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  2. Communal work - Wikipedia

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    The traditional communal slametan unggahan ceremony of Bonokeling village, Banyumas, Central Java, in which the participants literally perform the notion of gotong royong (carrying together). Gotong-royong is a conception of sociality ethos familiar to Indonesia. In Indonesian languages especially Javanese, gotong means 'carrying a burden using ...

  3. Tri Hita Karana - Wikipedia

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    Tri Hita Karana. Tri Hita Karana is a traditional philosophy for life on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The literal translation is roughly the "three causes of well-being" or "three reasons for prosperity." [1] The three causes referred to in the principle are: It is derived from the Balinese spiritualism and beliefs, which promotes harmony ...

  4. Kangeanese people - Wikipedia

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    Gotong-royong The Kangeanese work together to assist in launching large prahu to the coastal area of Kangean in 1920. In Indonesian languages especially Javanese , gotong means "carrying a burden using one's shoulder", while royong means "together" or "communally", thus the combined phrase gotong royong can be translated literally as "joint ...

  5. Armorial of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Description. Coat of arms of Indonesia. The supporter of Indonesian national emblem is the Garuda, a mythical bird from both Hindu and Buddhist mythology that invokes the pre-colonial Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms in the archipelago. Unlike most depictions of Garuda with anthropomorphic features, this emblem is modelled after the national bird ...

  6. Mutual Assistance Cabinet - Wikipedia

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    The Mutual Assistance Cabinet ( Indonesian: Kabinet Gotong Royong) was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz from 10 August 2001 until 20 October 2004. The cabinet was formed after Megawati and Hamzah were elected President and Vice President at a special session of the People's ...

  7. House of Representatives (Indonesia) - Wikipedia

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    The DPR based on 1955 election was later dissolved in 1960, and replaced with DPR-GR (GR stands for Gotong Royong), whose members were appointed by the President. The DPR-GR first used the Societeit Concordia Building in Jakarta to convene and then moved to Gedung Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat near Lapangan Banteng, while the MPRS convened in Gedung ...

  8. Gohtong Jaya - Wikipedia

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    Gohtong Jaya ( Chinese: 梧桐再也) is a service township of Genting Highlands named after Lim Goh Tong, the founder of Genting Group and Genting Highlands himself. It has several facilities such as hotels (including one Hotel Seri Malaysia branch), [1] restaurants, shops, apartments, housing areas, a sports centre, one Aminuddin Baki ...

  9. Simalungun people - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Simalungun life A Simalungun museum in Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia.. Long before Dutch colonialism was established in North-East Sumatra, people now known collectively as Batak Timur (Eastern Batak) claimed the area as their original homeland, for example, Sin Raya (Raya's peoples), Sin Silou (Silou's peoples), Sin Bandar (Bandar's peoples), and so forth.