone. Approximately
the food is cooked in 60 until
90 minutes . After the food was ripe, all of the grass and hot stone will be
opened and the food
is spread out.
All
the residents will cluster surrounded this food. The head of the Ethnic Group
will become the first person who accepted this food. Further all will receive
the same allocation, the man, the woman, parents, and children. After that, the
inhabitants then began to eat this food. Bakar Batu Party was the agenda that
most waited for by the resident of Papua countryside ethnic groups. They also
were prepared to spend money in the number that was big to finance this party.
There are so many unique culture
in Papua which is odd but that is
the reason why we called it culture because it is unique.
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Betty Adii
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