Archaeological discoveries indicate that the first Indonesian man lived on the island of Java. Excavations by archaeologists have produced fossils of ancient men in Java and the remains of their culture. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century fossils of men were found from the Old Stone Age.

There are two kinds of priests of the Hindu-Dharma religion, i. the pedanda and the pemangku The podanda is a fully qualified Hindu priest who only works at the special festivities which inaugurate the annual purification of the village from demons and evil spirits.

Anyone who is squeamish, will you stand up and be counted and pass on to the next chapter. This is a gusty tale of greed and guts, so brace yourselves. Long, long ago, there lived a man and his wife who were so poor they had nothing whatever of any value. Nothing, that is, except their baby daughter, whom they loved very dearly.

The Kanoman court-bedaya different from the Surakarta and Yogyakarta bedaya. Dr, Buddingh says further that the bedaya in the palace of Kanoman was also called sinding, which comes from the word sinden, a Javanese word, meaning to sing. Bedaya in the Kanoman palace in Cirebon was also called sinding because the bedaya dancers sang as they danced. This situation, begun .

Apart from, its function as property for holy ceremonies, we can also regard the nekara as a holy musical instrument. That is to say, this musical instrument Would be sounded only in religious ceremonies to accompany religious dances that were magical and sacral in nature. The Period of Feudal Seciety can be subdivided into four shorter periods, viz. Hindu-Indonesian period, Islamic period, tile period of Western Invasion and the period of the Indonesia national Movement.

Like the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese dances, described above, sumatran dancing too has developed in the course of time, accordance with the development of the society supporting it. THE MAK INANG PULAU KAMIPAI DANCE. This dance describes the love between an. ordinary man and a nymph from heaven, the story being similar to the Jakatarub story in Java and.

Like the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese dances, described above, sumatran dancing too has developed in the course of time, accordance with the development of the society supporting it. Based on the social structure of Indonesian in general and the social structure of Sumatran in particular, the development or history of Sumatran dancing can also be divided into three periods, the primitive period, the feudal period and the modern period.

Time is a universal commodity. Throughout the world people chase the fleeting, feet of time. The charlady checks the clock for knock-off time. Business moguls set their faith in Greenwich Mean Time. Bucolic farmers go beserk at the mention of enforced Summer Time. And then, of course, there is that oft-quoted, unfathomable mystery - Bali Time.