Culture Observation Bulukmba - Sinjai

Hello everyone...
Welcome back to my blog..
Now i want to share for you my experience when i'm in bulukumba and sinjai.
But before that i want to introduce my advisor, vendor , and tour leader they are
1. Pak badar as vendor from GEDA NUSA TOUR & TREVEL
2. Maam Sri Maryati A.A.Md.Par and Maam Elza Nova Rizaly, SST.Par,MM.Par

Day 1: KARAMPUANG

Sinjai preserves cultural heritage preserved by the residents of Kampung Karampuang.  There, the indigenous community still preserves their traditional life, thus attracting the attention of tourists.

  In Sinjai, South Sulawesi, there is a village between rocky hills known as a traditional village.  The name is Kampung Karampuang.  The location is in the village of Tompo Bulu, Bulupoddo District, or about 40 km away from the center of Sinjai City.
 From its name, Karampuang comes from two words, namely karaeng and puang, which indicate the titles of the people of Gowa and Bone.  This proves that Sinjai was under the auspices of the Kingdom of Gowa and Bone.
 Uniquely, all the residents in Kampung Karampuang compactly uphold the values ​​of local culture.  They seem reluctant to unite with modern culture, and choose to pull over while preserving the culture and customs they have.
 However, not just anyone can enter Karampuang Village.  There is a special ritual that we must perform before being allowed to enter this area.  The ritual is done by taking a stone and a leaf, then placed with the stone positioned above the leaf.  The ritual is a sign of giving honor to supernatural authorities there.  Stone was chosen to honor the human rulers in the village.

 Uphold Women
 Now, entering Karampuang Village, Sobat Pesona will see an indigenous government system, where there are four traditional leaders named arung (king), gella (prime minister), sanro (minister of health), and teacher (minister of education).
 Like the kingdom, in Karampuang village there is also a palace for the leader's whitewater.  The name of his residence is an old toma or an old house that is believed to have existed since the 17th century.  Shaped like a simple stilt house with a thatched roof.
 Formerly, this customary area was led by a woman, thus making the population adhere to the matrilineal system.  Therefore, the whitewater house is likened to a woman's body.  There, the pillars are likened to clothes, while the ornaments above the house become earrings.  Then the door of the house between two poles symbolizes the female genitals or the door of the rose, because it is the place where humans first come out of the womb and breathe fresh air.

 Ancient Ponds and Ancient Tombs
 Another uniqueness in the village of Karampuang is an old pool that is used to bathe toddlers.  Usually, if there is abundant pool water, residents will fight over to bathe their babies there.  Because the pool water is considered to be a blessing.  In addition, there are scratches of ancient sites called human kangkang, and thousands of ancient tombs that were sacred by the local community.

Day 2: Museum Balangnipa , Taman Purbakala Batupakekgojeng , Kajang.

Museum Balangnipa, Sinjai

One of the historical places in Sinjai district is Benteng Balangnipa which was built since the days of the kingdom and colonialism.  This place is also visited by tourists, historians, and students who want to know about history or just want to refresh.  Benteng Balangnipa Located in Kelurahan Balangnipa Kec.  North Sinjai is approximately 1 km from downtown Sinjai.  Balangnipa fort was built in 1557 by the approval of three kingdoms, namely: Bulo-Bulo, Tondong and Lamatti, known as the kingdom of Tellu Limpo'e.  At the beginning of its construction, the Balangnipa fort was only made of mountain stones bound with mud from the Tangka river with a wall thickness of "Siwali reppa" (half fathoms).  The shape and structure of the fort building is rectangular and has 4 bastions (defenses).  When the Dutch intended to attack and conquer Sinjai, the Balangnipa fort was then made a fortress to stem the attacks launched by the Dutch from the Bone bay.  The resistance of the kings of Tellulimpo in the fight against Dutch aggression is very powerful as described in the history of the Rumpa'na Mangarabombang or the Mangarabombang war against the Dutch aggression of 1859-1961.  Because the power and equipment of the Tellulimpoe kingdom were not comparable to those of the Dutch, Benteng Balangnipa was finally captured by the Dutch troops in 1859 through the Mangarabombang war.  After the Dutch came to power in the territory of the Tellulimpo Kingdom Guild (Sinjai Regency now), Balangnipa Fort was used to stem, both from attacks by native people, the alliance of the Tellulimpo kingdom and attacks from other kingdoms.  In 1864 Benteng Balangnipa was renovated by the Dutch using a touch of European architecture and was completed in 1868 (in its current form).  Balangnipa fort is still maintained as one of the historical heritage sites and is used as a museum and cultural development and arena of traditional cultural arts attractions.

