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Culture of Indonesia is the everyday life, which has been learnt and transmitted from generations. The culture of Indonesia has been shaped due to various influences and interactions with indigenous and foreign in different space and time in history. As Indonesia is located at a strategic location it has received influences from East and the West. As result Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam and Christianity has influenced the daily life.
The culture of Indonesia in the realm of art has a long standing tradition of sculpture and carving. Examples of Indonesian sculpture date back to bronze and iron ages this mix is noticeable. In the 20th century, Bali saw a flourishing of its artistic communities, and many artforms, especially painting, batik and sculpture developed in new directions, combining traditional methods with contemporary themes and techniques. The puppet shows, known as the wayang, a traditional theater show, helped in the spread of Hinduism and Islam.
Indonesians eat rice as their main dish. The culture in Indonesia regarding food is that each area has its own traditional food. Sundanese in West Java like to eat fresh vegetables and sambal, Javanese like to eat sweet and Padang in West Sumatra prefers spicy food.
The culture of Indonesia with respect to music is that there are traditional, non-traditional and non-local music (western). Culture of Indonesia as regards the dance the traditional influence is dominant with the dances depicting episodes from the Ramayana and mahabahrata from India. There is difference in the arts of Yogyakarta and Surakarta. While the popular dance should be located locally.
The culture in Indonesia is intertwined with religion, traditions of early migrants and later the eastern and western influence and the geography, climate of the region thus making Indonesia altogether a unique place in the map of the world.
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