Taman Batupake Gojeng, Sinjai

Pakka Gobeng Stone Tribe Park is a most famous tourist destination of disinjai. . This mob is one of the most tourist attractions of the visitors apart from the Mangrove forest. This central grade is located in Kel. Biringere Kec. North Sinjai is approximately 2 km from downtown Sinjai. Being on a hill with a height of 125 meters from the sea level. A garden filled with shared trees so make this place comfortably relax to enjoy the breeze of the breeze. Saban Day by afternoon is always crowded by both local people or tourists who come from afar to visit the flagship destination of Sinjai. This pulbakala park is quite unique because it contains a value of history that has been thousands of years. Stone Pake means that the rocks are carved, while Gounge is the name of the place where the chisel is found, under the chisel there is a rock cake from the roof of this ganjeng stone you can watch the city center with the panorama of the forest of the mangrove forests-tongke (mangrove) and the rows of nine islands in Kec. Island nine. From the hilltop of Batupake Gojeng this you can see the center of Senjai District with such natural scenery naturally motivated by the development of Mangrove Sinjai forest in Tongke-Tongke Kec village. East Sinjai and the nine-nine-districts are still the region of Sinjai Regency.

Kajang

In Bulukumba, besides being well-known as a center for pinisi shipbuilding which is well known throughout the country, this regency which is not too far from Makassar City is also famous for its Kajangs.  Is that Kajang?  And how is the culture?

 The Kajang community located in Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, live in the Kajang Subdistrict.  They are Makassarese and speak the Konjo dialect of Makassar like other Makassarese in Bulukumba.

 The area inhabited by the Kajang community is often also called the Ammatoa customary area.  Not without reason, because the Kajang community had been led by a traditional head called Ammatoa.

 Kajang is famous for being mystical and simple.  The mystical side of the Kajang community is evident from the various occult rituals they perform and they also have doti-doti (voodoo).  Besides being mystical, they are also notoriously simple.

 Simplicity is seen from the kamase-mase philosophy, derived from the Makassar language which means simple or simplicity.  As a form of implementing that philosophy, the Kajang people dress in black, and they try to live traditionally without furniture, such as chairs, mattresses, let alone electronic devices.

 They also protect the forest very much.  Forest for them is the source of everything, the source of life that must be well guarded.  The rules there are very strict, especially regarding forest cases.  If there are violations such as cutting down trees carelessly, then it can be fined 1 to 2.5 million rupiah.  The most severe fines are ostracized.

 Regarding religion.  For the Kajang community, religion is patuntung, the basic word is tuntung which comes from the Makassar language, meaning "looking for the source of truth."  Patuntung teachings teach that if humans want to get the source of truth, then they must respect God and Ancestors (Turiek Ar Meaning)

 Trust in Turiek Ar Mean is the most fundamental thing in the Patuntung trust.  They believe, Turiek Ar Meaning has sent down orders in the form of pairs, derived from the Makassar language which means message.  This pair was received through the first man named Ammatoa.

 The interesting thing about the Makassar tribe community in Kajang is that they are divided into two.  There are Kajang inside and Kajang outside.  The difference lies in their acceptance of modernization.


 The Kajang community who are still stubborn to refuse to accept modernization and choose to live traditionally are called Kajang dalam.  On the other hand, Kajang outside can accept modernization, it is seen from their clothes which are like most people and have lots of furniture and even electronic devices in every house.

Day 3: PHINISI SHIP CRAFTING, BALLA LOMPOA, SALT PROCESSING

Tana beru

So this place called Tana Beru, this place is where the butta panrita lopi or in english the phinisi craftsman build the famous Phinisi ship in Bulukumba Regency.

Balla Lompoa

Balla Lompoa is one of the buildings that has a royal history located on Bolustreet, Lantebung village, Letta village, Bantaeng district. Why is it called Lantebung ( thatch) because in that village many are overgrown with wild weeds. Balla Lompoa Ri Lantebung was the residence of a king at the time of the kingdom in Butta Toa, namely the Pewiloi karaeng who led the Bantaeng kingdom., in 1912-1947. The privilege of this Balla Lompoa Lymphoma that is storing a collection of valuable objects that have historical valua of the kingdom of Bantaeng.


Salt procecing